What’s the status of China’s ZPMC’s Lekki contract in Nigeria?
Lekki, the port project intended to relieve the recurrent congestion of the Lagos container terminals (Apapa and Tincan), is about to undergo a crucial stage in its eventful history.
03/06/2022 at 16h56, by Africa Business+
A heavy-lift vessel owned by Chinese port equipment manufacturer ZPMC left Shanghai on 17 May bound for Nigeria and is expected to arrive at the end of June. On board are three large rail-mounted gantry cranes, known as STS, and ten rubber-tyred gantry cranes, known as RTG, enabling the first of the two Phase 1 berth, almost 85% complete, to start operating by the end of the year.
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