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ASO ROCK MERCHANTS
INLAND PORT TERMINAL
SOLUTION TO PORTS CONGESTION
ASO ROCK MERCHANTS
INLAND PORT TERMINAL
SOLUTION TO PORTS CONGESTION
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INTRODUCTION: WHO WE ARE?
• Aso Rock Merchant Ltd was established as a limited liability
company on the 8th January 2008 for the purpose of
transportation/commutation and General Merchants.
• The company is a wholly owned Nigerian enterprise with share
capital of 1,000,000.00 (One Million Units).
• Aso Rock Merchants is an offshoot of the Greyhound bus of
America franchise in Nigeria.
• Aso Rock Merchants is involved in the logistics and haulage of
general goods for multinational companies.
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MAP OF NIGERIA…. LAGOS STATE
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LAGOS STATE MAP…. EJINRIN
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WHAT WE DO
• Rendering high level quality services at reasonable cost.
• Serving client in an honest and most professional manner.
• Providing a safe, stable, challenging and development oriented
work environment as a means of decongesting the Federal ports
in Tincan and Apapa Wharf.
• Cargo handling activities, distribution, equipment maintenance,
fuel tank farm, advisory services on shipping, clearing and other
related end- to- end logistics needs and haulage services that
ensure timely delivery cargoes to the door step of their owners.
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BARGES
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RUBBER TYRED GANTRY CRANE
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RAIL MOUNTED GANTRY CRANE
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REACHSTACKER
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SHUTTLE CARRIER
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CARGO TRAIN
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LIGHT TRAIN
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TANK FARM
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UNDERWATER PIPE LAYING
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POWER PLANT (200 MW)
15 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF NIGERIAN PORTS
The history of ports development
in Nigeria dates back to the mid
19th century. This was long after
the onset of sea borne trade.
Initial efforts towards provision of
facilities for ocean going vessels
were the attempts to open up
the entrance to the Lagos Lagoon.
Considerable littoral drift occurred
along the coast, and the constant
shifting channels in the bar at the
entrance of the lagoon made
entry very difficult.
16 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW…CONT.
The development of Nigeria port system was influenced
by three factors namely historical (Which facilitated the
slave trade); economic (which facilitated trade in raw
materials and indusrialization) and political influence
(e.g. development of Koko port less than 200 miles from
Warri and Sapele and the dredging of Port Harcourt port
at the expense of Calabar port, the building of the new
Calabar port in spite of sand silting from the Cross River.
17 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW…CONT.
The Nigeria ports system is organized in such a way that
the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) which was set up by
the Ports Act of 1954 now controls 8 major ports
excluding oil terminals namely Apapa, Tincan Island, Roro
(Lagos), Port Harcourt port, Delta port (Warri), calabar
ports, Container Terminal (Lagos), Federal Lighter
Terminal (Onne) and Federal Ocean Terminal (Onne)
18 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW…CONT..
Nigeria is a country of about 167 million people which effectively
makes it the largest market in Africa for consumer goods.
Majority of goods consumed by Nigerians are finished products
that come in from other countries in far off continents. The
implication of the above asserted situation is that Nigeria needs a
vast number of sea ports to handle the large number of
containers that comes into the country daily.
The country is not sufficiently prepared to handle the volume of
incoming traffic this segment of Nigerians alone is generating. It
is noteworthy that because the Nigerian ports system had not
yielded the expected efficiency, convenience and cost advantage,
reforms are being urged and introduced from time to time to
overcome the problems associated with it.
19 CHALLENGES OF THE NIGERIAN PORT SYSTEM
• Malfunctioning port system
• Inadequate infrastructural
facilities for efficient fast
services.
• Complicated Tariff Structure and
Implementation
• Misunderstanding of the usage
and current function of ports.
• Proliferation of Government
Agencies operating at the ports.
• Insecurity of cargo and lives.
• Manpower and labor problems.
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OUR PROPOSED SOLUTION
The development of Aso Rock Merchant Jetty Port is a key
components to the success of current port reforms effort.
The problem of port congestion suggests that there is an
evidently urgent need for inland container depots as prelude to
decongesting the ports.
Obviously, when dry ports, which are synonymous with inland
container depots, are fully developed and integrated, Nigeria will
link landlocked countries and states to its large logistics chain.
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OUR PROPOSED SOLUTION
The development of Aso Rock Merchant Jetty Port is a key
components to the success of current port reforms effort.
