Location
Republic of the Congo / Africa
Project record
Noatum Ports Pointe-Noire Terminal
AD Ports Group; exact 18 May 2026 Noatum Ports Pointe-Noire contract-award event
Noatum Ports Pointe-Noire is a new multipurpose terminal under a separate concession from Congo Terminal's expansion. AD Ports Group holds 51% of the operating venture and CMA Terminals 49%. In May 2026 AD Ports awarded a USD 150 million marine and topside package to the MAR Contracting-MBTP joint venture and a USD 50 million equipment package to ZPMC for three STS and nine hybrid RTG cranes.
Segment
Deep-water ports and container terminals
Status
AD Ports Group awarded two marine and topside contracts to the MAR Contracting-MBTP joint venture and a crane contract to ZPMC on 18 May 2026; the 420-metre terminal is expected to be built over approximately two years / Confirmed
Last checked
1 August 2026
Coverage
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Deep-water ports and container terminals is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.
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Project anatomy
Contract scope and delivery roles
- Client / authority
- Noatum Ports Pointe-Noire, the AD Ports Group (51%) and CMA Terminals (49%) joint venture operating under a 30-year extendable concession with the Republic of the Congo
- Delivery parties
- MAR Contracting SARLU-MBTP SA joint venture - design and construction of the quay wall, marine structures, crane foundations, quay infrastructure and associated waterside works, MAR Contracting SARLU-MBTP SA joint venture - topside yard, buildings, utilities, substations and supporting infrastructure, ZPMC - three ship-to-shore cranes and nine hybrid rubber-tyred gantry cranes, AD Ports Group - majority venture partner, terminal developer and award authority, CMA Terminals - 49% venture partner and future operating partner, No reviewed primary source identifies a dredging contractor, downstream marine subcontractors or the complete systems and buildings supply chain
- Contract route
- AD Ports Group signed a 30-year concession in June 2023, extendable by 20 years, and formed a majority-owned operating venture with CMA Terminals in February 2025. Its 2025 annual report recorded ESIA approval and an advancing EPC tender. In May 2026 it awarded two civil contracts to the MAR-MBTP joint venture and a separate crane contract to ZPMC.
- Execution window
- The concession was signed in June 2023 and the AD Ports-CMA venture announced in February 2025. Three main contracts were awarded on 18 May 2026. AD Ports expects construction to complete in approximately two years, placing the current target around 2028 subject to mobilisation and acceptance.
- Works package
- Develop a multi-user multipurpose terminal with a 420-metre quay, approximately 16 metres of water depth, a 100,000-square-metre logistics area, three STS cranes and nine hybrid RTGs. The marine package includes the quay wall, marine structures, crane foundations, quay infrastructure and associated waterside works; the topside contract covers the yard, buildings, utilities and substations.
- Marine interfaces
- Quay-wall design, marine structures, crane foundations, waterside works, yard levels, substations and ZPMC equipment must be aligned before integrated testing. The award identifies a 16-metre terminal depth but not the dredging contractor or acceptance survey, so navigational access remains an unallocated interface rather than a confirmed dredging package.
- Commercial evidence boundary
- The top-tier concession, equity and three-contract chain is public, including a combined USD 200 million award value. Mobilisation, notices to proceed, downstream subcontractors, ground conditions, dredging responsibility, detailed commissioning gates and final completion remain open. The broader concession investment estimate exceeds the value of these three awards.
Project timeline
Material developments
Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.
Open this project in the Change LogThree terminal contracts were awarded
AD Ports committed USD 150 million to the MAR-MBTP marine and topside joint venture and USD 50 million to ZPMC's crane package, moving the project from tender into award.
SourceAD Ports and CMA Terminals formed the operating venture
The 51/49 venture assigned majority control to AD Ports and a 49% operating stake to CMA Terminals before package tendering.
SourceThe terminal concession was signed
A 30-year concession, extendable by 20 years, gave AD Ports the development and operating mandate that preceded environmental review and package tendering.
SourceEvidence gap
What remains unverified
Outstanding evidence
- MAR-MBTP notice to proceed and mobilisation
- Quay-wall design basis, foundation type and ground treatment
- Whether dredging is owner-supplied or separately contracted
- ZPMC crane fabrication, shipping and commissioning schedule
- Substation, yard-system and building package allocation
- Completion target and concession operating-release gates
- Downstream subcontract and local-content disclosures
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Source collections
Project sources 6
- Three contracts awarded for Noatum Ports Pointe-Noire AD Ports Group, 18 May 2026
- AD Ports and CMA CGM form Pointe-Noire terminal venture AD Ports Group, 6 February 2025
- Pointe-Noire terminal concession agreement AD Ports Group, 20 June 2023
- AD Ports Group annual report 2025 AD Ports Group, Published 2026
- CMA CGM and AD Ports Pointe-Noire terminal partnership CMA CGM Group, 6 February 2025
- Pointe-Noire Port magazine issue 26 Port Autonome de Pointe-Noire, 2025 issue reviewed 1 August 2026