The National Port Authority (NPA) on Thursday January 22, 2026, delivered a high-level presentation at the National Infrastructure Conference being held in Ganta City, Nimba County.
The five-day high-level conference on the theme “rebranding and rebuilding Liberia through reconstruction brought together stakeholders from different parastatals, and development expects of government.
Making a presentation on behave of the National Port Authority (NPA), Executive Director (ED) for Marine Department Mulbah Gweseh outlined the importance of the Strategic trade route along the west coast of Africa, through the Gulf of Guinea Gateway to the Minor River Union (MRU) Region emphasizing the need for trade & infrastructure reform in the subregion.
The presentation also highlighted Liberia’s geostrategic location along the Gulf of Guinea, the NPA’s four-port system, ISPS compliance, and a pipeline of bankable projects across Monrovia, Buchanan, Greenville, and Harper. Central to the outlook was the proposed Nimba Inland Dry Port, framed as a game-changing logistics hub to reduce costs, decongest seaports, and unlock MRU-wide trade through public-private partnership models.
Mr. Gweseh explained the huge congestion challenges being faced by operational traffic at the NPA, however, there are efforts being made by the NPA management to decongest the Freeport of Monrovia by making LMC and BMC safe for vessels berthing so that vessels that need to be served can berth at LMC or BMC for quicker turnaround time.
According to Mr. Gweseh, Liberia’s Gateway, the NPA is strategically positioned for investment opportunities which serves as a catalyst for regional trade and economic growth, disclosing that the NPA has a dry port in Ganta Nimba County which is 10km from Ganta city and 2.5km away from the existing railway. He said when the dry port is connected to Monrovia by road, and Buchanan by railroad, it will boost the economic activities in the area, adding, about 30% of cargo destined for Nimba, 1/3 of this figure is for Ganta city and neighboring towns, 2/3 is destined for Ivory Coast and Guinea and its nearby towns. When this is done, ED Gweasah said consignees won’t be challenged to drive to Monrovia for their consignments but rather wait for the dry port to clear their cargo with service charges being levied by the Port Authority.
The NPA reaffirmed its call to investors and development partners to engage in transformative port and hinterland infrastructure that will deepen trade integration, enhance efficiency, and accelerate national development.
Source : NPA
