Port Autonome de Douala Port Management Information System (PMIS)
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Cameroon's busiest port digitizes on paper only halfway — 20-30% of customs brokers say that gap invites bribes. A system contracted in 2024 aims to close it by September 2026.
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The strongest source is press reporting; no primary evaluation was located. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →Part of 1001 Smart Cities — 1,167 documented projects · 🏙️ Douala city profile · 🪪 Digital government guide · 🏛️ Governance projects
Port Autonome de Douala (PAD), the state port authority that handles the large majority of Cameroon's maritime trade, contracted Spanish port-technology firm Prodevelop in November 2024 to build an integrated Port Management Information System with a 'community portal' meant to centralize stakeholder requests and payments through a single entry point and improve operational/financial data management. PAD has stated it is targeting full digitalization of the port platform by September 2026, according to Cameroonian business press. An independent assessment covering 2021-2024 reportedly found the port's pre-existing digital tools (the Guce single-window and Camcis customs system) only partially adopted, which the PMIS project is explicitly meant to address.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Port Autonome de Douala Port Management Information System (PMIS)” — Douala, Cameroon. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/douala-pad-pmis-digitalization/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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