There has never been an organized national sea or river transport system in Liberia. This is due primarily to the lack of private investment in this sector. The hinterland is poorly linked by roads so the development of coastal and river transport and cargo shipments along the coast and the river banks would provide a solution to the lack of roads for trucks and the transport of essential commodities. The reduction in transportation costs and time in the use of the inland waterways would improve the traffic congestion in Liberia.

Waterways Overview

There is new water way in use by a company, apart from One small ferry crossing between Liberia and Ivory Coast on the Cavalla River. It is the shortest route to link Harper Port in Liberia to Tabou in the Ivory Coast, a distance of about 50 km
Foya, a district in Guinea is a only a ferry crossing of the river but the exact location is unknown. Wooden boats along small local rivers are common but too small for to support a logistics pipeline