China Harbour Engineering has completed work on the first phase of the Lekki seaport in Lagos, making it the deepest in Nigeria. The phase accounts for USD 580 million out of the project’s total value of USD 1.5 billionThe work was carried out on an EPC basis by the contractor’s subsidiary, LFTZ Enterprise, and completed ahead of schedule. In March 2021 it was announced that work would end in the first quarter of 2023 (see further reading).Nigeria commissioned Lekki Port and free trade zone to boost trade in a region with strong growth potential but poor infrastructure. The trend for container ships to become ever larger and heavier has forced ports to compete with ever deeper navigation channels, longer wharves and more sophisticated craneage.When fully complete, the port will give West Africa the ability to deal with 1.2 million more containers a year, delivered by the latest 400m-long cargo ship.
China Harbour Engineering has completed work on the first phase of the Lekki seaport in Lagos, making it the deepest in Nigeria. The phase accounts for USD 580 million out of the project’s total value of USD 1.5 billionThe work was carried out on an EPC basis by the contractor’s subsidiary, LFTZ Enterprise, and completed ahead of schedule. In March 2021 it was announced that work would end in the first quarter of 2023 (see further reading).Nigeria commissioned Lekki Port and free trade zone to boost trade in a region with strong growth potential but poor infrastructure. The trend for container ships to become ever larger and heavier has forced ports to compete with ever deeper navigation channels, longer wharves and more sophisticated craneage.When fully complete, the port will give West Africa the ability to deal with 1.2 million more containers a year, delivered by the latest 400m-long cargo ship.
