General Description
Location: Bissau is located on the W coast of Guinea-Bissau on the northern bank of the Canal do Geba.
General overview: Bissau is the main cargo port for Guinea-Bissau with quays for general cargo, containers and oil products, seven anchorage berths and a fishing port are also available.
Main imports are cement and general cargo.
Exports include fish, groundnuts, palm kernels, timber and vegetable oil.
Load line zone: Tropical.
Transit with IMO class 1 on board is allowed.
No shore cranes are available at Bissau. There are external providers, having mobile cranes for rent but the technical conditions aren’t at the expected levels.