Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited (PCHS), a subsidiary of SIFAX Group and operator of Terminal C at Tin Can Island Port, recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully handling the heavy-duty equipment for the $200 million Kano-Maradi rail project.
Mota-Engil Nigeria Limited, the construction firm responsible for the project, entrusted PCHS with the task of efficiently managing the transportation and handling of the equipment.
The multimillion-dollar cargo, which arrived via the MV-TINA vessel, included an array of essential machinery such as wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, crawler excavators, truck-mounted concrete pumps, concrete mixer trucks, telehandlers, motor graders, vibratory soil compactors, and much more.
During the unveiling of the equipment at the terminal, John Jenkins, the Managing Director of PCHS, expressed his gratitude to Mota-Engil for placing their trust in the company.
Jenkins emphasized that PCHS’s ability to handle such a substantial volume of cargo attests to the company’s capacity for excellent service delivery.
“I would like to thank Mota-Engil for trusting and working with us. Our handling of this volume of cargo is an indication of our capacity to deliver excellent service. We have a rich blend and mix of human capital and equipment at our company and this has helped us to meet and surpass the expectations of our clients. The terminal has capacity to also store various cargoes conveniently too. We put in our best to make sure that best value is delivered always. We are proud that the equipment that will be used for the rail construction are handled by us”, he said.
Jenkins went further to explain that PCHS has well-established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in line with global best practices which makes service delivery at the terminal seamless.
In his words, “We don’t have documentation issues here at PCHS, we have established SOPs to make operations here very seamless. As far as PCHS is concerned we give sufficient resources in handling big and large volumes.”
In his reaction, the Logistics Manager, Mota-Engil Nigeria Limited, Nuno Colaco, the exceptional service delivery, open communication and available manpower at the terminal signpost a serious terminal operator, while noting that the handling of the equipment by PCHS was done in a timely and professional manner.
