Berbera port phase 2 and economic zone
An evaluation study for British International Investment, published in December 2025, describes a planned second phase at Berbera port that would raise container capacity to 2 million TEU by extending the quay to 1,000 m and adding gantry cranes, with its timing uncertain and dependent on throughput. It records the Berbera Economic Zone 15 km from the port, and phase 1 works completed in 2021. The study's economic figures for 2024 are modelled estimates.
- Planned
- Sourced, not yet verified
The project in brief
- Place
- Berbera, Somaliland
- Type
- Port
- Status
- Planned: Berbera phase 2: a 1,000 m quay and 2 million TEU, with timing the study calls uncertain
- Value
- Not published
- Start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- Not published
- Completed
- Not published
- Progress
- Not published
- Last checked
- 21 September 2026
Organisations named
- Developer: DP World, phase 2 is described as DP World's plan.
What the sources report
- December 2025
Berbera phase 2: a 1,000 m quay and 2 million TEU, with timing the study calls uncertain
The BII study states that phase 2 is planned to raise container capacity to 2 million TEU by extending the quay to 1,000 m and installing additional gantry cranes, and that the timing and implementation of phase 2 remain uncertain and depend on throughput growth.
- December 2025
The Berbera Economic Zone, 15 km from the port, in the BII study
The study records that the investment includes the Berbera Economic Zone, a special economic zone located 15 km from the port along the Berbera corridor, alongside phase 1 works completed in 2021.
- December 2025
BII study: 2,490 jobs and USD 45.1 million of value added from Berbera port and zone in 2024
The BII study estimates that the port, its supply chains and the Berbera Economic Zone supported around 2,490 jobs and USD 45.1 million in value added in 2024, including about 1,315 direct port jobs.
Related coverage
Sources and their limits
- British International Investment / Itad: Study of the Berbera port investment
Evaluation study, December 2025. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: Study commissioned by BII and FCDO; phase 2 is DP World's plan as summarised and the study calls its timing uncertain; economic figures are modelled estimates for 2024.
How this record was put together
Three facts from one study about the port and its zone.