The problem of port congestion suggests that there is an
evidently urgent need for inland container depots as prelude to
decongesting the ports.
Obviously, when dry ports, which are synonymous with inland
container depots, are fully developed and integrated, Nigeria will
link landlocked countries and states to its large logistics chain.
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BENEFIT OF AN ADDITIONAL PORT
• Bringing Shipping services to the door step of shippers
across the nation.
• Optimal use of water way transport and the
decongestion of sea port.
• Reduce demurrage and avoid pilferage
• Enhance the development of rural and hinterland areas.
• Assist in the reduction of overall cost of cargo.
• Help revive and modernize road network for long
distance haulage of cargo.
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ADVANTAGES OF WATER TRANSPORT
• Safest Mode
• Energy Efficient
• Clean Enviroment
• Lowest Cost on volume trade
• More than 90% of World freight moves by water
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WHY BARGES?
• Reduce dwell times in Ocean Ports, improves total ports
capacity without expansion.
• Reduce Truck movements on roadways, make roads
safer, cleaner and more efficient.
• Reduce Truck emissions, improve quality of life for other
road users.
• Alternative to in-adequate rail road in Apapa Ports and
reduction in conflict on road /bridge crossings with
other users (un-ending GRILL-LOCK IN APAPA)
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WHY BARGES ON LAGOS LAGOON?
• Congestion on the Apapa Marine Road connection
• Shortage of Rail Capacity
• Unused Capacity on Lagos Lagoon
• Coverage of Inland approa <= CHECK THIS =>
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ADVANTAGES OF INLAND FUEL DEPOT
• Accessibility of Petroleum product at right prices.
• Availability of products in stock.
• Savings on Fuel Subsidy.
• Longitivity life of road infrastructure.
• Limitation of human migration.
• Trade and Commerce development in the rural area.
• Assist in the development of a new vibrant railway
system.
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CONGESTION IN APAPA DEPOT
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WHY EJINRIN?
Ejinrin, in Nigeria, is a place endowed with history and huge
economic and tourist potential.
It’s an ancient town, about 16 kilometers west of Epe. It is
bounded on the north west by Ketu and Sekungba and the Lagos
Lagoon and swamps on the southern part with a landmass of
approximately 10,000 acres.
Although one of the first towns where commercial activities
started in Nigeria and Lagos in particular, the existence of the
ancient community of Ejinrin is dated back to the colonial era of
Nigeria. During that time, Ejinrin was the only point of contact
between Lagos and other parts of the world due to its rich
cultural and natural endowments.
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WHY EJINRIN? …CONT.
The Europeans who invaded Ejinrin in the 19th Century,
constructed the sea port, which is today the second oldest
sea port in Nigeria. “the colonial masters built the largest
market containing over one thousand eight hundred (1,800)
stalls, and the market which is presently abandoned was
formally known as the trading hub of coaco, fabrics, herbs,
fish and other consumables and exports alike, “several
multinational companies like the United African Company
(UAC), John Holt, Patterson Zochonis (PZ), CFAO, Lever
Brothers (Now Unilever Plc) and many others had their first
company in Ejinrin”.
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WHY EJINRIN? …CONT.
However, the departure of such giant companies from Ejinrin due
to the establishment of the Apapa Wharf and railways in the mid90s, left Ejinrin under-developed when compared to neighboring
towns. Hence Ejinrin, as a community, endowed with various
historic landmarks and huge economic and tourist potential,
remains unknown, untapped and under-developed.
Aso Rock Merchants Limited has highlighted some of the
numerous untapped potentials of the community which, if
leveraged, could foster greater development for both investors
and the abandoned community. The Company is constructing A
JETTY PORT with a view to decongesting the Federal Port and
bringing life into Ejinrin community and its environs.
30 THE GLOBAL ECONOMY MOVES BY CONTAINERS
• “Containerisation has revolutionalised cargo shipping. Today,
approximately 90% of non-bulk cargo worldwide moves by
containers stacked on transport ships. As of 2005, some 18
million total containers make over 200 million trips per year”
• “With the prediction that the volume of international trade
through our ports will double year 2001 volumes by year 2020,
and the volume of containerised volumes might well triple
within the same time frame, Our Nation’s infrastructure has
been challenged to accommondate this increase”
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NIGERIA RAILWAY MAP
32 INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE PUT IN PLACE
The following infrastructure will be put in place to support the
Port facility:
• Light rail from Epe-Ikorodu - Ketu – Apapa
33 INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE PUT…CONT.
• 23km dual carriage road from Ejinrin- Omu-Ijebu ode
connecting with the roundabout on Sagamu Ore road.
