Minimal disruption experienced after fire incident at Ports & Cargo terminal
A fire incident at the Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has caused a minimal disruption of its operations at the location.
The company disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, informing its stakeholders that the incident which took place at its Tin-Can Island Port location affected its key IT equipment.
It, however, added that no data was lost to the incident and efforts put in place would ensure continued provision of its services.
“This is to inform all stakeholders of, that there was our facility located at the Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos, on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
“The inferno, which happened at our IT office, affected key IT equipment. However, we are glad to report that this unfortunate incident has not resulted in any data loss due to the excellent back-up plan the company has put in place to safeguard its data.
“While minimal disruption to our services is expected, we are currently working with all relevant agencies, especially the Nigerian Customs Service, Tin Can Island Command, to restore normal port operations latest by Monday, February 26, 2024.
“We are using this opportunity to assure all our stakeholders, including clearing agents, consignees and other port users that we have activated our approved business continuity plan to keep our operations running while we work assiduously to meet the scheduled date of resuming normal port operations,” the statement reads in part.
The company seized the opportunity to thank all stakeholders who have expressed their concerns and solidarity over the incident. It particularly expressed appreciation to the Customs Area Controller, Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigerian Customs Service, Mr. Dera Nnadi, mni, and his team for their swift response after the incident.
