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Port Autonome de Douala Port Management Information System (PMIS)

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.

In build 📅 since 2024

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📖 Terms in this entry: Civic participation platform · Digital identity · Open data

Sources

↗ Prodevelop — vendor announcement of the PAD contractPrimary vendor announcement of the contract, module scope, and agile implementation approach
↗ Port Technology International — independent trade-press confirmationIndependent trade-press confirmation of the same contract and objectives
↗ Business in Cameroon — PAD's September 2026 completion targetReports PAD's stated target and references a 2021-2024 study finding prior tools only partially adopted

This overview was generated with AI from the public sources listed above and checked against them before publication. It has not had a complete human fact-check — treat it as a starting point and follow the sources.

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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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