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Nigeria's airports authority suspends cargo operations to MMIA in Lagos

PLD: REBOUND MATTERSAMZN: MULTI-BILLION LONG-TERM MEXICO INVESTMENTDSV: WEAKENING TO TWO-MONTH LOWSKNIN: ANOTHER LOW PG: STABLE YIELDAAPL: GAUGING EXPECTATIONSXOM: GO GREEN NOWKNIN: BOUNCING OFF NEW LOWS HON: BREAK-UP PRESSURECHRW: UPGRADESZIM: LAGGARDFWRD: LEADINGMAERSK: OPPORTUNISTIC UPGRADETSLA: GETTING OUTDSV: DOWN BELOW KEY LEVELLINE: DOWN TO ALL-TIME LOWS

PLD: REBOUND MATTERSAMZN: MULTI-BILLION LONG-TERM MEXICO INVESTMENTDSV: WEAKENING TO TWO-MONTH LOWSKNIN: ANOTHER LOW PG: STABLE YIELDAAPL: GAUGING EXPECTATIONSXOM: GO GREEN NOWKNIN: BOUNCING OFF NEW LOWS HON: BREAK-UP PRESSURECHRW: UPGRADESZIM: LAGGARDFWRD: LEADINGMAERSK: OPPORTUNISTIC UPGRADETSLA: GETTING OUTDSV: DOWN BELOW KEY LEVELLINE: DOWN TO ALL-TIME LOWS

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Freighters are being diverted from Lagos to other nearby airports, according to a NATAM. Congestion at the city’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) means it can accept no cargo. The Nigerian Customs Service has closed the cargo terminal for two weeks, and there is thought to be no more space on the cargo apron. Shippers still trying to get goods imported into Nigeria before Christmas are diverting cargo to Port Harcourt.

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