The management of the Nigeria Ports Authority ( NPA) yesterday, successfully berthed the first and biggest vessel at the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos, as part of its efforts to place Nigeria on the global list of countries with Deep Seaports and attain the regional maritime hub status.
The vessel, which arrived at the Lekki Port at 1.29 pm. was fully berthed by the Nigeria Ports Authority(NPA) in preparation for the commencement of operations later in the year.
Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, who was at the reception of the vessel with other senior officials of the agency, expressed happiness for the safe arrival of the vessel laden with three Super Post Panamax state-of-the-art Ship to Shore (STS) Cranes and 10 Rubber Tyred Gantries (RTG).
The vessel named ZHEN HUA 28 owned by Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery in Hong Kong is expected to complement the expected commencement of port operations at the Lekki Deep seaport to boost the economy and generate employment..
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