Togo's Lome Container Terminal has completed a EUR7.5 million (US$8.7 million) dredging project enabling the port to handle fully loaded 24,000 TEU vessels, part of a EUR120 million upgrade programme running through 2027, reports Geneva's Ecofin agency.
The works, carried out from July 31 to September 16, deepened the access channel to 18.6 metres and widened the turning basin to 550 metres. A ceremony marking completion was held on September 19 at LCT headquarters, attended by port officials and government representatives.
The dredging is part of a broader infrastructure investment led by LCT, a joint venture between China Merchants Port Holdings and Terminal Investment Limited, a subsidiary of MSC.
LCT General Manager Tim Vancampen said the upgrade will raise annual capacity from two million to 2.5 million TEU and includes dock reinforcement, a new fendering system and two ship-to-shore cranes.
The expansion is expected to generate 150 direct jobs and boost cargo volumes as Lomé competes with regional ports including Tema, Abidjan, Lagos and Lekki.
Observers say success in the Gulf of Guinea will depend on faster port calls, reliable feeder services and improved customs links with the Sahelian hinterland.
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The works, carried out from July 31 to September 16, deepened the access channel to 18.6 metres and widened the turning basin to 550 metres. A ceremony marking completion was held on September 19 at LCT headquarters, attended by port officials and government representatives.
The dredging is part of a broader infrastructure investment led by LCT, a joint venture between China Merchants Port Holdings and Terminal Investment Limited, a subsidiary of MSC.
LCT General Manager Tim Vancampen said the upgrade will raise annual capacity from two million to 2.5 million TEU and includes dock reinforcement, a new fendering system and two ship-to-shore cranes.
The expansion is expected to generate 150 direct jobs and boost cargo volumes as Lomé competes with regional ports including Tema, Abidjan, Lagos and Lekki.
Observers say success in the Gulf of Guinea will depend on faster port calls, reliable feeder services and improved customs links with the Sahelian hinterland.
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