The world leader in port logistics will serve the Port of Kribi, which foreshadows the opening of new maritime services for both export and import.
By Achille Mbog Pibasso
A little over a year after the start of the commercial activities of the Autonomous Port of Kribi (PAK), the Danish shipowner has announced that it will soon serve this port platform. The assurances given after docking for the first time on 2 August 2019 at the port of Kribi, a ship of the world giant port logistics.
After an African journey that took him to Southern Africa, Central and West Africa, the Danish amateur boat anchored in this port infrastructure located on the Atlantic Ocean, in the southern part of the country. of Cameroon.
“These exploratory stopovers, which foreshadow the opening of new maritime connections for both import and export, are a testament to the attractiveness of the Kribi port platform and its positioning as a maritime logistics center. in Central Africa and beyond, “said PAK officials.
After one year of operation, the Kribi Port Container Terminal (KCT), a company controlled by the Bolloré-CHEC-CMA CGM consortium, claimed the handling of nearly 165,000 20-foot equivalent containers, covering activities related to import-export and transhipment. Activities that should grow this year with the announced arrival of Maersk and other shipowners, thus enhancing the competitiveness and attractiveness of the port of Kribi.
In this perspective, the multi-purpose terminal of the port of Kribi managed for a while by a consortium of Cameroonian operators grouped within the company Kribi Port Multiple Operators (KPMO) after the bankruptcy of French Necotrans fell bankrupt after winning the contract The concession on this terminal should also improve its performance, especially since the Cameroonian government awarded in June 2019 the management and operation of this terminal to Philippin International Container Terminal Services.
According to information, ongoing investments are expected to improve activities with projected traffic of two million tonnes of goods by 2020, and more than 4 million tonnes of goods per year with the establishment of a second wharf.
