T-Ship (Terminal Africa)
T-Ship is Terminal Africa's unified logistics API, providing a single integration point across multiple carriers (including DHL, FedEx, and Nigerian/African local couriers) for both domestic Nigerian deliveries and international shipping — Terminal Africa's broader focus on cross-border commerce for African merchants makes T-Ship notably stronger on international shipment support than most Nigeria-only logistics APIs, which is relevant for Nigerian merchants selling into other African markets or receiving inventory from overseas suppliers.
The API covers rate calculation across connected carriers, shipment booking with automatic customs documentation for international shipments, pickup scheduling, real-time tracking, and billing/invoicing for shipment costs — the customs paperwork handling in particular removes a genuine pain point for Nigerian merchants doing cross-border e-commerce who would otherwise need to prepare export documentation manually per shipment.
For Nigerian businesses that need both reliable domestic delivery and a real international shipping option (rather than domestic-only coverage), T-Ship's combination of local and global carrier access under one API, plus built-in customs handling, is its main differentiator from Nigeria-only logistics aggregators. Terminal Africa's platform is oriented toward e-commerce businesses and marketplaces with genuine cross-border shipping volume rather than purely hyperlocal same-day delivery use cases.