Port Overview
The Kribi Seaport (Port Autonome de Kribi - PAK) has a depth of 16 metres, and equipped with high technology port infrastructures including a terminal container accessible to the vessels carrying 8,000 containers in same time. With its 615 m of quay for the first part, the Kribi port can receive at the same time 2 vessels of 290 m carrying 50,000 mt of commodities (this capacity is more than the double of Douala port which maximum is 20,000 mt). Three operational porticos of 68 MT, 35 MT and 25 MT are currently operational.
During 2018, 274 vessels went to Kribi and processed over 6.4 million tons of goods. Containerised traffic represented 18% of total Kribi movement, representing nearly 84,000 units. Timber constitutes most of the export and malted barley most of the import.
Port website:
Key port information can also be found at: Maritime Database
PORT’s LOCATION & CONTACTS |
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Country |
Cameroon |
Province and District |
South Province |
Town or City (Closest) |
Kribi |
Port Name |
Autonomous Port of Kribi |
Latitude |
02°43’6 N |
Longitude |
09°51’6 E |
Company / Port Authority |
Port Authority of Kribi |
Management contact and Position |
PO Box : 203 Kribi,
Cameroon |
Nearest Airport and Airlines: |
DOUALA Airport Companies: CAMAIR-CO, ASKY, RAM, ETHIOPIAN AIRWAYS, TURKISH AIRWAYS, AIR FRANCE, SN BRUSSELS |
Port Picture
Description and Contacts of Key Companies
The container port side is an S.A composed of Bollore Transport & Logistic, CMA-CGM, the China Harbour Engineering Corporation (CHEC) and various Cameroonian investors called Kribi Conteneur Terminal or KCT.
Bolloré Transport & Logistics Cameroun
BP 4057 Douala - Cameroun
Tél: (+237) 2 33 50 02 33
Fax: (+237) 2 33 50 02 32
Email:Philippe.toure@bollore.com
CMA CGM CAMEROON
KRIBI Branch Office Nationale 7, Quartier Massaga, Petit Paris Kribi 1er
KRIBI
Phone +237 222 46 13 73
Fax +237 233 43 13 00
Email dlo.genmbox@cma-cgm.com
Source : www.cma-cgm.com/local/CM-57/agency
For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Cameroon Port and Waterways Company Contact List
Port Performance
Seasonal Constraints |
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Occurs |
Time Frame |
Rainy Season |
Yes |
From April to October |
Handling Figures for 2018 |
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Vessel Calls |
274 |
Container Traffic (TEUs) |
84,000 |
Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges
Rates and charges for bulk cargo are as follow for 2019:
- Wheat in bulk: 2017 CFA/mt
- Other cereals: 2550 CFA/mt
- Rice in bags: 3765 CFA/mt
- Other food items in bags: 4453 CFA/mt
- Other food items: 8112 CFA/mt
- Manufactured product, construction material, electrical equipment: from 6193 CFA/mt, to more than 20,000 CFA/mt
Rates for containers:
- 20 Ft food items: 30,000 CFA/unit
- 20 Ft other items: 50,000 CFA/unit
- 40 Ft food items: 48,000 CFA/unit
- 40 Ft other items: 75,000 CFA/unit
- Empty 20 Ft container: 1350 CFA/unit
- Empty 40 Ft container: 2700 CFA/unit
Source: http://www.pak.cm/en/applicables-texts/
Standard Towage Services Charges
The Hirer shall be charged and pay the hourly tariff for towage services per Gross Tonnage of the respective vessel to be towed as per following table or any updated version thereof established and published in accordance with the Concession:
Standard Towage Services Charges |
Standard Mooring Services Charges |
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GRT |
Euros |
GRT |
Euros |
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From |
To |
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From |
To |
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0 |
1000 |
187 € |
0 |
1000 |
68 € |
1001 |
2000 |
250 € |
1001 |
2000 |
91 € |
2001 |
3000 |
264 € |
2001 |
3000 |
99 € |
3001 |
4000 |
292 € |
3001 |
4000 |
101 € |
4001 |
5000 |
316 € |
4001 |
5000 |
105 € |
5001 |
6000 |
348 € |
5001 |
6000 |
109 € |
6001 |
7000 |
375 € |
6001 |
7000 |
116 € |
7001 |
8000 |
399 € |
7001 |
8000 |
117 € |
8001 |
9000 |
430 € |
8001 |
9000 |
124 € |
9001 |
9,999 |
455 € |
9001 |
9,999 |
125 € |
Various fees |
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Vessel class |
Port entry fee in Euros |
Staying fee at dock |
Class 1: 0 to 5,000 m3 |
750 |
0.033 € / m3 / Day |
Class 2: 5001 t0 10,000 m3 |
800 |
0.031 € / m3 / Day |
Class 3: 10,001 to 30,000 m3 |
850 |
0.029 € / m3 / Day |
Class 4: 30,001 to 70,000 m3 |
0.03 € / m3 |
0.027 € / m3 / Day |
Class 5: 70,001 to 100,000 m3 |
0.029 € / m3 |
0.025 € / m3 / Day |
Class 6: over 100,001 m3 |
0.028 € / m3 |
0.024 € / m3 / Day |
Class 7: fishing boat and others |
750 |
61 to 1,000 € |
Operation fee |
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By 20 ft. transhipment container full |
