Mogadishu, Somalia, January, 2024
ACCESS in coolaboration with Nuros9solutions reviewed operational and connectivity challenges affecting Mogadishu Port, focusing on how port performance and inland transport links influence trade, productivity and national economic activity.
The assessment considered the port’s historical development, physical capacity and role in handling Somalia’s imports and exports. It noted that constraints at the port are inseparable from the wider transport system: costly road movement, missing links and inaccessible areas limit the safe and efficient flow of goods between the port, markets and production areas.
Recommendations focused on stronger operational information systems, improved documentation, standardized mechanical handling equipment and better management systems. The review also emphasized upgrading routes, closing network gaps and expanding access so that port improvements can generate wider benefits for agriculture, livestock, commerce and regional markets.
The work framed the port not as an isolated facility, but as a national gateway whose effectiveness depends on coordinated investment in operations, information and transport connectivity.