CAMEROON The Kribi Seaport on the coast of southern Cameroon is destined to become a mega harbour to serve all of Central Africa. With Cameroon providing 15 percent of the construction cost and China funding the remaining 85 percent, the port is presently under construction by the China Harbour Engineering Company. The first phase of the project is 60 percent completed. The port will handle import and export of heavy goods. This should fill the gaps of the [neighbouring] Douala seaport, which is only six to seven metres in depth and can only receive vessels with a capacity of 15,000 tonnes. Upon completion, the main port in Kribi, which is 16-25 metres in depth, could receive vessels of close to 100,000 tonnes. An industrial complex that will allow for a multipurpose docking port with 20 different terminals, an air base, an industrial site and a private residential area is also being built. The Kribi seaport could become a real lever to the industrialisation of Cameroon and the competitiveness of its products as the country will remain a regional access door to the sea for countries like Chad and Central African Republic. CBL-ACP
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 07:39:44 +0000
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