Lekki Port to become operational by 2012
The lekki port, located within the Lagos Free Trade Zone will become operational by 2012.
The lekki port, located within the Lagos Free Trade Zone will become operational by 2012.
The Project Director Lekki Port, Mr. Peter Banham, disclosed this during a visit to the site in Lagos by the Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Ibrahim Bio He said the proposed port would be a hub for business in the West Africa sub-region; help to decongest the Lagos ports and consequently facilitate economic growth and development. Banham said,
“If everything goes according to plan the port would be fully operational by 2012.
The selection process for contractors is well under way and we expect, with confidence, to commence construction towards the last quarter of 2009”
“The new Lekki Port is designed to have a final draft of 16.5m and accordingly it would be able to accommodate large container vessels with a capacity of about 8,500 twenty-foot equivalent unit.”
Likewise, the Executive Director of Lekki Free Trade Zone Mr. John Mastoroudes, said they were committed to the project and confident that it would be completed on time due to financial backing it enjoyed from various investors.
According to the Managing Director, LFTZ, Mr. Ananda Sivaram, the port was designed to be a deep water port to enable lager vessels berth safely.
He said when fully operational it would handle containers, general cargo and bulk cargos, adding that it would relive congestion at the other port in Lagos and enhance business opportunities for importers and exporters. Copied from the Punch Wednesday, April 15, 2009,
