What are the stages of its implementation? What is the status of the company implementing the project? What concessions have been given by government to the company and for how long? What benefits are to be derived by the country? Would the benefits be more than what the country used to derive when Gambia Ports Authority was under Gambian management?
These are the questions Foroyaa will seek to answer in assessing the cost and benefit of the deep seaport audit. What is known so far is as follows:
The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) has entered a 30-year concession deal with Albayrak (a Turkish company) to take responsibility of management of the ports. The deal involves the construction of a new one billion dollar deep seaport at Sanyang, Kombo South. The Sanyang Port is expected to be completed within six years.
Officials say the overarching goal is to reclaim maritime traffic lost to neighbouring ports due to outdated infrastructure.
