By Emmanuel Udodinma
Lekki Port has berthed it’s first transshipment vessel, with 6,900 Twenty Equivalent Units, TEUs capacity; 411 TEUs which is expected to head to Cotonou, Benin Republic on 16th of July, 2023.
The vessel, The Lady, CMA CGM Rimbaud came in from the far East, a statement by the Lekki Port management said on it’s Facebook page.
The statement read, “Lekki port is excited to announce the arrival of its first transshipment vessel, CMA CGM which has sailed all the way from the Far East to Lekki port.
“The Lady, CMA CGM Rimbaud has an LOA of 270 meters and a breadth of 42.8 meters and 6,900 capacity.
“With marine services provided by the able men of the Nigerian Ports Authority, the vessel was berthed at approximately 1:00 p.m. this afternoon.
“Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service boarded the vessel and all paperworks was certified to be in order.
“The transshipment volume of the vessel is 411 TEUs and the eventual destination will be Cotonou on the 6th of July 2023.
“Lekki Port is proud to actualise the objective of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria and the Nigerian Ports Authority to bring transshipment volumes to Nigeria and this is the first of many more transshipment vessels to berth at Lekki Port.”
