APMT proposes new Nigerian mega-port
The facility will be located 55 km (34 miles) west of Apapa and the Port of Lagos, on the Benin-Lagos Expressway, which is currently being upgraded to a 10-lane highway that will facilitate cargo movements to and from inland destinations in the region.
Once complete, the deep-water facility will be one of the largest in Africa with 7 km of quay and 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) of dedicated yard. It will include facilities for container, bulk, liquid bulk, Ro-Ro and general cargo, as well as oil and gas operations support and a barge terminal.
Plans for the adjoining Badagry Free Trade Zone will include a power plant, oil refinery, industrial park, with warehousing and Inland Container Deport functions. The first phase of the project is scheduled to open in 2016.
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