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Component

Lekki Deep Sea Port

port

Cities

Lagos
Nigeria

Cost

$1.5b
$1,500,000,000

Phases

operational, 2023

Objective

Lekki Port is to be expanded to have a capacity of handling around 6 million TEUs of containers and a significant volume of liquid and dry bulk uncontainerized cargoes. The port is to be equipped with ships able to transport over 14,500 containers

Description

Lekki Deep Sea Port, is a multi-purpose, deep sea port in the Lagos Free Zone and is the only currently operating deep sea port in the country, having started full commercial operations in April 2023

Capacities

1800000 TEUs Container Per Year

Finance

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$700000000 loan
China Development Bank Development bank

Operators

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China Harbour Engineering Company
Company

Contractors

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China Harbour Engineering Company
Company