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Photos: Maerskline Stadelhorn, the biggest container vessel to ever land in Nigeria

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August 16, 2020

Biggest container ship Maerskline Stardelhorn vessel in Onne Port Port Harcourt on Saturday

The Nigerian Ports Authority on Saturday announced the successful berthing in Onne Port, Rivers state, of the biggest container ship to ever call at any Nigerian port.

The Maerskline Stardelhorn vessel with a Length overall of 300 metres, width of 48 metres was received at the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT), at 1620 hours.

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It has a capacity of 9,971(TEUs) and is a flagship from Singapore.

According to some reports, the ship was diverted to Port Harcourt to decongest the Lagos ports.

Pic.8. Ports officials applaud biggest container vessel to ever land in Nigeria, the Maerskline Stardelhorn vessel with length overall of 300 m, width of 48 m and a capacity of 9,971(TEUs), as it berths at the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT), Onne in Rivers on Saturday (15/8/20). This is a major boost to FG’s plans to decongest Lagos ports by moving commercial activities to the Niger Delta.