Onne also known as Onne-Eleme, is a town in
Eleme,
Rivers State,
Nigeria. The town is a host to one of the two prominent ports in
Nigeria. It is bordered by the towns of Alode, Ebubu and Ngololo Creek, a tributary of
Bonny River.
Port and shipyards
Onne is a relatively major port in the region and has several quays with facilities for cargo ships up to 60,000 gt. It is also the main base for the
offshore
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Science and technology
* Offshore (hydrocarbons)
* Offshore construction, construction out at sea
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activity in the region, and a large number of supply-vessels call at Onne every week. This section of the port is called Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone (OOGFZ) and contains several quays to cater to off shore supply vessels and a shipyard (WAS - West Atlantic Shipyard). OOGFZ also contains
Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company (SNEPC), one of the largest bases of
Shell offshore in
Africa including berths leased out to
ExxonMobil
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,
TotalEnergies and other oil companies.
The port consists of three regions located adjacent to the Niger delta - Federal lighter terminal, Onne port complex and Federal ocean limited (which consists of facilities for offshore oil and gas supply vessels).
Stores and freshwater are available as well as fuel and minor repairs. It also has a container terminal (WACT - West Africa Container Terminal) with a deep draft of 12 meters and frequented by vessels up to 4000 TEU in size belonging to
Maersk lines and
PIL
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and
CMA CGM.
Administration
The city is part of Odido District in
Eleme Local Government Area
Eleme is a local government area in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is part of the Port Harcourt metropolitan city. It covers an area of 138 km2 and at the 2006 Census had a population of 190,884. The Eleme people are Eleme's main indigenous e ...
of
Rivers State,
Nigeria. Onne has four clans, Agbeta, Alejor, Ekara and Ogoloma. There are other smaller settlements within Onne, such as Eyaa camp. The people of Onne speak
Eleme language.
It has a small
hospital
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which is usually used by oil companies. The nearest airport is at
Port Harcourt.
See also
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Port of Port Harcourt
The Port of Port Harcourt also called PH Port, is a port complex located in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed in 1967, when it w ...
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Nigerian Ports Authority
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Transport in Nigeria
*
Railway stations in Nigeria
References
Populated places in Rivers State
Bonny River
Ports and harbours of Rivers State
Port cities and towns in Nigeria
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