Port of Abidjan (Ivory Coast)

EENI- School of International Business

Sub-subject - Port of Abidjan (Ivory Coast). Access to Mali, Burkina, and Niger

Syllabus:

1. Port of Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
2. The main features of the Port of Abidjan
3. Access to Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger

Sample of the Sub-subject: Port of Abidjan:

Sub-Subject Description: Port of Abidjan

1. Region: West Africa
2. Access to landlocked countries: Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.
3. Port of Abidjan is equidistant between the Port of Douala (Cameroon - Central Africa) and the Port of Dakar (Senegal).
4. The largest port in West Africa
5. The second-largest African Port
6. Container Transhipment
7. Deep-water port
8. Petroleum production activities
9. Top exports: manganese, timber, and agri-products (pineapple, cocoa, coffee, and banana)
10. Free trade zone for information technology and biotechnology in Grand Bassam. Mahatma Gandhi technology park.
11. Presence of Bolloré Africa Logistics
12. The main terminals in the Port of Abidjan
    - Vridi Container Terminal
    - Abidjan Terminal
13. The recent investment from Omani company (Hasan Juma Backer Trading & Contracting) of 700 million dollars in the dry port project of the Port of Abidjan
14. Trans-African corridor: Dakar-Lagos Corridor
15. Regional Economic Communities: the Economic Community of West African States and the West African Economic and Monetary Union
16. The main language in the region is French.
17. The main cities near the Port of Abidjan: Abidjan, Grand-Bassam, Alépé, Abengorou, Bondoukou, Sassandra, San Pedro, Divo, Soubré, Gagnoa, Yamassoukro, Daloa, Danane, Man, Massala, Katiola, and Korhogo

Maritime Transport in Africa - West African ports