APM Terminals Apapa Limited is planning to introduce a satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) for containers at its terminal.
Dallas Hampton, managing director, APM Terminals Apapa, said the new GPS, the first of its kind in the world, would aid multi-level container inspection facility for physical examination of containers by Customs operatives.
“These systems combined will enable the terminal to have complete pedestrian free yards and provide truck service times for receiving and delivery of cargo,” he said.
He warned that the risk to the $10 million investment in the facility was that Customs might use it as an opportunity to physically inspect an even higher percentage of containers, which would defeat the purpose of improving performance.