APM Terminals Apapa gets new MD

APM Terminals Apapa Limited, the busiest container terminal in West Africa, has announced the appointment of Martin Jacob as the new managing director, who is expected to resume duty on June 1st, 2016.

Jacob, who brings with him extensive experience in the industry from a wide variety of roles, held during his 16 years with the AP Moller-Maersk Group, was the immediate past managing director of the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), in Onne, Nigeria.

WACT, which handled 233,000 TEUs in 2015, was named ‘Nigeria’s Best Container Handling and Port Development Company of 2015,’ at the African Governance and Corporate Leadership awards presented by the Nigerian Institute for Government, Research, Leadership and Technology in recognition of the terminal’s achievements in productivity, investment, innovation and customer service.

“I look forward to my new responsibilities at APM Terminals Apapa, and to work closely with our customers, local and national authorities to continue to achieve success and to help facilitate the growth and progress of the Nigerian economy,” Jacob states.

APM Terminals Apapa is by capacity, the largest container facility in Lagos and West Africa, having doubled container traffic after concession began in 2006. It is a $350 million investment and its container throughput stood at 608,000 TEUs in 2015.