A $100million multipurpose terminal has begun operation and has hereby handled its first container vessel at Onne Port, Rivers State.
According to analysts, the multi-purpose terminal will thereby double Eastern Nigeria’s modern container handling capacity and providing a catalyst to the region’s economic growth.
Recall that a vessel, MSC Floriana belonging to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), berthed at OMT located at Berths 9-11 at Federal Ocean Terminal, Onne Port offloading 1, 297 containers.
The second vessel to berth on the heels of MSC Floriana, was Pacific International Line’s with 3900TEU capacity Kota Sejarah.
