CMA CMA CGM denounce is gigantic endowment build container port

Recently, CMA CGM executive chairman Rodolphe Saad é and President of Cote d'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara after meeting disclosed, CMA CGM to spend 200000000 of -2.5 million euros ($250100000 US $-3.126) bid in Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan port construction, operates second container port.

The Ivory Coast is the world's largest cocoa producer, and Abidjan is a landlocked country in West Africa several distance nearest port.Cote d'Ivoire plans by 2016 Abidjan port throughput to box of 2300000 standard, compared with the current level of increase of box of 1500000 standard.Abidjan harbor at present by the French Bollor é group management.

The Hong Kong Chief Executive Officer SieHien said, the bidding shipping company up to more than 20, including shipping and shipping such industry.The tender results will be announced in July 18th.

Saad é pointed out that, despite the rapid economic growth in Africa has attracted a large number of carriers' eye, competition is becoming increasingly fierce, but the CMA CGM still program in West Africa in other areas and actively explore investment project.In addition, the West African region import growth, shipping needs annual growth will reach 8%-10%.

Source: Shanghai Shipping Exchange