Ilaje integrated deep-sea/mining port

Overview:

• The Ilaje integrated deep-sea/mining port is a $3.5 billion planned project in Ondo state in the south of Nigeria.
• It involves the creation of an inland stock piling yard (a dry port) that will be linked to an ultra deep-sea mining port with a direct rail connection. The yard will be located in the north of the state while the port is located on the Atlantic coastline.
• It is being developed by Inland Deep Sea Ports, a subsidiary of Petrolex Oil and Gas.

Jon Moore - Journalist