The Lekki Deep Sea Port management has confirmed the arrival of the CMA CGM RIMBAUD, which is the first transshipment vessel to call at the container terminal of Lekki Deep Sea Port.
According to a statement by the management, the vessel arrived at approximately 1.00 pm on Thursday, June 29, 2023, and contained cargo from two of the largest container shipping lines in the world, CMA CGM and Maersk.
The statement noted that the service originated from the Far-East, passing through Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Nansha, Tanjung Pelpas, Singapore to Kribi, Cameroun, before finally arriving at Lekki Port.
The statement further revealed that the vessel was carrying 411 TEUs of transshipment cargo and had a nominal container handling capacity of 6,900 TEUs.
Managing Director, Lekki Port, Du Ruogang, who spoke on the feat,
commended the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for their support in ensuring the start of transshipment activities at Lekki Port.
Chief Operating Officer of Lekki Port, Laurence Smith, in his remarks, noted that all regulatory agencies operating at the port, particularly the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) worked together with Lekki Port and the container terminal operator, Lekki Freeport Terminal, to ensure a hitch-free arrival of the vessel and processing of cargo.
He said that the Lekki Port, with its state-of-the-art Ship to Shore cranes and sophisticated scanners, is now poised to position Nigeria as the preeminent transshipment hub of West Africa
