SLPHA Launches Multi Agency Exercise to Decongest Freetown Port

The Director General of the Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority (SLPHA), Yankuba Askia Bio, is leading a multi-agency operation to decongest the Queen Elizabeth II Quay in Cline Town, Freetown.

The exercise, which began on Monday, 10 August 2026, involves the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), led by Executive Director James Baggie Bio, the Indigenous Transport Owners Association (ITOA), Freetown Terminal Limited and other stakeholders.

The operation is aimed at improving the movement of containers and other cargo from the port once the required documentation, revenue payments and regulatory checks have been completed.