Lekki Deep Sea Port was in the spotlight at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Freight Forwarders Group Conference, earning widespread acclaim from industry stakeholders for its operational excellence and growing transshipment footprint across West Africa.
The conference, held in Victoria Island, Lagos, brought together key players in the logistics and maritime sectors to explore solutions to persistent supply chain challenges.
During a panel discussion, Mr. Daniel Odibe, Deputy Chief Operating Officer at Lekki Port, highlighted the port’s impressive transshipment growth and unmatched capacity. He stated that since commencing transshipment in June 2023, Lekki Port has handled over 40,000 TEUs across West African ports, with almost half of that in the first half of 2025 alone.
Industry leaders praised the port’s seamless operations, with Oluwafemi Omonayin, Assistant Director at the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, commending the port’s efficiency. Dr. Ikenna Nwosu, Deputy Chairman of the LCCI Freight Forwarders Trade Group, also applauded Lekki Port’s technological advancements, particularly its swift cargo scanning process, which takes just 30 seconds to scan a container.
Speakers at the event positioned Lekki Port as a model for aligning infrastructure with national and continental trade goals, emphasising the importance of multimodal logistics and the port’s strategic value under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Participants urged replication of Lekki Port’s “smart port” template across other Nigerian ports to improve the country’s overall logistics competitiveness.
Odibe concluded that Lekki Port is not just operational but exemplary, and the port is actively collaborating with partners to expand its transshipment reach into the continent and reduce port dwell time.
With world-class infrastructure and strong inter-agency synergy, Lekki Port continues to raise the bar for maritime excellence in Nigeria and beyond.