The Management of Lekki Deep Sea Port has announced the arrival of CMA CGM RIMBAUD, the first transshipment vessel to call at the container terminal of Lekki Deep Sea Port.
The Managing Director, Lekki Port, Du Ruogang, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Thursday.
According to Ruogang, the vessel, which arrived at approximately 1.00 p.m. on June 29, contains cargo from two of the largest container shipping lines in the world, CMA CGM and Maersk.
“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 this afternoon.
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“The vessel is carrying 411 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEUs) of transshipment cargo and has a nominal container handling capacity of 6,900 TEUs,” he said.
Ruogang expressed his appreciation to the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Nigerian Ports Authority for supporting and ensuring the start of transshipment activities at Lekki Port.
Also, Chief Operating Officer, Lekki Port, Laurence Smith, noted that all regulatory agencies operating at the port, particularly the Nigerian Customs Service 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.
“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.
“The transshipped cargo will be departing for Cotonou, its final destination, on July 6,” he said.
Transshipment is an activity involving the movement of goods from one ship to another.
The Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited (LPLEL) is the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that was awarded the Concession Agreement for the development and operations of the Lekki Deep Sea Port by the Nigerian Ports Authority.
LPLEL is required to develop, build and operate a common user multipurpose port.
[7/1, 3:10 AM] Abatan: Appointment Of Eight Command CPs, gets PSC commendation ….
…also receives kudos for Gender sensitivity
The Police Service Commission,PSC, has approved the appointment and deployment of eight Commissioners of Police to State Commands in the country.
The Commission also commended the acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun for adhering to its latest Policy on gender sensitivity in his recommendation.
According to PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission however expects that the Inspector General in his subsequent proposals will include more Officers of North East and South East geopolitical zones that are yet to record the benchmark of 15 percent as decided at its last plenary meeting.
The newly appointed State Commissioners of Police are; Godwin Aghaulor now Cp Bornu State Command; Adelesi E. Oluwarotimi, CP kwara State Command; Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, CP Oyo State Command; Augustina Ogbodo, CP Ebonyi State Command and Samuel Titus Musa, CP Kebbi State Command.
Others are Aderemi Olufemi Adeoye, CP Anambra State Command; Stephen Olarewaju, CP Imo State Command and Alamutu Abiodun Mustapha, CP Ogun State Command.
Commission’s Chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase, a retired Inspector General of Police, said the postings as recommended by the acting Inspector General of Police were on average, fair and Commended the IGP for the inclusion of women.
Dr. Arase advised that the acting IGP should consider the disadvantaged geo-political zones while forwarding subsequent proposals for Commission’s ratification.
