WASHINGTON: Bolloré Ports has started construction on the extension of the container terminal at the Port of Freetown. The extension works will include the construction of a quay extension of 270 m to a depth of 13 m, in addition to the existing 707 m; creating a median of 3.5 hectares; and the establishment of a power plant dedicated to the terminal. Two gantry cranes will also be installed to significantly improve productivity of the Port of Freetown.
The new dock will accommodate larger vessels of up to 6,000 teu, taking the total capacity of the container terminal to 750,000 teu from 90,000 teu currently. The work is scheduled to be completed by September 2018. The extension is expected to bring with it the creation of hundreds of local jobs and a skills transfer programme for Sierra Leone.
