Deepwater port: The first ship will dock at Kribi in late...

Deepwater port: The first ship will dock at Kribi in late 2013
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Monday, 06 December 2010 05:41 - Last Updated Monday, 06 December 2010 05:59

Before traders in Douala, the project manager declined the contours of the investment estimated at 400 billion CFA francs.

Louis Nlend Banack is a stainless optimism: "The work of deep water port of Kribi beginning before 1 January 2011. It is a statement closes the head of state, "insists that civil engineer-port expert, the director of the construction of deepwater port of Kribi.

During his presentation Wednesday, November 24 at the headquarters of GICAM Douala, Louis Nlend Banack was visibly impressed by his mastery of employers project.

From the outset, we learn that "companies selected for the civil works are already available, the master plan for the site is available, environmental studies have already been made, funding to compensate the families (24 billion CFA francs over three years), occupying the site is already
available. The only thing missing for the start of work is an administrative act (Presidential Decree) to compensate the families, "says Louis Nlend Banack.

On the construction of the deepwater port itself, we learn that the work which will be located at Mboro, south of Kribi, will be spread over 26,000 hectares (more than 43 times the size of the port of Douala, which has only 600 hectares). The port of Kribi, which will host commercial
vessels with a capacity of 100,000 tons and a draft of 16 meters offset the deficit of the port of Douala far restricted to vessels of 15,000 tonnes and 7 meters draft.

The "Port project cargo (port that will accommodate vessels that transport the building materials of the port complex) will, according to the schedule, completed in June 2011. The port will generally consist of six terminals: the construction of the multipurpose terminal (scheduled
June 2012), specialized port terminals (aluminum, alumina, oil, container, ore) are scheduled for completion in 2013. The commissioning of the multi-purpose terminal and the arrival of the first vessel is scheduled for late 2013. From 2014-2015, there will, as the timing, the commissioning
of dedicated terminals.

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For Louis Paul Motaze, Minister of Economy, Planning and Land Management, chairman of the steering committee for this project, "large industries like the aluminum plants and liquefied natural gas will locate in the industrial port zone. " This set will generate over 20,000 direct jobs
and indirect jobs as well as the emergence of a new town of nearly 100,000 people equipped with adequate social infrastructure (schools, hospitals, playgrounds, government buildings, etc.) that some people already dream of calling "Kribi 2". The financial component of this project
structuring, integrating and generating growth, employment and wealth in the billions of CFA francs. The total cost of this project is estimated at 400 billion CFA francs (Project Director argues that since its inception, the project has already sunk 80 billion), while the construction of port and other infrastructure industries amounted to a whopping ... 50. CFAF 000 billion, does
one has learned.

The procurement and subcontracts in this new Eldorado also announced amounted from 9 digits. By way of illustration, general earthwork amounted to 10 billion FCFA, the construction of the breakwater is estimated at 100 billion, the dredging and chaining are estimated at 200 billion.

All these financial issues were the main concern of traders (in addition to compliance with the schedule) at the headquarters of GICAM November 22 in Douala. "We were informed that 30% of public procurement and subcontracting should go to local businesses. The boss and the steering and monitoring of this project are being negotiated for this percentage is codified, "insisted Andrew Fotso, vice president of GICAM.

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