Ports, roads and logistics
Goods move through Sierra Leone by sea, road and air, and international carriers including DHL, UPS and Dawnus already work in the country.
Infrastructure
The port of Freetown
Queen Elizabeth II Quay is the country's most important gateway for trade. It is 10 metres deep at high tide and 7 metres at low tide, 1,067 metres long, with six berths, four large warehouses and a container stacking area of over 31,000 square metres. More than 257,000 tonnes of general cargo pass through each year.
Nitti and Pepel
Two smaller ports serve mining. Nitti exports rutile and bauxite from the Bonthe district, and Pepel exports iron ore from the north.
Lungi International Airport
Direct flights connect Sierra Leone with Europe, the Middle East and Africa. A new airport at Lungi began operating in March 2023.
Roads
The public road network is about 11,000 km: about 8,000 km in the National Road System and about 3,000 km of local roads and tracks. Rehabilitating roads has been central to reviving growth, by improving access to markets and creating work in road building.
Projects under development
Lungi cold storage
A cold storage facility at the airport to cut losses on agricultural exports.
Regional tank farm
A fuel storage project, one of the opportunities open to investors.