# Lagos (NG LOS)

**UN/LOCODE:** NG LOS  
**Country:** Nigeria  
**Water Body:** Bight of Benin; Gulf of Guinea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 6.4000, 3.4000

Nigeria's ports moved a record 129.3 million tonnes in 2025, up 24.8% year on year, with the deep-water Lekki Port — opened in 2023 roughly 65 km east of Lagos — now handling 40.6% of the national total and overtaking the older Apapa and Onne terminals; national container traffic topped 2.1 million TEU. Lagos (NG LOS) itself, comprising the Apapa and Tin Can Island facilities, remains Nigeria's largest port complex: APM Terminals runs the leading container terminal at Apapa, while Tin Can Island handles container and roll-on/roll-off vehicle imports through operators such as Tincan Island Container Terminal (TICT, backed by Bolloré and China Merchants Port) and SIFAX. Carriers calling include Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and PIL. A $1 billion Port Rehabilitation Project and a Port Community System launched in early 2026 — a digital single window — have cut customs clearance from weeks to 48-72 hours, with the government targeting an average clearance time under seven days by the end of 2026, down from 21. Apapa now serves as the terminus of the new standard-gauge railway to inland dry ports at Ibadan and Kano, and improved rail and barge links are said to have cut haulage costs by around 65% from their 2022 peak. Limited water depth and persistent road congestion around Apapa continue to push larger vessels toward Lekki's 16-metre natural-depth berths. The Nigeria Customs Service handles import and export clearance; Tema in Ghana and Lomé in Togo compete for transhipment, while Lekki is the obvious deep-draught alternative.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Lagos → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lagos-shanghai)
- [Lagos → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lagos-shenzhen)
- [Lagos → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lagos-guangzhou)
- [Lagos → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lagos-hong-kong)
- [Lagos → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lagos-tokyo)
- [Lagos → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lagos-busan)

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