Port of Lomé, Togo, Niger, Burkina Faso

1. Introduction to the Autonomous Port of Lomé (Republic of Togo)
2. Main features of the Port of Lomé
3. Access to Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali
4. Togolese Free Trade Zone/Export processing zone

Port of Lomé (Togo)

Maritime Transport in Africa (West African Ports).

The Subject “Autonomous Port of Lomé - Togo” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Logistics Courses: Transport and Logistics in Africa, Maritime Transport.

Business in West Africa.

Masters: Transport in Africa, Business in Africa.

Doctorate in African Business, Global Logistics.

Languages: or Port de Lomé. Summaries in Porto de Lomé Puerto de Lomé.

Area of Knowledge: Africa.

The Port of Lomé is one of the largest ports in West Africa

1. The Port of Lomé is a deepwater port (14 meters)
2. Location of the Port of Lomé: in the Gulf of Guinea
3. 80% of the Togolese International Trade
4. Top export products: phosphates, cocoa, coffee, copra, and cotton
5. Traffic: 8 million tones
6. Access to the landlocked Western African Countries (Sahel terminal): Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso (Railway project)

1. Niger and Mali have one warehouse in the Port of Lomé
2. Ro-Ro Ships
3. Four transit warehouses in the Port of Lomé
4. Lomé container Terminal. Management of the private Container Terminal
5. Bolloré Logistics in Togo has invested 300 billion FCFA in the third platform

Togolese Free Trade Zone/Export processing zone (SAZOF).

1. Togo Export Processing Authority - SAZOF
2. Tax and duty-free incentives
3. Customs free Transshipment (for Economic Community of West African States Countries)
4. 62 companies (mainly in manufacturing and services)
5. Near 10,000 employees
6. Food and wood industry, Clothing, Cosmetic, and Pharmaceutics

Trans-African Roads (Transport corridors): Dakar-Lagos Logistics Corridor

More information about Togo (EENI African Business Portal).

1. Kpalimé
2. Kara
3. Sokodé