The Autonomous Port of San Pedro has made 2,894 million tons 2017 traffic, according to its general manager Marcel Hilaire Lamizana. An increase of 13% compared to 2016 and which is marked by the increase in cocoa trade which crosses the symbolic mark of 1 million tons of exported beans.
The second port of Ivory Coast, awarded with a long-term A (A2 in the short term) by Bloomfield Investment, is engaged in a major extension program entrusted to the Italian-Swiss shipowner MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company), which plans to invest in it. 500 millions of dollars. Work that will strengthen its status as a port of choice for Mali and even the eastern regions of Liberia and Guinea.