3 € |
By 20 ft. transhipment container empty |
3 € |
By 20 ft. offloaded container full |
5 € |
By 20 ft. offloaded container empty |
1.5 € |
Water supply: 2.44 Euro / m3
Berthing Specifications
Type of Berth |
Quantity |
Length (m) |
Maximum Draft (m) |
Comments |
Conventional Berth |
Yes |
265 |
16 |
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Container Berth |
Yes |
350 |
16 |
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Silo Berth |
N/A |
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Port Handling Equipment
Equipment |
Available |
Total Quantity and Capacity Available |
Comments on Current Condition and Actual Usage |
Dockside Crane |
Yes |
Two (2) post-Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) gantries |
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Container Gantries |
Yes |
Five (5) rubber-tired gantries (RTG) |
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Mobile Cranes |
Yes |
2 cranes |
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Reachstacker |
Yes |
2 units |
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RoRo Tugmaster (with Trailer) |
Yes |
10 tractors and 20 trailors |
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Grain Elevator with Bagging Machines |
No |
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Transtainer |
Yes |
5 units |
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Forklifts |
No |
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Source: http://www.kribi-conteneurs-terminal.com
Container Facilities
Pedestrians are not permitted on the site. The container facilities are automatized to their maximum. All containers are automatically inventoried at their arrival; offload, transport and stored to a designated location. The computer program allows to know exactly the content of each container and where are they in the port.
Facilities |
20 ft. |
40 ft. |
Container Facilities Available |
Yes |
Yes |
Container Freight Station (CFS) |
15,000 unit capacity |
Yes |
Refrigerated Container Stations |
192 unit capacity to be plugin at once |
Yes |
Other Capacity Details |
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Daily Take Off Capacity |
Can handle 60 container per hour |
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Customs Guidance
The customs procedure is part of the Sydonia system, a CEMAC harmonized customs process. All containers are scanned. This process is delegated to TransAtlantic SA. The costs for each scan are:
- 65,000 CFA for a 20 Ft container
- 75,000 CFA for a 40 Ft container
The following attachments show both procedures for import and export:
Container Inspection - Import (French)
Container Inspection - Export (French)
For more information on customs in Cameroon, please see the following link: 1.3 Cameroon Customs Information
Please also see the following link for further information in annexes 11, 12 and 13 on container scanning at PAK: 5 Cameroon Annexes
Terminal Information
GRAIN AND BULK HANDLING
The terminal is not yet equipped with silos or bulk storage capacity.
There is a 4,000 m2 storage unit, but not in service at the time of assessment.
MAIN STORAGE TERMINAL
Storage Type |
Number of Storage Facilities |
Area (m2) |
Bagged Cargo |
N/A |
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Refrigerated Cargo |
N/A |
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General Cargo |
Not in service yet. |
4,000 |
Stevedoring
There is no manual stevedoring presence at the Container Kribi port.
All are automatized through a computerizes system.
As for bulk cargo, rates are per Discharge rates above paragraph.
Hinterland Information
Land Connectivity
- Ebolowa: 450 km
- Kye-Ossi: 570 km
- Bata: 800 km
- Oyem: 670 km
- Yaoundé: 300 km
- Ayos: 450 km
- Garoua-Boulaï: 885 km
- Bangui: 1,500 km
- Yokadouma: 890 km
- Touboro: 1,280 km
- Ndjamena: 2,000 km
- Kisangani: 3,000 km
Port Security
Security |
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ISPS Compliant |
Yes |
Current ISPS Level, (Level 1 = Normal, Level 2 = Heightened, Level 3 = Exceptional) |
2 |
Police Boats |
Yes |
Fire Engines |
Yes |
The safety equipment of the PAK comprises the following:
- A 400 MHz radio system
- A video monitoring system (CCTV) for high traffic density and high risk areas
- Access control systems (port access card readers) at main entrances and areas where the safety level changes
- Pedestrian turnstiles for access control
- Vehicle gate for access control
- Radiological x-ray scanner
The fire brigade is equipped with 2 tanks of 500m3, 2 electrical pumps and one diesel pump to guarantee a debit of 80L per second for warehouses located on the multipurpose terminal and 50L per second for the terminal container, 1 jockey pump and 1 pressure tank to maintain a 4-bar pressure in the network.