Shipping from Nigeria to Germany

Nigeria is located in Western Africa and has a population of 213 million people. Nigeria's main export product categories are fuels, mining products, machinery, transport equipment and agricultural products.

Germany belongs to Western Europe and its population is approximately 83 million. Germany is one of the world's top countries by GDP. It is also among leading importers by value of imported goods. Germany's main import products are machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, fuels and mining products.

Transport infrustructure and shipping connectivity

Nigeria

Nigeria has fair sea connections served by a number of shipping companies. It has a fairly developed rail infrastructure. Air freight does not appear to be particularly common for shipping goods from Nigeria.

Germany

Germany has outstanding connectivity by sea and frequently serviced by many sea carriers. Its rail infrastructure is well developed and rail freight plays important role in country's cargo traffic. Transport by air is utilized to a moderate degree in Germany's freight traffic.

Overview of shipping alternatives between Nigeria and Germany

We were able to generate 4 shipping alternatives from Nigeria to Germany by sea, road and rail/ multimodal transport. The fastest route involves road transport and is expected to take about 14 days. Unfortunately, it also appears to be the most expensive and least environmentally friendly shipping alternative.

The cheapest shipping alternative is by sea and has estimated transit time of about 30 days. The most environmentally friendly alternative involves rail/ multimodal transport and offers estimated transit time of 26 days. Transport costs involved in this delivery solution also appear to be on a feasible level.

1. Lowest cost shipping alternative

Lagos

ApapaNGAPPport

SzczecinPLSZZport

Berlin

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Other

Freight rate index: 3 285
Transit time estimate: 29.8 days
CO2 emission index: 3 404

2. Shipping alternative with cost advantage

Lagos

Berlin

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Road Freight

Forwarding

Freight rate index: 20 078
Transit time estimate: 14 days
CO2 emission index: 11 463

3. Shipping alternative with transit time advantage

Lagos

Tin Can IslandNGTINport

HamburgDEHAMport

Berlin

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Other

Freight rate index: 3 349
Transit time estimate: 21.6 days
CO2 emission index: 2 734

4. Environmentally friendly shipping alternative

Lagos

Tin Can IslandNGTINport

HamburgDEHAMport

Hamburg - Tollerort TCTDEHAMrail yard

Berlin-WesthafenDEBERrail yard

Berlin

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Road Freight

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Other

Rail Services

Freight rate index: 4 058
Transit time estimate: 25.5 days
CO2 emission index: 2 312

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