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Port of Douala: business goes on as normal at container terminal despite arbitration ruling

The Port autonome de Douala. © Alessandro Aceri/CC/Wikimedias

A 10 November arbitration ruling in favour of the former operators of the port of Douala's container terminal has had no effect on opeations at the site. Now under the control of the port authority, which has taken over the installations previously run by Bolloré and APMT, the terminal is generating a healthy revenue stream. [...]

Published on 26.11.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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