Lekki Deep Seaport hits 50% operational capability

The Lekki Deep Seaport stated it has reached virtually half of its designed operational capability, with regular month-on-month progress in container throughput since September.

The Managing Director/Chief Government Officer of Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Restricted, Mr Wang Qiang, disclosed this on Tuesday whereas addressing journalists throughout an end-of-the-year media parley on the port.

Talking throughout the parley, Wang reiterated that the port is now working at near 50 per cent capability. He added that the event displays rising confidence by delivery traces and cargo house owners in Nigeria’s first deep seaport.

“We already reached virtually 50 per cent of our port capability now,” he stated. Wang famous that there’s a constant enchancment within the variety of twenty-foot equal items dealt with month-to-month.

He emphasised that environment friendly multimodal connectivity stays important to sustaining and accelerating progress on the port. In accordance with him, barge operations have grow to be an vital evacuation channel.

Wang said that the continuing Lagos–Calabar Coastal Street challenge would assist ease congestion and enhance entry to the port.

He burdened that rail connectivity stays important, significantly given the size of commercial actions rising inside the Lekki hall.

“I imagine the prepare choice is one thing the federal government is anxious about, and with the extent of commercial actions on this area, we anticipate that will probably be supplied,” he stated.

Whereas reiterating that Lekki Port is a completely automated terminal, Wang famous that delays might persist till all stakeholders, together with authorities companies, totally align with end-to-end digital processes.

He defined that customs procedures, significantly bodily cargo examinations, and different port companies have to be totally digitalised to considerably scale back cargo dwell time. “We should work collectively very intently with prospects and all classes of operations for automation to yield outcomes,” he stated.

Wang talked about that integration between the customs system, the terminal working system, and prospects is already a part of an agreed implementation schedule.

“For automation to work effectively, all gamers have to be prepared—prospects, authorities, and each stakeholder. Solely then can we’ve got a improbable system,” Wang added.

He additionally burdened that improved connectivity would enable the port to successfully double capability by way of efficiency optimisation with out increasing its bodily footprint.

The Lekki Deep Seaport is Nigeria’s first deep-sea port and one of many largest maritime infrastructure initiatives in West Africa. It’s situated at Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, inside the Lagos Free Zone, alongside the japanese axis of Lagos.

The media tour included visits to the customs examination space, scanners, and shipside operations inside the terminal.