Two Vessels Successfully Discharged 4,370 Vehicles At Tin Can Port Amid Tugboat Incident

Two vessels discharged 4,370 vehicles at the Five Star Logistics Terminal amid tugboat incident at the Tin Can port.

A tugboat belonging to Medlog Nigeria Limited had on June 7th sank while piloting a barge loaded with containers.

Five Star Logistics Terminal noted that the tug incident did not disrupt vessels berthing or other port operations.

Two Roll on Roll off (Roro) vessels carrying a total of 4,370 vehicles successfully berthed and discharged their contents at the Five Star Logistics Terminal last week despite the recent tugboat incident at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos.

The Customer Care Manager of the terminal, Mr Chuks Okereafor made this known in a press statement this week to refute reports linking the cause of the incident to the terminal.

According to Okereafor, a tugboat belonging to Medlog Nigeria Limited had on June 7th sank between berths 9 and 10 operated by the terminal while piloting a barge loaded with containers.

“Contrary to some reports in the media, the tugboat incident wasn’t caused by the terminal. We can confirm that in no way did the accident affect berthing and sailing of vessels.

“The tugboat, which belongs to Messrs Medlog Nigeria Limited, sank on June 7, 2024 while a vessel ‘MSC RESILIENT III VOY ZA417A’ was discharging at berth. NPA speedily approved a salvage plan and the tugboat was successfully salvaged on June 16, 2024.”

During the incident, Okereafor stated that two Roll on Roll off (Roro) vessels, GLOVIS SUN VOY 240S01 and SILVERSOUL VOY 24SS06 discharged over 4,000 vehicles and completed their berthing and sailing as scheduled.

“Two Roro vessels discharged 4,370 vehicles and one container vessel also berthed and sailed before the tug boat was salvaged on June 16th, 2024. GLOVIS SUN VOY 240S01 berthed on June 10th, 2024 and sailed on June 13th 2024 while another vessel, SILVERSOUL VOY 24SS06 berthed on June 14th, 2024 and sailed June 16, 2024.

While commending the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for its swift and professional response in managing the situation, Okereafor noted that the tug incident did not disrupt vessels berthing or other port operations.

Okereafor further revealed that the salvage plan approved by the NPA successfully removed the tugboat on June 16, 2024 after initial efforts failed.

“The date for the first unsuccessful salvage was conducted on June 13, 2024. The exercise was repeated on June 15, 2024; but the tugboat was successfully removed on June 16, 2024,” Okereafor noted.

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