Mauritania Launch Develop Tender

By 2022 end the government of Mauritania is expected to announce a tender to develop a deepwater port in the countrys second-largest city Nouadhibou.The government of Mauritania after cancelling previous negotiations for the development with China Harbour Engineering Company in 2019 through agency Agence pour la Promotion des Investissements en Mauritanie APIM is set to prioritize the construction of the deepwater port of Nouadhibou to boost trading for economic and GDP growth.With the rise in new economic opportunities in Mauritania at the back of recent large-scale gas discoveries also to include the Grande Tortue Ahmeyim and the BirAllah ultra-deepwater conventional projects along with enhanced focus on exploration and monetization of oil iron ore uranium gold copper gypsum and phosphate rock the deepwater port offers an opportunity for better trading with international markets like Europe and America.Already APIM initiated negotiations with potential investors to finance the 323 million project during meetings held in Paris and Abidjan. Now the government is awaiting the release of two reports for analyzing the technical and financial feasibility of the project to commence with the launch of the tender.The development of the multipurpose terminal would likely be carried out under a public-private partnerships model. The port upon completion will be able to receive vessels with a maximum draught of 12 to 13.25 meters and process traffic of around 325000 containers by 2035.