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PHOTOS: Lekki Seaport Set To Be Open
Buhari is in Lagos for two days of project commissioning
Lekki Deep Sea Port, operational, but still partly under construction, is a multi-purpose, deep sea port in the Lagos Free Zone.
It is the largest seaport of Nigeria and one of the biggest in West Africa.
However, the port is to be equipped with ships able to transport over 14,500 containers.
The port is being developed in phases. Its phase one, operational in 2018, chiefly comprises three container berths equipped to handle more than 1.8 million TEUs — one berth for dry bulk goods and two berths for liquid cargo.
Also, 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. It is expected to be completed in 2023 and operations to commence in the first half.
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On October, 31st, 2022, the port was handed over to the owners. Commissioning will start “in the next month”.
Lagos State governor Sanwo-Olu promised on this occasion to expand the roads to the port to 6 lane highways.
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.
