| Deep sea port Lekki | |
|---|---|
 Lagos and the deep sea port Lekki | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Location | Lagos |
| Coordinates | 6°25′41″N 4°00′25″E / 6.428°N 4.007°E |
| UN/LOCODE | NG |
| Details | |
| Opened | 2022 |
| Operated by | Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited |
| Owned by | China Harbour Engineering Company and Tolaram Group. |
| Type of harbour | tidal port |
| No. of piers | Container terminal, terminal for liquid goods, terminal for bulk goods |
| Draft depth | 16.5 m depth |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 4 million tons per year |
| Annual container volume | 2.5 million teu |
| Website https://lekkiport.com/ | |
Lekki Deep Sea Port, is a multi-purpose, deep sea port in the Lagos Free Zone and is the only currently operating deep sea port in the country, having started full commercial operations in April 2023.[1]
It is the largest seaport of Nigeria and one of the biggest in West Africa. Lekki port is to be expanded to have a capacity of handling around 6 million TEUs of containers and a significant volume of liquid and dry bulk uncontainerized cargoes. The port is to be equipped with ships able to transport over 14,500 containers.[2]
The port is being developed in phases. Its phase one, be operational in 2018, chiefly comprises it three container berths equipped to handle more than 1.8 million TEUs — one berth for dry bulk goods and two berths for liquid cargo.[3]
The port is financed by private investors and a consortium of banks who have funded the project with $1.5 billion as of March 2021. The seaport is to occupy up to 90 hectares of land.[4] The port started commercial operations in April 2023.[1]
On October, 31st, 2022, the port has been handed over to the owners. Commissioning will start "in the next month".[5][6] Lagos State governor Sanwo-Olu promised on this occasion to expand the roads to the port to 6 lane highways.[5]
On 22 January 2023, a few hours before the official inauguration by President Buhari, the first commercial ship, the container freighter CMA CGM MOZART, docked at the port.
- ^ a b Anagor-Ewuzie, Amaka (2023-10-23). "Lekki Port in slow start as economic hardship worsens". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "Nigeria's $1.5bn Lekki Port to be complete "first quarter of 2023" - News - GCR". www.globalconstructionreview.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ Lekki Port web site
- ^ "Lekki deep seaport begins operations in 2023 - Investor | Premium Times Nigeria". 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ a b Nwafor (2022-10-31). "Contractors hand over completed $1.5bn Lekki Port to owners". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ Lekki Deep Seaport Finally Completes and Handed Over; Biggest Deep Seaport in West Africa, retrieved 2022-11-01