Browsing: Nigeria Maritime industry

• Lekki Deep Sea Port can now accommodate vessels with up to 7,000 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units).
• Port’s ability to handle larger cargo volumes makes Nigeria a key gateway for goods entering and leaving West Africa.
• Lekki Port taps into global best practices in maritime logistics and safety standards.

Nigeria’s maritime industry has received a timely boost with the launch of the COSCO, Singapore headquarted ONE (Ocean Network Express), and ZIM alliance services at Nigeria’s Lekki Deep Sea Port last week.

This initiative not only enhances Africa’s biggest economy’s connectivity to global trade routes but also promises to stimulate economic growth by attracting foreign investment, increasing trade capacity, and fostering efficiency in logistics.

Expanding capacity of Nigeria’s maritime trade

The arrival of the E A Centaurus, the largest COSCO vessel to dock in Nigeria, is a pointer to the heightened capacity of Lekki Deep Sea Port, which now accommodates vessels with …