Environmental impact assessment for the construction of a deepwater oil, ore and commercial port
Norda Stelo was mandated to develop a new port and industrial complex on an area of over 1,000 hectares. This complex will be located in the region of Seme-Podji, about 30 km east of the port of Cotonou, close to the border with Nigeria. It will include an oil terminal, an ore terminal, a cargo terminal and a free zone.
Highlights
- Infrastructure promoting economic development in Benin
- Port land area of over 1,000 ha
- Modern port meeting new global trends in terms of port, environmental and social security
- Major facilities:
- Berths for container terminal (possible capacity of over 2.1 million TEU/year)
- Berths for tankers (capacity of up to 8 million tons/year)
- Berths for bulk carriers / ore carriers (capacity of up to 8 million tons/year)
- 1 roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) station
- Designed to prevent and control coastal erosion
- Free zone of 252 ha
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