Minister of transport welcomes fluidity at Dla port

In a working visit in the Littoral region, the Minister of Transport welcomed the return to normal at the port of Douala. Present in Douala for the official commissioning of four portals of park acquired by Douala International Terminal (SAID), the Minister of Transport, Robert Nkili, observed the evidence of a return to normal at the port of Douala.

In the presence of all the players in the port, Nkili realized everything now flows in the park. The explanations of Philemon Mendo, deputy director general of the operating company of the wood park allowed the actors of the port communities to know that the park was in excess inventory at the end of 2013.

With the opening of the border with the Central African Republic and the wood from the north of the Congo, this park has experienced a footprint. There was therefore a real hardship to maneuver of the spacecraft. To ease congestion, special measures have been taken.

Much more, the park officials have decided to proceed with the loading of two vessels at a time. For this, there has been strengthening of equipment and reorganization of the management teams. From the side of the autonomous port of Douala, permissions were issued for the terrestrial deliveries and to have two posts to dock the operations of two ships at a time. The result of these measures has allowed a destocking workforce.

In August 2014, the total volume of wood delivered was 101,000 m3 with 76,000 m3 of logs, an average delivery of 3500 m3/day. In the final analysis on the 60,000 m3 volumes, the wood park has observed a destocking of 37,000 m3, it remains 23,000 m3. These explanations has placed a balm in the heart of the Minister of Transport, who thus benefited from the working session to thank, the chairman of the board of directors of said, Hamadou Sali.

The efforts to improve the performance of the container terminal have been commended. However, for Nkili, the media campaign that relays messages on congestion at the port of Douala must stop. To do this, he has asked the officials of the port communities to communicate more.