2.1.3 Cameroon Other Ports
2.1.3 Cameroon other Ports
Port Overview
Limbé -Tiko is a complex of two ports:
Limbé Port (4°00’N, 9°12’E)
Tiko Port (4°4’N, 9°24’E)
Limbe Port (existence since 1983).
The port is also known as BOTA port, it has 4 terminals Bota, Tiko, Ideanu and cape limbo. Cape Limbo is divided into two chantee naval and SONARA which receives oil vessels. The Limbe port also has an offshore operation in the high sea which can be considered as a petroleum terminal and its call MASSONGO. The port received and export goods mainly from Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea. This port is not a deep-water port and cannot receive very big vessels with heavy goods, it mainly imports goods such as drinks, alcoholic can drink, plastic objects, shoes, slippers, etc. And exports car batteries to Nigeria as well as food products and beer to Equatorial Guinea. Storage capacities can contain about 10,000 MT of goods. Around 27,000 million tons of cargo pass through Limbe each year.
TIKO Port
Which contains on average 5000 MT of storage capacity, has a load handling device. This port imports and exports all varieties of goods and products to destinations such as Lome (Togo), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), and Calabar (Nigeria), and from there, they can be transshipped to other countries.
To conclude, the port of TIKO is the most suitable for operations due to its capacity to transport all types of products, its ships capacity, and finally its capacity to extend towards more distant frontiers.
Port of Tiko
Country: CAMEROON
Region: SOUTH-WEST
Nearest Town or City: Tiko - 20 km
Port's Complete Name: Limbe-Tiko
Latitude: 4°4’N, 9°24’E
Longitude: 4°00’N, 9°12’E
Nearest Airport and Airlines: DOUALA Airport
Carriers: Camair-Co, ASKY, RAM, Ethiopian Airways, Turkish Airways, Air France, Air COTE D IVOIRE
Port Facilities. The Limbe-Tiko Port Complex equipment includes:
- A berthing wharf; 2
- 4 warehouses of 1,638 m each.
- A shed equipped with a slipway.
- A timber stocking yard.
- 3 fixed cranes
The long-term lease system for stores located in the public port area means operating or temporary occupancy authorization granted for a period greater than or equal to one (1) year. The maximum rental fee for warehouses, sheds and fish markets situated in the public port domain under long-term lease is fixed at XAF 8,650 per square meter and per year. The maximum rental fee for buffer store located in the public port area under the long-term lease system are set as follows (in XAF)
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TARIFFS (m2/week) |
TARIFFS (m2/Month) |
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500 |
1,500 |
2.1.3.2 Port of Garoua (River Port)
- Port overview
- Port Picture
- Description and Contacts of Key Companies Port Facilities3
- Port Handling Equipment
Port Overview
Garoua is a seasonal facility lying on River Benue. It serves the northern regions of the country and mostly trades with neighboring Nigeria through the inland waterways. Operational from June till October, the port is operated by the town council. Traffic at the port has decreased significantly due to a range of factors including insecurity in the surrounding region, the construction of hydro-power dam at Lagdo near Garoua which has contributed to the decrease of the volume of the drained water River Benué which supplies Garoua port, and the build-up of sand over recent years.
Port Location and Contact
Country: CAMEROON
Province or District: NORTH REGION
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Port: GAROUA
Port's Complete Name: Garoua River Port
Latitude: 09° 19’ N
Longitude: 13° 21’ E
Nearest Airport and Airlines with Frequent:
International Arrivals/Departures
AIRPORT NAME: GAROUA INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT CARRIERS: CAMAIR-CO
Port Fluvial de Garoua (Garoua River Port)
Description and Contacts of Key Companies
There is no company currently in the port. The city council ensures the management of the port.
Port Performance
The port operates mainly during the rainy season, from June to October. The traffic is limited to large canoe with outboard engine (Cameroon-Nigeria). Outside the rainy season, the river is dried there is limited traffic (September-May)
Port Facilities
- 250m of quay (2 quays)
- 12,000 m2 of stocking yard.
- 6 warehouses of 4,850 m2
Port Handling Equipment
No container handling equipment available. Port is mostly for break bulk cargo, especially bags.