# Abidjan (CI ABJ)

**UN/LOCODE:** CI ABJ  
**Country:** Cote D'Ivoire  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Canal or Lake  
**GPS:** 5.2500, -4.0167

Cocoa is king in Abidjan: Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest cocoa producer, and the commodity makes up roughly 40% of the port's exports, alongside coffee, rubber, palm oil and bananas — cargoes that depend on its reefer and cold-chain capacity. The largest container port in West Africa, Abidjan handled 1,646,304 TEU in 2024 (up 33%) and more than 40 million tonnes of total cargo (up 15.6%). It is also the principal sea outlet for landlocked Mali and Burkina Faso: their transit traffic moves inland by road and along the Abidjan–Ouagadougou railway (Sitarail), and Mali-bound volumes recently jumped by more than 70%. The second container terminal, TC2, is run by Côte d'Ivoire Terminal (CIT) — a joint venture of AGL and APM Terminals — and passed its millionth TEU in July 2024, handling larger vessels than the older berths thanks to around 16 metres of draft, while the port authority (PAA) targets 2 million TEU by 2027. Customs clearance is handled by Ivorian customs, which operate dedicated transit regimes for the Sahel states. For shippers serving Mali, Burkina Faso or Niger, Abidjan is the natural gateway, though Tema (Ghana), Lomé (Togo) and Dakar (Senegal) compete for the same corridors depending on carrier services and final destination.

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