Kribi Deep-Water Port Project
Paris, France and Kribi, Cameroon
David Koch
2012 Louis Berger Fellowship
Une semaine à Paris
• One week at LB SAS headquarters
• Met and worked with staff in Paris
• Gathered information about project
• Discussed their experience and my role
Paris
Yaounde
YaoundeKribi
Douala
La ville de Kribi
The Office in Kribi
• 2 permanent staff
• Experts come and go throughout the project
• On the outskirts of Kribi, on the beach
The Construction Site
• Site 30 km south of Kribi
• About an hour’s bumpy drive• Huge construction site, a few things
being built
Under Construction
Breakwater Land reclamation
DewateringOffice and housing
The Planning Process
Phase 1 port
The Planning ProcessPhase 3 port
New town
Industrial zone
Road and rail
Nature of LB’s work
My Role on the Project
• Site visits and meetings
• Primary author on monthly and other reports
• Communication with other Berger offices
How did it go?
• Cameroonian and Chinese culture
• Working together across several languages
• Each organization has their own working culture
Travels Around Cameroon
What did I learn?
• A construction project up close and personal
• Planning and preparation necessary for later stages
• How communication was or wasn’t effected
• An outside perspective on developments
Thank you!
Merci!
谢谢!