Nigeria Starts First Domestic Container Shipping Line

Nigeria Starts First Domestic Container Shipping Line

Clarion Shipping West Africa is starting what it calls “Nigeria’s first fully indigenous container liner,” as it looks to build regional trade and improve service versus the transshipment options of the major carriers. The company celebrated the launch of the service at Tin Can Island Port in Lagos on July 3. The first vessel, Ocean Dragon (6,100 dwt), arrived after a 60-day trip from China, marking the start of the Nigerian-owned shipping line.…

Clarion Shipping  launches Nigeria’s first indigenous shipping line - Worldstage

WorldStage Newsonline– A Nigeria-owned container shipping line, Clarion MV Ocean Dragon, has berthed at Tin Can Island Port in Lagos to transport cargo across the nation’s seaports. Vice President of Clarion Shipping West Africa Ltd., Mrs Bernadine Eloka, confirmed this in a statement said the ship would also serve West African trade routes and support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) initiative. She explained that the Panama-fla…

NPA Berths First Wholly Nigeria-Owned Container Vessel

NPA Berths First Wholly Nigeria-Owned Container Vessel By Juliet Vincent In a landmark achievement in the Nigerian Maritime sector, the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) has berthed the first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel on Wednesday, July 2nd 2025.   The container vessel with International Maritime Organization (IMO) number 9508770 christened MV Ocean Dragon is owned by Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited has a capacity of 349 Twenty-Foo…

NPA Berths First Wholly Nigerian-Owned Container Vessel — City Business News

Advertisements To maximize the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on July 2nd, 2025 at 05:05 hours deployed its state-of-the-art marine crafts to berth the first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel.The container vessel with International Maritime Organization (IMO) number 9508770 christened MV Ocean Dragon is owned by Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited.A statement explai…