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scanning machine to boost cargo delivery
Ports and Airports

Lekki Port commissions scanning machine to boost cargo delivery

Lekki Deep Sea Port’s promoters, Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited, have commissioned a cutting-edge scanning facility in an effort to expedite the cargo delivery process. According to Vanguard, the equipment, also known as the Non-Intrusive Inspections System, or NIIS, would expedite the inspection and removal of containers from the port, claims the manufacturer. The Customs Area […]

Lekki Deep Seaport berths largest container ship on Nigerian waters
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First transshipment vessel arrives at Lekki port

The first transshipment vessel to call at the deep seaport’s container terminal, the Rimbaud, has arrived, according to Lekki Deep Seaport management. The CMA CGM shipping company’s vessel, according to a port statement, landed at the terminal on Thursday. According to the statement, the ship carried goods from CMA CGM and Maersk, two of the biggest […]

Why importers abandon cargoes in Nigerian ports
Ports and Airports

NPA to receive transit cargo at Lekki port

The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has commissioned two tug boats in advance of the anticipated transit cargo from a yet unnamed country in an effort to continue its efforts to lure transit cargoes from landlocked countries. Vanguard reported that according to NPA’s managing director, Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, who made the announcement in Lagos, the transit cargoes […]

10 facts about the Lekki deep seaport
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10 facts about the Lekki deep seaport

The Lekki deep sea port, a part of the Lagos Project Festival is fully completed and is to be commissioned today in Lagos by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.d). AMBusiness reports that the port is intended to serve as a major hub for cargo and passenger traffic in West Africa and is expected […]

Lekki Port to commence commercial operation in 2023
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Lekki Port to commence commercial operation in 2023

The Chief Operating Officer of Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited, Laurence Smith, has said that the Liquid Berth Terminals have potential operators. The port will start operating commercially in the first quarter of 2023, according to Smith, who made this announcement to the media recently in Lagos during the company’s end-of-year press briefing. “Lekki Port […]