Discharge and loading by our own crews, with lashing, unlashing and hatch work included.
03ServicesIssue 48, November 2026
Everything between the ship and your truck
Stevedoring, storage, reefers, inspections, empties, barges and the paperwork that ties them together.
- Services
- 8
- Desk hours
- Day and night
- Account
- One for all
02What we do
Planned yard storage with free days for imports and exports and a clear daily rate after.
1,800 plugs, four checks a day, alarms around the clock and a reefer desk you can call.
Two covered bays for customs examinations, with forklifts and labour on call.
Empty returns for six shipping lines, with survey and minor repairs.
Two hour slots at Gate B, day and night, paid online.
Delivery orders, release letters and gate passes issued in one place.
Barge links to Apapa and Ikorodu for boxes that do not need the road.
Reefer care
Cold chain, watched all night
Frozen fish, poultry, fruit and medicines arrive in reefers that cannot be left alone. Our reefer desk plugs in every box within 30 minutes of landing and checks the temperature four times a day.
- Alarm if any box moves 2 degrees from its set point
- Photo of the display on every check, in your account
- Generator backup for the whole reefer yard
04Prices
Service rates
Example rates for this demo. Full tariff on the tariffs page.
| Service | Unit | Example rate |
|---|---|---|
| Import handling, 20 foot | per box | ₦98,000 |
| Import handling, 40 foot | per box | ₦146,000 |
| Reefer handling, 40 foot | per box | ₦182,000 |
| Reefer power | per day | ₦24,000 |
| Scanning | per box | ₦35,000 |
| Truck slot | per visit | ₦5,000 |
| Barge to Apapa | per box | ₦72,000 |
05Questions
About services
Short answers.
Can you arrange haulage?
We do not haul, but our account shows approved hauliers with their ratings from other customers.
Who pays for examination labour?
It is billed to the consignee at the published rate.
Do you repair containers?
Minor repairs at the empty depot, billed to the shipping line.
Next
Need a service for your next box?
Talk to the customer desk, or ask Vablus.