The Adetikope industrial platform is the result of a public-private partnership between the Togolese government and the Arise Industrial Integrated Platform group.
On the one hand, it is located a few kilometres from the container terminals of the Autonomous Port of Lomé, in a strategic position on the backbone of the Lomé-Burkina Faso-Niger corridor.
PIA is also a dry port. As Kokou Edem Tengue, Togo’s Minister of Maritime Economy, Fisheries and Coastal Protection, points out, the dry port is an extension of the Port Autonome de Lomé.
In a pragmatic way, containers coming from or going to Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali will be consolidated or deconsolidated at this dry port in an area capable of handling 300 containers per day for these logistical operations. The containers will then be transported to this area under a bonded transport regime, eliminating the need for customs operations.
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| Operational since January 2022, the Adetikope Industrial Platform (PIA) is a model of success. Located some thirty kilometres from Togo’s capital, Lomé, and managed by the Arise IIP group, it is and will be both an economic development centre and a dry port |
To optimise links with the port of Lomé and avoid congestion on the roads leading to the north of the country, transport operations from the port of Lomé are carried out at night.
As Kokou Edem Tengue points out, the Adetikope Plate-forme is a vertically integrated industrial zone focused on creating value chains for storage, processing, manufacturing and export.
To complete the picture, PIA offers a favourable tax regime for companies setting up there. To date, several companies have chosen to set up in Adetikope. These include Togo Routes Industries, Togo Soja, NutriSource, etc. The attractiveness of the Adetikope industrial platform lies in the fact that a one-stop shop has been set up in an office in the area. This means that investors dealing with the Togolese administration can get what they need without having to travel to the capital. Warehouses, manufacturing plants, government offices, employee housing and a shopping centre have helped make PIA a city within a city.
While the first phase of 128,000 sq. m is already sold out, a second phase is planned for the near future. It will cover 878 hectares. An expansion that will finally allow PIA to become the multimodal industrial centre it has always dreamed of becoming.
Edem Kokou Tengue, the driving force behind maritime transport
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| Edem Kokou Tengue |
Togo’s minister for Maritime Economy, Fisheries and Coastal Protection is on the move. On 8 April 2024, he welcomed the Sierra Leonean minister to Lomé and facilitated a visit to the Port of Lomé. Furthermore, the Adetikope Industrial Platform (Plate-forme industrielle d’Adetikope – PIA) continues to make its mark under his watch. With Edem Kokou Tengue (44) at the helm, the PIA’s dry port is more determined than ever to position itself as a strategic hub for regional trade and logistics.
During the recent visit of the Sierra Leonean minister to Lomé, the Togolese Minister for the Maritime Economy, Fisheries and Coastal Protection convinced his counterpart to strengthen ties between the two countries, especially in the strategic area of maritime transport.
With David Moinina Sengeh, as is the case with his many distinguished visitors, Edem Kokou Tengue proudly presented the Togolese jewel. “Together, we are committed to working towards progress and the development of our actions towards new horizons of prosperity”, he told the local press. The Sierra Leonean minister was able to appreciate the innovations that have enabled Togo to remain at the forefront of the maritime sector in Africa.
We have been informed that several major maritime transport companies have joined the dry port of Adetikope thanks to the efforts of Minister Edem Kokou Tengue. The Swiss-Italian MSC, the Danish MAERSK, the French CMA CGM, the Singaporean PIL and the Japanese ONE all appear satisfied with the services provided by PIA. “I am pleased to share with you the significant progress resulting from the follow-up meeting which I chaired. The discussions, which focused on the process of transferring containers in transit from the seaport to the PIA’s dry port, were carefully evaluated. While there is room for improvement, I am pleased to report that shipping giants such as MSC, MAERSK, CMA CGM, PIL and ONE, representing more than 90% of the market, have expressed their support for our dry port.
One thing is certain: the significant influx of global maritime players should boost the activity of the PIA dry port, in line with Togo’s ambitions.