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Cameroon National Ports Authority Delegation Visits Busan City Hall, Elevating the Status of a Global Maritime Hub City

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that the Cameroon National Ports Authority delegation visited Busan City Hall at 4:30 p.m. yesterday (9th).

The Cameroon National Ports Authority is an administrative body responsible for establishing national port plans and supervising, regulating, and evaluating the operations of four ports—Douala, Kribi, Limbe, and Garoua. It was established in 1998.

The delegation consisted of seven members, led by François TOUNA, Head of the Garoua Branch.

The visit was arranged after the Cameroon National Ports Authority formally requested an official meeting to benchmark Busan Metropolitan City’s outstanding maritime policies and its cooperative model between local governments and ports as a global maritime hub city.

The delegation decided to visit Busan upon learning of the excellence of the city’s maritime policies, which were actively promoted during Busan’s successful election as the first Asian executive board city of the World Ports Cities Forum (AIVP) and at the forum’s General Assembly.

The meeting was held in the International Protocol Room of Busan City Hall. During the session, the delegation requested explanations on:
▲ the official cooperation system between local governments and ports ▲ major initiatives for port decarbonization ▲ Busan Metropolitan City’s key projects ▲ its civil complaint resolution process.

The city introduced the “Busan–Busan Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries–Busan Port Authority Leaders’ Council,” which resumed this year, as its official cooperation system between local governments and ports. It also presented its major decarbonization initiatives, including the eco-friendly integrated energy terminal and large-scale ship repair complex currently under development.

In addition, the city outlined its key project, the “Global Maritime Hub City Vision and Strategy,” announced by Mayor Park Heong-joon in August.

Furthermore, Busan Metropolitan City requested the delegation’s support for its bid to host the “2027 World Ports Cities Forum.”

The city also noted that it had previously met with the Mayor of Douala—who holds voting authority in selecting the host city during the 2025 World Ports Cities Forum—to discuss cooperation and request support for Busan’s bid.

Park Geun-rok, Director General of the Bureau of Maritime Affairs, Fisheries, and Agriculture, stated, “This visit reflects the city’s rising global stature as a maritime hub, demonstrated by its election as the first Asian executive board city of the World Ports Cities Forum, its hosting of the Our Ocean Conference, the upcoming 2026 PNLG* Forum, and its bid for the 2028 UN Ocean Conference,” adding, “Busan Metropolitan City will continue to engage actively in international exchange activities to strengthen its maritime leadership.”

*PNLG: PEMSEA Network of Local Governments