Public port authority and infrastructure owner

Port Autonome de Cotonou

Aerial view across the Port of Cotonou entrance, breakwaters, harbour basin, working vessels and marine construction area

Port Autonome de Cotonou; official port and marine-infrastructure visual

Port Autonome de Cotonou is Benin's majority-public port company and the authority for the Port of Cotonou.

Organization overview

Public port authority and infrastructure owner

Geographic footprint: Africa, Benin, and Gulf of Guinea. Core marine roles: Port authority and common-infrastructure owner, Breakwater, revetment, reclamation and berth client, Nautical-access, basin and channel improvement client, and Port estate, concession and operator-authorization authority.

Project records 1 Last reviewed 20 July 2026

Type

Public port authority and infrastructure owner

Active regions

Africa, Benin, Gulf of Guinea

Marine works roles

Port authority and common-infrastructure owner, Breakwater, revetment, reclamation and berth client, Nautical-access, basin and channel improvement client, Port estate, concession and operator-authorization authority, Vessel-assistance and continuous public-service provider, Owner environmental, survey, handover and operating-release counterparty

Role in marine infrastructure

Port Autonome de Cotonou is Benin's majority-public port company and the authority for the Port of Cotonou. It maintains and operates common port installations, manages the port estate, commissions improvements and extensions, and authorizes operators. On Terminal 5 it is the client and infrastructure owner; CHEC holds the construction and design package, Inros Lackner continues as owner representative, and Concrete Layer Innovations supports the ACCROPODE II armour system.

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