The Lekki Deep Sea Port berthed a 300 Meter Length Over All (LOA) vessel on Friday 19 May, 2023.
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| Largest Vessel Berths at Lekki Deep Sea Port since commencement of operations. Photo: @nigerianports |
This was made known by the Nigerian Ports.
“Christened CMA-CGM RABELAIS, the vessel has an impressive capacity of 6570 TEUs and will be discharging and loading export cargoes in exchange”, the Nigerian Ports disclosed.
According to Nigerian Ports:
“In a prompt display of capacity to meet and indeed surpass stakeholders’ expectations, Lekki Deep Seaport on Friday 19th May 2023 berthed a 300 Meter Length Over All (LOA) vessel.
“The vessel christened CMA-CGM RABELAIS, has an impressive capacity of 6570 TEUs and will be discharging and loading export cargoes in exchange.
“The journey of the vessel originated from Shanghai, China and called @LekkiPort.
“Commenting on the milestone, the Asst. Harbour Master for Lekki Port, Captain Monday Gajere said the thorough navigation risk assessment involving Pilots, Tugs, and Mooring gangs which set the pace for seamless berthing of the large cargo carrier is a demonstration of the Authority’s talent-readiness to maximize the competitive advantages that Lekki Port deep draught and state-of-the-art equipment offers as Nigeria advances towards attaining Port hub status.
“Responding to the development, @MohdBelloKoko, Managing Director/CEO said “the fact that this vessel is departing country on the same day it berthed is a fulfillment of our promise to deliver speedy cargo dwell time through improved efficiencies, and state-of-the-art machinery and I am delighted to assure you that we are committed to continuously improving on this milestone”.
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