Biggest Container Ship Arrives Onne Port in Rivers State

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

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

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

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

The ports authority wrote on it’s the site, “The Nigerian Ports Authority is pleased to announce the successful berthing of the biggest Container vessel to ever call at any Nigerian port. The Maerskline Stardelhorn vessel with Length overall of 300 meters, the width of 48 meters was received at the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT), Onne in Rivers State at 1620 hours on Saturday, August 15, 2020. The vessel, which has a capacity of 9,971(TEUs) is a flagship from Singapore.”