Port of Amsterdam on cocoa mission in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria
As the largest import port of cocoa, Port of Amsterdam is committed to the sustainable development of the cocoa chain. The Port Authority therefore considers close cooperation with exporting countries essential.
To reinforce those words, a delegation of cocoa-related companies from the North Sea Canal Area visited the West African countries of Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria in September. The purpose of this cocoa mission was to further strengthen cooperation between the ports of both countries and the cocoa sector.
Rap pace
Ivory Coast and Ghana are developing at a rapid pace. New container terminals have been completed at the ports of Tema, Takoradi and Abidjan, and the modern cocoa processing plants of Cargill, Barry Callebaut, OFI and Niche Cocoa, among others, have been operating for 15 years. Cargill's factory, for example, employs a total of 600 people. The cocoa processed there goes directly to the port of Amsterdam by sea.
Memorandum of Understanding
During the visit to Ghana, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Port Authority of Ghana (GPHA). This Memorandum of Understanding underlines the importance of good cooperation between Ghana and Amsterdam to optimize and make trade flows between the two countries more sustainable. Besides promoting cargo flows between Ghana and Amsterdam, this cooperation also contributes to the further development of Ghana's ports in areas such as sustainability, digitalization and safety.
