Number of containers handled at PAL soared by 283% between 2013 and 2017

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Friday, 20 July 2018 16:06
Number of containers handled at PAL soared by 283% between 2013 and 2017

(Togo First) - Between 2013 and 2017, the number of twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers handled at Lomé’s port (PAL) almost tripled, from 311,470 to 1,193,841 (+283%). This was revealed by the 2017 report on official development assistance (RAPD2017), released last week in Lomé.

The report partly attributes this performance to the modernization of port structures and the purchase of new handling equipment, as well to the various measures implemented over the past years to boost maritime security.

Other factors that contributed to the improvement include the simplification of processes and formalities, which made the port, the only deep-water port of the region, more attractive. It also helped make PAL the only port in West Africa to serve many capitals in a day.

In regards to airport traffic, the Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport (AIGE) recorded 810,494 passengers in 2017, as against 589,416 in 2013. The surge is attributed to the modernization of infrastructures, in line with the government’s objective to make Lomé a logistics hub.

Fiacre E. Kakpo

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