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Port N’diago project set for pre-feasibility study

Port N’diago project set for pre-feasibility study

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Port N’diago in Mauritania is set for a pre-feasibility study. HPC Hamburg Port Consulting has been awarded the contract to implement the process for the development of an operable business concept for the port.

Private investor, Mimarine International, made the selection and said HPC will identify investment requirements for port operation, the connection by rail to the hinterland, and for a dry port terminal. Port N’diago is a newly built port in the south of Mauritania, completed in 2021 but not yet in operation.

Port N’diago

The port currently has a 180 m quay wall for commercial purposes with a limited back yard, which needs to be developed. Other parts of the port that were built for fishing and other purposes can also be reconstructed for cargo handling.

The scope of  pre-feasibility study includes; development of port operations, the railway connection of 70 km to the planned railway route between the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott and the border of Mali, as well as the conceptual designing of a dry port terminal at the intended railway junction. The study will identify such market demand and assess the general need for an intermodal facility, as well as the required equipment and infrastructure. The results of the pre-feasibility study are expected to be available in January 2023.

When it opens, this new multi functional port should increase the country’s logistical support and maritime transport capacities, strengthen the operational capacities of the armed forces in the face of security challenges and strengthen the sovereignty of the State in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

“Connecting south-western Mauritania to international maritime transport will stimulate the local mining industry. The expansion of Port N’diago will also provide impetus for growth in the region,” says Jamal Mohamed Salem, CEO of Mimarine International.

 

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