To “RESET” and “Modernize” National Port System
Monrovia, Liberia – A USD 550 million Five-Year Strategic Plan (2025–2030) has been launched by the National Port Authority (NPA) with the goal of repositioning the country’s ports as hubs for private investment, regional trade, and economic growth.
Under the direction of NPA Managing Director Hon. Sekou A. M. Dukuly, the historic plan, titled “For a United Port System: Attracting Private Capital, Facilitating Trade, and Anchoring Growth,” was formally unveiled Monday, October 27, 2025, at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex in Congo Town.
A comprehensive reform agenda that stands for Reform Governance, Enhance Efficiency, Strengthen Financial Management, Establish Inland Container Terminals, and Transform Infrastructure, the initiative is based on the acronym “RESET.”
“We go from maintenance to modernization, from reliance to diversification, and from isolation to a unified port system with our USD 550 million Strategic Plan. Our ports have been viewed as little more than sources of income for far too long. We are changing that story today,” Managing Director Dukuly stated.
The NPA chief claims that the plan, which is in line with President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development, offers a five-year framework for port development. “The strategy is a national commitment to efficiency, inclusive growth, and change,” Dukuly stressed.
The NPA will modernize management structures and empower regional ports through governance reform under the RESET framework. Increase operational efficiency by increasing personnel capacity, automating tasks, and digitizing processes.
Diversify revenue sources beyond concessions to strengthen financial systems. To reduce traffic at the Freeport of Monrovia and increase trade access to Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire, an inland container terminal should be established. With 15–20% of yearly profits set aside for development, update and transform port infrastructure with the support of a recently established Port Infrastructure Investment Fund.
Liberia’s ports, including Monrovia, Buchanan, Greenville, and Harper, are envisioned as unified, competitive, and regionally integrated trade gateways under the USD 550 million plan. It aims to increase export potential, draw in private investment, and generate employment for thousands of Liberians.
In order to create a port system that is more robust, intelligent, and competitive, Dukuly stated, “We launch not just a plan, but a vision.”
The managing director described the strategy as “a product of collaboration, data, and national vision” and commended Pure Brilliance Advisers, a Liberian-owned firm, for spearheading the design and validation process.
Minister of Finance and Development Planning Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, who gave the keynote presentation, praised the NPA for its vision but emphasized that the plan must provide quantifiable outcomes. Ngafuan issued a warning, saying, “Implementation is different from launch. The NPA can’t end here. Put in endless effort to accomplish the goals. This proposal is a component of our structural approach to resolving the fundamental problems.”
Ngafuan reiterated the government’s dedication to structural changes that have an immediate effect on livelihoods, pointing out that strategic planning at entities such as the NPA would have an influence on the entire Liberian economy.
