NPA Records 2,152 Vessel Calls in H1 2026 as Lekki Port Leads with 48% Share

By Olabisi Akinpelu, Correspondent

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), recorded 2,152 vessel calls in H1 2026.This marks a 6.9 percent increase.

Lekki Port, according to the NPA, handled 48.4 percent of these ships.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) shared these details during its half-year performance presentation at the quarterly Port Consultative Council (PCC) meeting in Lagos.

Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of the NPA, named Lekki Port the nation’s standout performer after operations at the Dangote Refinery generated 76% of the port’s total cargo traffic during the review period..

”tonnes handled in the same period last year, while inward cargo accounted for 38,411,323 metric tonnes, against 36,338,068 metric tonnes n 2025, an increase of 5.6 per cent.

The NPA boss said Onne Port also posted strong growth, with a 26.6 per cent rise in vessel calls, supported largely by LNG exports and now accounting for 22.7 per cent of national cargo throughput.

He said Calabar and Rivers ports remained marginal contributors, jointly accounting for just over four per cent of cargo handled nationwide, while other port recorded a decline in vessel calls during the period.

According to Dantsoho, gross registered earnings jumped 20.9% to 96,693,108, up from 79,981,595 in H1 2025.