Lekki Port
1 Apr
Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the developers of the Truck Call-Up Technology, is set to introduce the system along the Lekki-Epe axis to alleviate the burgeoning traffic congestion in the area.
30 Jan
The federal government said the deployment of the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered container vessels to Nigerian deep seaport is in tandem with the country's commitment to the 2023 International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO)
22 Jan
Lekki Port has successfully berthed Maersk Edirne, a 13,092 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs) largest container ship to ever berth in Nigeria till date.
21 Jan
Lekki Port has successfully berthed Maersk Edirne, a 13,092 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs) largest container ship to ever berth in Nigeria till date. The container vessel, which docked at Lekki Port at about 14.42 hours on Sunday, January 21, 2024, is one of 13 large container vessels which form the new CMA CGM WAX service…
3 Jan
Although the federal government is addressing maritime business losses to the neighbouring countries with the development of the Lekki deep seaport, road infrastructure deficit has remained a major challenge to achieving efficiency in cargo evacuation at the port.
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