Storage facilities in Liberia are limited and the rents are high. Often, the owners request for long term rental agreements which might not be suitable for all. Land propriety disputes are among the main constraints to increasing the number of storage facilities or improving the existing ones.
For more information, please see the following link: 4.6 Liberia Storage and Milling Company Contact List
Commercial Storage
It is possible to find storage facilities in Monrovia but the difficulty is to find one that corresponds to the needs and requirements. Most facilities are of small capacity. Outside Monrovia, it is more difficult to locate warehouses and storage facilities.
Location |
Owner |
Available for Rent |
Capacity |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zwedru |
Bill White |
Yes |
253 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Brewsville |
GLS |
Yes |
8,093 m² |
Open storage |
n/a |
n/a |
Buchanan |
GLS |
Yes |
5,549 m² |
Open storage |
n/a |
n/a |
[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container,
rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified
[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding,
flat
[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact,
appears damaged, under construction/repair
Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations
During the Ebola Response and due to the limited availability of warehouses in the country, there was an increasing use of mobile storage units or rub-halls. WFP installed different warehouses/rub-halls in different locations in the country to provide storage facilities to the humanitarian community and the government in their Ebola Response.
Location |
Organization |
Sharing
Possibility |
Capacity |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monrovia Free Port |
WFP |
Yes |
14,390 mt |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Gbarnga |
WFP |
Yes |
1,600 mt / 1,920 m² / 1,890 m³ |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Harper |
WFP |
Yes |
2,883 m² / 1,638 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Voinjama |
WFP |
Yes |
1,600 mt / 1,920 m² / 1,890 m³ |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Zwedru |
WFP |
Yes |
1,920 m² / 1,890 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Saclepea |
WFP |
Yes |
3,200 mt/ 320 m² / 315 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Saclepea |
UNHCR |
n/a |
300 mt |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Harper |
UNHCR |
n/a |
300 mt |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Zwedru |
UNHCR |
n/a |
500 mt |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Monrovia |
LRC |
n/a |
330 m² |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Gbarnga |
LRC |
n/a |
182 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Harper |
LRC |
n/a |
243 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Monrovia |
LRC |
n/a |
60 m² |
Container |
Flat |
Appears intact |
[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container,
rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified
[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat
[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears
damaged, under construction/repair
Public Sector Storage
The General Service Agency (GSA) manages all the assets of the Liberian government. During the Ebola crisis, WFP installed Mobile Storage Units in different locations in the country which were handed over to the Ministry of Health.
Location |
Ministry / Agency |
Capacity |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bopolo |
MoH / GSA |
240 m² / 231 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Tubmanburg |
MoH / GSA |
320 m² / 315 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Sinje |
MoH / GSA |
240 m² / 231 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Kakata |
MoH / GSA |
320 m² / 315 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Babli |
MoH / GSA |
240 m² / 231 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Greenville |
MoH / GSA |
240 m² / 315 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Braclayville |
MoH / GSA |
240 m² / 231 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Fishtown |
MoH / GSA |
240 m² / 231 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Buchanan |
MoH / GSA |
1,280 m² / 1,260 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
RIA Airport / Monrovia |
LRA / Customs |
4,040 m² / 4,032 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
SKD / Monrovia |
MoH / GSA |
2,360 m² / 3,241 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Buchanan |
MoH |
231 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Gbarnga |
MoH |
315 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Voinjama |
MoH |
315 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Zwedru |
MoH |
231 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Harper |
MoH |
315 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Sanniquellie |
MoH / GSA |
315 m³ |
Rub-hall |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Monrovia |
GSA |
+/- 400 m³ |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears intact |
Cold Chain
Cold chain facilities are available at NDS and EPI centres. In 2015, EPI conducted a complete assessment of their installations, their conditions and their future needs.
Location |
Organisation / Owner |
Type [1] |
Cooling / Power [2] |
Quantiy |
Total Capacity |
Condition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monrovia |
NDS |
Reefer container 20’ |
Compression |
3 |
117 m³ |
Good |
Monrovia |
EPI |
Cold Room Positive |
Compression |
2 |
16.65 m³ |
Fair |
Monrovia |
EPI |
Cold Room Negative |
Compression |
1 |
3.845 m³ |
Fair |
[1] Cold Room Positive, Cold Room Negative,
Refrigerator, Freezer
[2] Compression, Absorption, Solar, Other,
unspecified