The shipping platform

Location: Abidjan is situated 170nm E of San Pedro on the Cote d'Ivoire. General overview: Abidjan is the principal port of Cote d'Ivoire and is one of the largest and most modern ports on the West African coast. Abidjan is also a major transit port for Mali and Burkina Faso. Exports: Cocoa, coffee, cotton, groundnuts, rubber, timber, fruit, fish and frozen/tinned vegetables. Imports: Include oil, machinery, foodstuffs, building materials, steel, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The port includes the areas of Banco Bay, to the N, facilities to the S along the Canal de Vridi, Locodjo and the Port Bouet Tanker Terminal. Traffic figures: 42,065,179DWT handled in 2008 with 1,864 visiting vessels. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: Harbour: LOA 260m, Draught 10.6m. Offshore Tankers: Draught 21.0m, 250,000DWT.