In response to Nigeria’s yearnings for greater participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Lekki Deep Seaport has made 40,000 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) trans shipments to other African countries
Dan Odibe,the Port’s Deputy Chief Operating Officer who disclosed this at a forum organised by Lagos Chamber of Commerce Freight Forwarders Group Conference in Lagos, also disclosed that 20,000 of the trans shipments were done within the first half of 2025.
Speaking on the theme “From Port to Prosperity: Fixing the Links of Nigeria’s Supply Chain” Odibe highlighted how the port is positioning Nigeria as West Africa’s premier transhipment hub powered by world class infrastructure, a 16.5m draft and strategic partnership with government agencies like Nigerian Ports Authority, Nigerian Shippers Council and Nigeria Customs Service.
Odibe added that the port is poised to unlocking maritime trade opportunities to hinterland states in Nigeria through existing dry ports and rail connectivity for cargo movement
JournalNG had reported that the $1.5 billion port facility has officially positioned Nigeria as a maritime hub in the West and Central African region, with the commencement of international transhipment services to ports in Togo, Benin Republic, Cote d’Voire, and Ghana.
The port, which began commercial operations in 2023, is intensifying efforts to boost throughput from the 287,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) handled in 2024 to a projected 500,000 TEUs by the end of 2025.
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