34 INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE PUT…CONT.
• 2,500 capacity trailer day and night park
35 INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE PUT…CONT.
• Dredging of the Lagos lagoon from Carter bridge to Ejinrin to
allow for high droughts of at least 4 metres.
36 INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE PUT…CONT.
 Rehabilitation of Ejinrin – Epe road
 Creating and Construction of 462 M Litres of Fuel Tank Farm
 Building of 200MW power plant for the facility and immediate
community
 Creating Navigable Partway/Channel in the Lagod Lagoon.
 Housing and Offices
 Construction of Railroad to Evacuate Fuel and Containers
inland.
 Processing Zone for Export produce
 Creating an ambient condition for work and trade.
37 TYPES OF CONTAINER BARGES TO BE DEPLOYED
• Container Vessel-campine barge class (63m long by 6.6m wide with
draft of 2.5m) or 208ft long by 22ft wide with draft of 8.3ft draft.
Capacity is 24 TEU or 650 tons. Which translate to 26 trailer trucks off
Apapa Road
• Container Vessel (110m long by 11.4m wide with draft of 3.0m)
capacity 200 TEU equating 2,500 tons averaging 80 trailer trucks
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PROJECT EXECUTION PHASES
The project is divided into two phases.
The first phase comprises of the following tasks
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Compensations for the acquired 200 hectares of land
Clearing of site
Dredging, sand filling and pile work.
Construction of internal roads
39 PROJECT EXECUTION…CONT.
• Construction of twenty units of
10million liters tanks
• Acquisition of various permits from
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National Inland waterway
Nigerian Railway corporation
Department of Petroleum Resources
Nigerian Ports Authority
Nigerian Customs
Nigeria Police
• Registration of Land Titles
• Purchase of equipment.
• Mooring/Discharge plant on the
Nigerian water
40 PROJECT EXECUTION…CONT.
• Laying of Pipelines to depots
• Construction of 200megawatts
power plant
• Construction of 150km rail link
joining the Nigeria Rail System
network with the three depots in
Enugu, Kano and Offa.
• Building of Terminal, Jetties and
Offices
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PROJECT EXECUTION…CONT.
The second phase comprises of :
• The construction of additional three depots of 100million liters
each. To be located in Offa, Kano and Enugu.
• Commissioning of the 200 megawatts power plant project
• Commissioning of Railway links and Rail Engine and Tankers
• Final Commission of the entire Project
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PROJECT FUNDING
• The entire project Cost is an average of NGN48 Billion
Naira.
• We are having a Turnkey Project delivery arrangement and
finance from abroad.
• We have the support and guarantees of Unity Bank of
Nigeria, our bankers
• We have secured a Performance Bond intent for the Bank
Guarantee Value from a Consortium of Nigeria Insurance
Company Headed by SOVEREING TRUST INSURANCE PLC.
• We have secured the Project Management prowess of
KPMG.
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PROJECT FUNDING…CONT.
• We require the State and the Federal Government
agencies saddled with issuance of Licenses and Permits
to assist in given prompt supports to this project.
• In order to be cost effective this projects needs enough
land space, right of way on the Inland waters, Loading
and Off-loading at the Ocean fronts.
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CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS
• Sevan Construction Company – Tanks and Piping
• Trevi Foundation Engineering - Foundations
• QMC Nigeria Limited – Civil Works and Supplies of
Granites and Sand
• Charvet Nigeria Limited – Building and Fittings
• Dangote Cement – Cement
• Baltimore Inc USA – Container Ports and Terminal
Facilities
• Nationwide Equipments – Earthmoving equipments and
sand dredge.
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PROMOTERS
• Rear Admiral Harry Arogundade, (Rtd)
• Omar Suleiman – Former Managing Directors of
Nigerian Ports Authority
• Adegoke Joseph Funto
• General Hussein Salihu (Rtd)
• Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao
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CONCLUSION
Our operations are planned to ensure all our locations in
Ejinrin, Offa, Kano and Enugu have both tank farms and
port terminal facilities.
EMAIL [email protected]
WEBSITE www.armhaul.com
TELEPHONE +2348064467789