Fertilizer Port Fact Sheet for the ECOWAS Region: Cotonou, Benin
| Jurisdiction: | Cotonou, Benin | |
| Date of acession | 2024-07-22T13:57:26Z | |
| Date of availability | 2024-07-22T13:57:26Z | |
| Date of issue | 2022 | |
| Abstract | The fertilizer port factsheet gives information about a port in Cotonou, Benin. In terms of infrastructure, the factsheet covers dry bulk berths (Q1-Q6), maximum vessel capacity (6), maximum vessel draught (10-12 m), access to the mainland, which is by road, competing ports (Lagos), destination countries of transit goods (Niger and Burkina Faso), and maximum bulb carriers (Handy size ;30,000 t and handymax; 60,000t). There are no areas suitable for fertilizer since it is not allowed. The warehouse has a maximum capacity of 67,447 m2. In 2020, 281,792 tons of fertilizer were handled. The optimal offloading rate is 3500 t/day. In operations, bulk carrier berthing time 0 days. Road traffic exiting the port is low. The average number of rainy days is 101, and the dry bulking handling system is mobile crane and mobile bagging station. | |
| URL | https://hub.ifdc.org/handle/20.500.14297/3083 | |
| Language | en | |
| Subject | Fertilizers | |
| Title | Fertilizer Port Fact Sheet for the ECOWAS Region: Cotonou, Benin |