Queen Elizabeth II Quay

The port of Freetown (English Port of Freetown ) with the Queen Elizbeth II Quay is a seaport in the Sierra Leonean capital Freetown. It is the largest port in the country in terms of area and the third largest natural harbor in the world. It is operated by the Sierra Leone Port Authority. In November 2011, the operation of the container terminal at the company Bolloré Africa Logistics for 25 years yet.

The port, located on the southern coast of Sierra Leone River in the Fourah Bay, allowing ships with a maximum draft of 11.90 meters. The port has several facilities, including four warehouses, petroleum tanks, containers courts and dispatch facilities. The port has six berths and a storage area of ​​31,000 square meters. Only two berths with a longer of 722 meters are actively used.

The port of Freetown has an outstanding importance for the trade of the country. He is to be extended for more than 11 million U.S. dollars. For the first time the port was again visited by an international cruise ship, the Hamburg end of 2013.

The construction of the port facilities started in 1953 under the name of Fourah Bay. The quays have then cost 1.47 million pounds sterling.