Port autonome de San-Pedro, Commercial seaport in San Pedro, Côte d'Ivoire

The Port autonome de San-Pédro is a state-owned port company on the Gulf of Guinea at San-Pédro, southwestern Côte d'Ivoire, with capital of 2 billion CFA francs. Its first stone was laid on 12 August 1968 and it entered service in May 1971 with the Ivorian ship "Korhogo". A second multipurpose industrial terminal opened in September 2022, funded by a 173 million euro investment.

The port was founded in 1969 to support economic development in the southwestern region, building on earlier trading posts from colonial times. Over the following decades, it grew into one of the main hubs for regional maritime trade.

San-Pédro is the world's leading cocoa-exporting port, a role tied to the surrounding Bas-Sassandra plantations. In October 2025 the port opened a 30-hectare logistics zone to expand cocoa and agricultural exports. The state company running it has capital of 2 billion CFA francs.

The port lies at San-Pédro in south-western Côte d'Ivoire, and its two terminals handle general and industrial cargo; the second, polyvalent terminal opened in September 2022. Access is geared to freight operations rather than tourism, so check with the port authority before planning a visit.

The port ranks first worldwide among cocoa-bean exporting ports. Its first stone was laid on 12 August 1968, and it entered service in May 1971 with the Ivorian ship "Korhogo", before Félix Houphouët-Boigny inaugurated it on 4 December 1972 alongside Nigerien president Hamani Diori.