Even as it has commissioned its first batch of imported pressurized oil tank wagons in February 2012, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that it has imported another batch of 20 pressurized oil tank wagons and that they are billed to arrive the country any moment from now.
The Corporation has also announced that it has officially began the use of the first batch of 20 wagons which were imported two years ago to service its stations with Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) that is used to run its fleet of locomotives.
Even as it has commissioned its first batch of imported pressurized oil tank wagons in February 2012, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that it has imported another batch of 20 pressurized oil tank wagons and that they are billed to arrive the country any moment from now.
The Corporation has also announced that it has officially began the use of the first batch of 20 wagons which were imported two years ago to service its stations with Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) that is used to run its fleet of locomotives.
Speaking at the National Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Chattered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) in Apapa Lagos last week, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Engr. Seyi Sijuwade stated that the tanks are expected to arrive in Nigeria this month.
While delivering a lecture titled “Strengthening the Transport Chain Through Effective Rail Transportation”, Sijuwade explained that each of the tank wagons have the capacity to lift 45, 000 liters of product, unlike the normal road tankers that has 33, 000 liters capacity.
Sijuwade pointed out that the twenty tank wagons that were imported last year are now being used to move diesel from Lagos to Kano.
“We have another 20 coming in next month, each of the tank wagons have the capacity of 45, 000 liters, unlike the normal road tankers that has 33, 000 liters, so each of this is about one and one third of that, they are all in use now moving AGO (diesel) from Lagos all the way to Kano, we are using them to service all our locomotives”
“What we used to do is look for suppliers to give us diesel but that is now thing of the past because now we buy in bulk from the major marketers in Lagos, and they are using these twenty pressurized tank wagons to drop off the tanks at our various locations, on their way back they start collecting the empties” He explained.
Speaking further, Sijuwade called on major oil marketers to partner the Corporation by coming in to acquire more of the tank wagons.
“This is one area we are trying to encourage the private sector and the oil marketers to come in and buy these wagons themselves” he stressed.
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