The Lekki Deep Seaport in Lagos has welcomed its first cargo vessel, a marine vessel ‘Zhen Hua 28’ from Shanghai, China.
This came just as the management of the port announced that
it would start operation fully on September 22.
In a statement on the port’s Twitter handle on Wednesday,
the management said work on the project site has now reached a remarkable 91.86
percent.
The statement read: “We continue to work closely with EPC
Contractor, China Harbour Engineering LFTZ Enterprise & Project Management
Consultants, Louis Berger International to ensure we stay on track for start of
operations by September 22.”
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Port Authority,
Mohammed Bello-Koko, who addressed journalists on Friday in Lagos, noted that
the successful delivery of the vessel was a testament to the Federal
Government’s readiness to place Nigeria on the list of countries with deep
seaports across the world.
Bello-Koko said the vessel carried three Super Post Panamax
Ship to Shore cranes and 10 Rubber Tyred Gantries.
He said the delivery of the equipment was a demonstration of
NPA readiness to take trade facilitation a notch higher, adding that the port
was equipped to improve Nigeria’s fortunes in the maritime industry.
The NPA chief said: “For us at the Nigerian Ports Authority,
the coming on stream of Lekki symbolises a lot of positives. Apart from being
Nigeria’s first Deep Seaport, Lekki Port will also be the first fully automated
port at take-off.
“This provides an insight into the path we are already
toeing as a management team to govern the operationalisation of not just the
forthcoming Badagry, Ibom and Bonny Deep Seaports, but also of the
reconstruction of the aged Tin-Can Port where work is set to commence once we
secure the necessary approvals from the Federal Ministry of Transportation and
Federal Executive Council respectively.”
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