NYK extends GAC representation to Nigeria
The NYK Group has signed a deal with logistics company GAC to help it build a market presence in Nigeria.
The Japanese shipping and logistics group has been a customer of GAC in the Middle East for 50 years. In September, NYK and GAC formally launched a twice-monthly direct liner service from Asia to Nigeria, extending the relationship to West Africa.
'We have to ensure NYK vessels get to their berth quickly, are efficiently discharged and sent on their way,' said Richard Mallen, general manager in Lagos for GAC's liner services. 'Then we must handle all the complex documentation that is needed for their containers to be released to the local importers. Commercially, we have to market NYK's service to local importers to build volumes and, wherever possible, locate return cargoes for the Far East.'
GAC has operated in Nigeria since 1978.
NYK extends GAC representation to Nigeria
