This was undoubtedly the last great preparatory date for the actual launch of commercial operations at the Port of Kribi, which had remained for three long years inactive. A seminar dedicated to the "extension of the procedures for the passage of goods at the Port of Kribi". Held, from February 15 to 16, 2018, in the proceedings room of the Hotel La Marée. At the fronton of the assistance, the Minister of Transport, Edgard Alain MEBE NGO and, among other presences of mark, the Governor of the Region of the South and the local administrative authorities, the Delegate of the Government with the Urban Community of Kribi, the representative of the Director General of Customs, the Managing Director of the Autonomous Port of Kribi, the General Director of the Single Window of Foreign Trade Operations, the Director General of the Agency for Standards and Quality, the representatives of the port stakeholders (shipowners, freight forwarders, freight forwarders, consignees, licensed Customs agents), land freight management organizations (BGFT, BARC, BNF), the National Port Authority, the National Council of Loaders, the National Committee for Trade Facilitation (CONAFE ), economic operators, employers' bodies, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Crafts.

Two days of work, bringing together nearly 300 people, to share the government's vision for this infrastructure Port de Kribi, develop a framework to better meet the needs and requirements of economic operators, pool data, information and information. experiments on the passage of goods in order to improve transit times revisit all the foreign trade procedures carried by the various stakeholders and assess the level of preparation of the various actors for the effective start of the commercial operation of the Mboro site 

In essence, it was to anchor the foundations of creating a competitive and efficient port community through the implementation of simple, harmonized, standardized, predictable and transparent procedures. A seminar jointly organized by the Autonomous Port of Kribi and the Directorate General of Customs and for which the latter has mobilized, through its Sector South II, all its energy to make the event a date of importance in the world. year 2018.

Also, Jerry Naah Tanjoh, representative of the Director General of Customs underlined the strong will of the Government to endow Cameroon with a modern port of Kribi, adapted to the constant evolutions of the international trade. He said that it is imperative that the various actors in the logistics chain pool their experiences to promote the establishment of simple, predictable and transparent procedures. Following him, Patrice Melom, Director General of PAK, reminded the imminence of the launch of commercial activities at the Port of Kribi. Recalling the positive externalities expected from its operationalization, he stressed the need to respond to the challenges of simplification and facilitation of port procedures and the expectation, at the end of the Seminar, of the formulation of relevant proposals, with a view to ensure the start and efficient operation of the Port of Kribi. Speaking at the end, Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo, Minister of Transport and Presiding Officer, underscored the Government's commitment to strengthen national capacity in maritime services. In highlighting the major challenges in promoting the competitiveness of the Port of Kribi, he urged participants to make relevant recommendations, with a view to reducing costs and delays, to make the Port an international reference.