Name and Location
Port of Kribi multipurpose terminal project, Cameroon.

Client
Cameroon government.

Project Description
The new port of Kribi has a draught of 17 m. The multipurpose terminal will initially include a 265 m quay with two berths, equipped with two cranes on rails and six truck cranes.

Activity during the five-year first phase is estimated at 1.4-million tons of freight a year from the second year.

The 15-year second phase foresees the use of an adjacent quay measuring 350 m and complementary facilities and equipment for activity that will surpass three-million tons a year. The new terminal will handle vehicles, wood, cotton, mineral ore, and oil and gas equipment, together with the materials used to build the industrial zone and the future power plant that will be next to the Port of Kribi.

Value
The project envisions an investment of about €26.2-million and licence fees paid to Cameroon by Necotrans/ Kribi Port Multi Operators (KPMO).

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The Necotrans group and the KPMO consortium, consisting of nine local operators (forwarders and maintenance and maritime agents) have been awarded the partnership contract for the operation and maintenance of the multipurpose terminal at the deep-water Port of Kribi.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Necotrans and KPMO (partnership contract for the operation and maintenance of the Kribi terminal).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Necotrans communications department, Stéphanie Bohn, tel +33 1 53 83 71 89 or email s.bohn@necotrans.com.
Cameroon government, tel +237 22 23 80 05, fax +237 22 23 57 35 or email spm@spm.gov.cm.