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Cotonou Terminal 5 owner page reports 69% physical progress

Published 20 July 2026 Editorial responsibility IMWO Region Africa Confidence Confirmed
Aerial view of Terminal 5 marine works at Cotonou showing rock breakwaters, reclaimed land and construction plant

Concrete Layer Innovations; exact Terminal 5 construction view

Port Autonome de Cotonou's live Terminal 5 page reports 69% physical progress and 72% overall progress. The same page still gives a 2021-2024 delivery period, so the percentages show unfinished construction but do not supply a current finish date. CHEC's marine scope includes a 350-metre breakwater extension and an 891-metre revetment protected by ACCROPODE II units.

What changed

PAC controls the 69% physical and 72% overall figures, the 20-hectare bulk-terminal description, the CFAF 98.3 billion excluding-tax cost and the old 2021-2024 period. CLI identifies CHEC, the breakwater and revetment geometry, 22,000 cubic metres of ACCROPODE II units and field installation. AfDB's live record remains Ongoing to 12 February 2028. PAC's environmental report treats the north-quay and basin expansion as a separate project; its 1,400-metre quay and -15-metre dredging basis are not Terminal 5 quantities.

Why it matters

Terminal 5 is not just a storage yard. Its remaining delivery runs through reclamation protection, nautical access, dredging, berth systems and marine acceptance. A stale date beside a current progress percentage makes supplier timing and completion risk impossible to read without separating each of those gates.

Decision read

Construction is visible, but the finish date is not

The public record establishes active construction and an identifiable marine package. It does not date the current percentages, publish the remaining work schedule, reconcile the original 2024 finish or disclose accepted dredging, hydrography, reclamation, berth or opening evidence. Keep Terminal 5 at construction until PAC provides a dated completion and handover record.

Next watchpoints

  • Dated owner progress update and revised finish
  • Completed breakwater extension and revetment as-built record
  • Reclamation and platform settlement acceptance
  • Access-channel and basin dredging quantities and material route
  • Accepted hydrography and navigation release
  • Berth, mooring, fender, utility and cargo-system handover
  • Terminal opening and first sustained bulk operations

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