Project Pipeline

(Terminal is also known as the New East Mole Port)

• Develop, manage, and operate the New East Mole multipurpose terminal at the Autonomous Port of Pointe Noire (PAPN) under a 30-year extendable concession signed by the UAE's AD Ports Group in June 2023
• The terminal will be built in phases and will handle containers, general, break-bulk and other types of cargo
• About US$220 million will be invested to build a 400-metre quay wall at 16-metre depth, plus a 10-hectare logistics area, during phase 1 of the project
• In early February 2025, AD Ports Group signed a shareholders agreement with the CMA CGM group, which will have 49% ownership in the joint venture (JV) that will develop, manage and operate. The JV has confirmed that the terminal will be operated as a multi-user facility and AD Ports Group will maintain controlling majority ownership in the management and operation  of the terminal. As such the operations will still be fully consolidated
• According to AD Ports Group, this partnership will position the Republic of Congo at the centre of maritime trade, in line with projections for annual growth of 3% to 5% in container volumes forecast for the country over the medium term
• The New East Mole multipurpose terminal has already placed an order for three Super Post-Panamax Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes
• Additionally, it will receive nine hybrid rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) and other associated handling equipment. These hybrid RTGs will help reduce diesel consumption by up to 60%, equivalent to saving 1 million litres of diesel annually, and cut approximately 5,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. China's Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd is the supplier