ENAPOR


ENAPOR is the Cape Verdean port authority. Its purpose is the administration, management and economic exploitation of the ports, terminals and zones of port jurisdiction of Cape Verde. It is a public limited company, 100% owned by the State of Cape Verde. Its current president is Jorge Pimenta Maurício. In 2017, 2,334,079 tonnes of cargo and 873,915 passengers were handled. The net income of ENAPOR was 187.8 million CVE in 2016.
ENAPOR was established on 19 June 1982 as the successor of the former Junta Autónoma dos Portos de Cabo Verde. In 2005 there were plans to privatize ENAPOR and at least two major ports. An international tender for the sub-concession of the four major ports was launched in 2015, but this was cancelled in 2017.

Ports

ENAPOR manages the following ports:
PortIsland
Sal ReiBoa Vista
FurnaBrava
Vale de Cavaleiros Fogo
Porto InglêsMaio
PalmeiraSal
PraiaSantiago
Porto NovoSanto Antão
Tarrafal de São NicolauSão Nicolau
Porto Grande São Vicente

The two busiest ports are Porto Grande and Praia, each covering about 35% of the maritime cargo traffic of Cape Verde. Several ports have been expanded and modernized recently, including Praia, Palmeira and Sal Rei.