EMEA News
Larger Vessels to Call at West African Port
The arrival of the Maersk Copenhagen at Port Harcourt, Nigeria earlier this month marked the successful completion of channel widening and wreck removal work that will allow larger vessels to call at the port, Dredging Today reports.
The December 3 call of the 4,500 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity vessel at APM Terminals’ West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne was said to have been a trial stop for Maersk Line’s weekly Far East-West Africa (FEW2) service.
"We are very pleased with the arrival of the first 4,500 TEU vessel size to the West Africa Container Terminal at Onne," said Peder Sondergaard, APM Terminals’ Africa-Middle East Regional Head.
"We are investing USD 30 million in the terminal to serve our customers more efficiently and safely, while installing the essential port infrastructure necessary for Nigeria’s economic future."
The port was said to serve major markets in East Nigeria as well as and the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
