IPNEWS – The European Union Ambassador to Liberia, Ambassador Laurent Delahousse has led a delegation of European ambassadors and diplomats to pay a courtesy call on APM Terminals Liberia. The French Ambassador to Liberia, Ambassador Michael Roux was a key member of this delegation as well as other representatives from the German Embassy and the EU Office in Liberia. The visit involved a tour of the port in which the delegation received first hand briefing on the operations of APM Terminals Liberia as well as the Freeport of Monrovia in general.

The visit follows a similar one that the U.S Ambassador to Liberia paid to the port a fortnight ago, reaffirming the strong interest that the diplomatic community is taking in the transformation of the Freeport of Monrovia as a means to strengthening trade between Liberia and Europe and the United States.

Managing Director of APM Terminals, Mr. Jonathan Graham and Commercial Manager Mr. Thomas Moore jointly briefed the delegation. The briefing centered on macro-economic business development, ongoing improvement initiatives, and the Port Digitization partnership between APM Terminals Liberia and the Liberia Revenue Authority, dredging of the Port and further planned investments.