Cooperate and share knowledge on best practices in port management and operations in order to deliver efficient and effective port services to our clients (ships and cargo owners), while maintaining the best culture of safe, secure and environmentally clean port operations.
To contribute to the improvement in the quality of services of port activities and services of our members in order to promote sustainable socio-economic development of our countries and the sub-region.
PMAWCA consists of 24 regular member Ports and 8 associate members spanning from Mauritania to Angola along the West African coast. It includes Anglophone, Francophone, and Lusophone countries with official languages in English, French, and Portuguese, as well as observer members in Europe.