Lomé Port Climbs Lloyd’s List 2025, Solidifying Regional Lead

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Tuesday, 21 October 2025 17:38

Lomé Port Climbs Lloyd’s List 2025, Solidifying Regional Lead

(Togo First) - The Autonomous Port of Lomé (PAL) has solidified its standing among global port platforms, moving up one spot to rank 92nd in the 2025 classification by Lloyd’s List, the world reference for maritime transport.

With traffic of 2.06 million TEUs in 2024, an 8% increase from 1.9 million TEUs the previous year, Lomé remains the only port in sub-Saharan Africa to feature in the global Top 100. It ranks as the fifth-busiest port on the African continent, trailing only Tanger Med, Port Said, Durban, and Damietta.

Lloyd’s List analysts attributed the advance primarily to the growth of transshipment, a segment Lomé has successfully developed through strategic partnerships and efficient port logistics. The Lomé deepsea port benefits from a draft that allows it to accommodate the largest vessels operating on the continent, thereby enhancing its competitiveness against rivals such as Durban and Abidjan.

This progress comes amid a global environment marked by an 8.1% rebound in container traffic and the reorganization of international supply chains.

Separately, the Port of Lomé recently completed dredging work on its terminal for 7.5 million euros. The channel depth has been increased to 18.6 meters, enabling it to receive a greater number of mega-ships (those with a capacity ranging from 19,000 to 24,000 TEUs).

Further investments are expected from Lomé Container Terminal (LCT), one of the port's two operators, which has announced a 120 million euro investment program through 2027. This plan includes reinforcing quays, installing new cranes, and expanding the terminal's annual capacity to 2.5 million TEUs.

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REFORMS OVERVIEW

STARTING A BUSINESS (more info)

At the fifteenth position, worldwide, and first in Africa, under the Starting a Business index of the 2020 Doing Business ranking, Togo sustains its reformative dynamics with more reforms….

ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info)

Compared to some years ago when it was one of the lowest rankers under the Doing Business’ Enforcing Contracts indicator, Togo, leveraging many efforts to improve its business climate, was able to jump significantly on the index in the recent years... .

CONTRACT EXECUTION (more info)

Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts • Creation of chambers of commerce at the Court of Appeal • Civil and commercial cases now handled by distinct clerks • Establishment of commercial courts in Lomé and Kara • Lawyers and bailiffs now have access to the FORSETI COMMERCIAL platform • A maximum period of 100 days was fixed to settle a commercial dispute .

TRADING ACROSS BORDERS (more info)

In comparison to previous years,Togo has significantly improved its ranking under the“Trading across borders” indicator by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

In comparison to previous years, Togo has significantly improved its ranking on the “Trading across borders” index by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitalization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (more info)

After moving from the 133rd to 127th place under the 2020 Doing Business’ construction permit index, Togo intends to reiterate this feat in the coming edition of the global ranking. To this end, it has introduced this year multiple reforms.

GETTING ELECTRICITY (more info)

Over the past two years, Togo’s ranking under the Doing Business’ Getting electricity and water indicator has increased consistently. Owing this performance to multiple reforms aimed at making it easier for businesses to access power and water, Lomé plans to introduce even more reforms this year to keep up its improvements.

REGISTERING A PROPERTY (more info)

Out of all the 'Doing Business’ indicators, Property Registration is where Togo has improved the most since 2018. Indeed, after spending years in the lowest part of this ranking, the country now seeks to beat Rwanda which is the best performer on this index in Africa. To do so, Lomé has been introducing many reforms, with the latest batch implemented this year.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (more info)

From professionalization to digitization, through legislative regulations, Togo’s public procurement framework is constantly being modernized. Several reforms have been implemented to improve the sector much to the benefit of the private sector, which is the focus of the National Development Plan.

PAYING TAXES AND DUTIES (more info)

To improve its business environment, Togo introduced some important reforms related to the payment of tax and duties. From the replacement of some taxes to the cancellation of others through exemptions, the country has only one objective: offer the most attractive tax framework to investors and economic operators. To achieve this, the authorities relied on digitization.