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Announcements, commentary and perspectives from Portus Advisory International on ports, logistics, industrial infrastructure and energy transition.

Youssef Imghi pointing out the Dobali site on a satellite map during the presentation to Guinea's Ministry of Transport, Conakry, May 2026

Project19 May 2026

Dobali deep-water port: first feasibility findings presented to Guinea's Ministry of Transport

Conakry, 19 May 2026 — Portus advises Infraports Invest Guinée on the project developer's side.

Infraports Invest Guinée presented the first feasibility, bathymetric and economic findings for the Dobali deep-water port to the Ministry of Transport. Portus advises the developer; Youssef Imghi took part in the presentation.

Youssef Imghi speaking at the lectern during SIPORTS 2026 in El Jadida, April 2026

Conference1 April 2026

SIPORTS 2026: Youssef Imghi on the panel on port competitiveness and connectivity

At the inaugural SIPORTS in El Jadida, Youssef Imghi took part in the panel on competitiveness and connectivity — where the discussion kept returning to the port as an ecosystem, not a collection of assets.

Panel of the 43rd Annual Council of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa in Lagos, with Youssef Imghi seated at the right

Conference23 November 2023

PMAWCA 43rd Council: Youssef Imghi chairs the session on ports and the AfCFTA

At the 43rd Annual Council of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa, Youssef Imghi chaired the session on economic and logistical development under the AfCFTA, with the port authorities of Nigeria, Gabon, Togo and Cameroon.

Youssef Imghi on the panel of the 24th Talk & Taste at the Phare des Mamelles in Dakar, December 2022

Institutional15 December 2022

Talk & Taste Dakar: Portus on economic and cultural cooperation between Senegal and Morocco

Youssef Imghi joined the panel of the 24th Talk & Taste in Dakar to set out how ports underpin trade and tourism between Senegal and Morocco, and where cooperation between the two economies can be built.

Participants of the Forum of Port Stakeholders and the Private Sector in Dakar, July 2022, with Youssef Imghi among them

Conference20 July 2022

Forum of Port Stakeholders and the Private Sector: Portus on Senegal's ambition to become a logistics hub

Youssef Imghi joined the panel of the Forum of Port Stakeholders and the Private Sector in Dakar, arguing that governance, public-private collaboration and human capital will decide whether Senegal reaches its 2035 hub ambition.

Cargo vessel berthed against an urban industrial waterfront, seen from above

Port StrategyDraft

The Port as an Ecosystem Orchestrator

Ports used to be judged on what they moved. They are now judged on what they can arrange, which asks something quite different of a port authority.

Railway yard with multiple tracks converging into the distance

Logistics & CorridorsDraft

Africa's Next Generation of Trade Corridors

Corridor money goes into roads, railways and ports. Corridor time goes missing at the places where those meet.

Industrial energy plant with pipe racks and storage at Maasvlakte, Rotterdam

Energy TransitionDraft

Port Energy Hubs and the New Energy Economy

Hydrogen projects are argued about as production questions. The thing that actually stops them is more often the port, the land, the utilities or the absence of a buyer.

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