kribi port december start, page-19

The construction of the deepwater port of Kribi will be launched later this year.
(Cameroon-Tribune 11/25/2010)
By Alain Tchakount

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(french translation)

The first ship should dock in 2013. More than 36 days after that, to meet the presidential requirements. And it says here to be suspended due to compensation entitlements. "We are expecting the order for compensation of head of state," says project director, Louis B. Nlend Banack For him, the first ship would dock in 2013 in deep-water port of Kribi. In the meantime, a review of activities at November 22, 2010, and prospects, was conducted yesterday at the headquarters of GICAM to raising awareness of the private sector in this massive project, important facet of the great ambitions of President Paul Biya. CT is the point.

This was done

According to Louis Nlend Banack, it was necessary to determine the project site in February 2009. The general scheme of port facilities south of Kribi provides port facilities on the sites of Kribi, Grand Batanga, Mboro and Lolab. The site of 26,000 hectares, he said, was officially acquired since October 14, 2010, by a decree of expropriation, after all the prerequisites established by MINDAF. The site is 30 km along the sea and gives rise to what is now called the port complex of Kribi. The investigative program is nearing completion, which helped develop the technical file structures to be built since January 2010 and will be available before the end of this year.

What will be done

Louis Nlend Banack is confident: "Every effort is made to ensure that we start in December 2010. The only operation that prevents us from doing is compensating people. "The amount of compensation of 26,000 hectares amounted to 24 billion CFA francs. They are spread over three years. Louis Nlend Banack estimated that 3 billion CFA francs are already available to compensate those installed on the first work site. After that, the work itself should, as the timeline, starting in December 2010 by the rehabilitation of the access road to the port site (40km from Kribi Lolab) and general earthworks for the development of platforms to receive the facilities port, industrial and social. According to the project director, construction of basic port infrastructure such as the seawall, a dock, quay, the access channel is expected to start in June 2011.

Selected companies

Structures have been shortlisted to fund and carry out the work, in a process here called pre-qualification. The procedures for selecting partners have been held since January 2009. During 2011, these companies will definitely qualified. Mainly in the construction of the seawall, docks, dredging and fill, Boskalis International Business Major Projects and Vinci Sogea / Satom are announced. For the container terminal, the Bollor Group is well placed, while the construction and operation of the terminal aluminum, Rio Tinto Alcan is in pole position. For hydrocarbons, both structures are in competition: the PICS, which allied foreign partner, Angela, and the group Camship / Petredec. In terms of ore terminal, Cam Iron is nominated.

Costs and funding

The construction of basic port infrastructure would cost a mere $ 400 billion CFA francs. The set of port investment within 10 years would have to wait 50,000 billion CFA francs, if one takes into account the investments of different firms in the industrial complex. In particular, Rio Tinto Alcan, the aluminum plant will only cost her about 8,000 billion CFA francs. It is expected to produce 400,000 tons the first year, and could go up to 1 million tons of aluminum production capacity, or 12 times that of Edea. "We've already put about 80 billion CFA francs in the project, said Louis Nlend Banack. These are funds from the State of Cameroon. The 400 billion is not in a safe. They are acquired as and when required. We hope to have a share in the bonds issued by the State, which should include the construction of berthing facilities, this kind of port through which the ships will dock for the building. It is expected that private partners provide financing and construct basic infrastructure (funding endorsed by the state) or providing financing, build and operate port terminals and are remunerated through concession agreement with the State .

Fallout

It goes without saying that the Kribi port complex will have huge benefits when it is put into operation in early 2013. First and foremost, the creation of 20,000 direct jobs and as many indirect jobs. Local businesses are asked to invest in it heavily. In this sense, a cell was opened to the direction of the project, to solicit their grievances.

The transfer of powers is not to be outdone, several areas such as education and intellectual services, supply, financing, maintenance and servicing, challenge the locals. Component in respect of calendars, it claims to be on time. "We went faster than the time needed, says Nlend Banack, thanks to the personal involvement of Minepat, Louis Paul Motaze. The project led to numerous partners and many departments are involved. "



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