Port of Kribi: Arrival of first gantry crane shipment heralds a new era of competitiveness and modernity

• Posted on 2024-09-25
• IMPORTATION

On 12 September 2024, the ZHEN HUA vessel from Shanghai, China, docked at the Port of Kribi with a large shipment of five gantry cranes for the new quay under phase 2 of the port's development master plan.

This is a historic moment for the Port of Kribi, which will now have five quayside gantry cranes, each capable of handling up to 65 tonnes, as well as two yard gantry cranes capable of handling 41 tonnes.

These handling machines will make ship loading and unloading operations... Read more

AfCFTA: Reinforcing the cassava production capacities of women in Mbangassina

• Posted on 2024-09-24
• ZLECAF

The second phase of the capacity-building programme for women of the cassava sector under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is underway in Mbangassina, a village in the Centre Region of Cameroon.

This programme was launched by the Cameroon National Shippers' Council (CNSC), a technical partner of the Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts (MINPMEESA). The CNSC kicked off the programme's second phase on 23 September, with... Read more

CWEIC: Indian investors meet traders in Douala

• Posted on 2024-09-24
• CWEIC

On 23 September 2024, investors from the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) held a series of meetings with business persons in the economic capital of Cameroon.

These meetings took place at the head office of the Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Crafts (CCIMC), and provided an opportunity to explore potential avenues for strengthening trade relations between Cameroon and India, creating new business... Read more

Cameroon chairs International Cocoa Council for the 2024/2025 cocoa season

• Posted on 2024-09-23
• CACAO

In a release signed by the Minister of Trade and published on 20 September 2024, the Group of Cocoa Producing Countries of the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) unanimously decided that Cameroon will head the International Cocoa Council for the 2024/2025 cocoa season.

This decision will be ratified by the International Cocoa Council, which brings together producing and importing countries, at its 110th session to hold in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from 23 to 26 September.

This... Read more