By: Julius Konton
The Managing Director of the National Port Authority (NPA) Sekou A.M. Dukuly has held intensive and strategic meetings with a delegation from Moroccan infrastructure and port specialists including Africa50 and Marsa Maroc to explore major investment opportunities in Liberia’s port infrastructure.
The delegation’s visit marks a concrete step in advancing the NPA’s ambitious “RESET Strategic Plan”, under which the authority aims within five years to deliver full road connectivity to all major ports in Liberia, modernize port facilities, deploy advanced digital logistics systems and reposition the country as a West-African trade hub.
Liberia currently operates four principal seaports under the NPA system: the Freeport of Monrovia, the Port of Buchanan, the Port of Greenville and the Port of Harper.
While recent data show that anchorage-stay duration for container vessels in Monrovia averaged approximately 1.8 days in early May 2025, there remains considerable scope for improvement in port efficiency and turnaround time.
Managing Director Dukuly commented: “We are committed to transforming Liberia’s port system into one of the most efficient and reliable gateways in West Africa.
Our aim is to attract credible global partners and achieve full modernisation including road access, digital systems and logistical integration within the next five years”, Mr. Dukuly reemphasized.
In turn, the Moroccan delegation expressed strong endorsement of the NPA’s reform agenda.
They indicated keen interest in investing in cargo-handling capacity, logistics hubs, access-road expansions and port-city connectivity.
One senior representative remarked: “Liberia presents a compelling opportunity to build a strategic trans-shipment and logistics platform, serving a rapidly growing regional market.”
Their involvement draws on recent Moroccan infrastructure deals, such as those by Marsa Maroc in the Mediterranean region, and Africa50’s fund-raising for pan-African infrastructure projects.
Echoing the government’s wider inclusive-development agenda under President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., the NPA reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability and a secure investment climate, MD Dukuly added: “We are building not just infrastructure, we are building trust and partnerships and our reforms are designed to create predictable, secure and efficient conditions for private capital”, he added.
At the close of the meeting, the NPA and the Moroccan delegation agreed to initiate technical consultations to develop a viable investment framework, align portfolios with the government’s ARREST (Accelerated Results for Sustainable Transformation) Agenda, and define priority projects and timelines.
Modernising Liberia’s port infrastructure and road connectivity is expected to significantly reduce vessel-waiting time, speed up cargo turnaround and enhance hinterland access.
A more efficient port system positions Liberia for increased integration into regional trade, supply chains and trans-shipment networks.
Attracting global capital via credible institutional partners signals confidence in Liberia’s reform path and investment climate.
Upgrades to logistics and trade infrastructure create direct employment, support ancillary industries and contribute to national economic growth.
Liberia’s port authority system covers four major seaports.
Anchorage-stay duration for container vessels at Monrovia averaged 1.8 days in May 2025.
Container volumes at the Freeport of Monrovia terminal grew from approximately 89 TEUs in 2017 to a projected 110 TEUs by 2021 under previous network investments.
“We are committed to transforming Liberia’s port system into one of the most efficient and reliable gateways in West Africa.”
Sekou Dukuly, Managing Director, NPA, reassured his partners and Liberians in general.
