Gabon's deep-sea port construction project has been launched, expected to boost export efficiency for timber and other bulk commodities upon completion.

According to the Gabonese presidential palace, substantial construction work on the deep-sea port of Kobe-Kobe in the southeastern province of Moyenne-Ogooué has officially commenced this month.

The project stems from a cooperation agreement signed on April 23, 2026, between the Gabonese government, African Global Logistics (AGL), and the Algerst Investment Bank Group. As a comprehensive development initiative, it embodies a shared vision for collaborative growth: aligning with the nation's leadership agenda, integrating regional resources, advancing value-added processing, enhancing Gabon’s global influence, and establishing a strategic infrastructure system to support domestic resource extraction, advanced processing, and export activities.

The project’s core objective is to transform Gabon’s natural resources into a central engine for economic transformation, job creation, and regional development, while strengthening national industrial sovereignty and positioning Gabon as a logistics hub in Central Africa. 

The Kobe-Kobe deep-sea port project spans a total area of 500 hectares and comprises four core components: a dedicated mineral port, four berths, a 535-kilometer-long mineral transport railway, a 400-megawatt Boué hydropower plant, and the Belinga iron ore mine with an annual production capacity of 100 million tons.  

Leveraging these four key elements, this critical infrastructure will establish a seamless supply chain connecting the production zone to the railway network and ultimately to the port platform, enabling efficient export of processed goods to international markets.  

As supporting infrastructure gradually improves, the project is expected to generate over 9,000 direct jobs and 100,000 indirect jobs by 2030. Once operational, the port will significantly enhance export efficiency for bulk commodities such as timber and minerals, positioning Gabon as a logistics hub in Central Africa. 

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