Commitment & sustainability
More than 700 jobs created, skills passed on, leaner infrastructure: the terminal’s modernisation is also a project for the territory.
MCTC embeds sustainability in its investment decisions as well as in its day-to-day management. Four commitments structure this approach: local employment, training, the environment and the community.
From the start of operations in November 2024, around one hundred former ONATRA staff were integrated into MCTC’s teams, preserving Matadi’s port know-how. The modernisation works mobilise more than 500 jobs during construction, and the modernised terminal will support 200 permanent jobs. In total, more than 700 jobs created. Recruitment gives priority to talent from Kongo Central.
Operating mobile harbour cranes, planning vessel calls or running a computerised container yard are demanding professions. MCTC invests in the continuous training of its teams — safety, operations, maintenance, systems — supported by the standards and trainers of the MSC/TIL network. The goal: full port careers, built in Matadi.
The modernisation builds efficiency in from the design stage: a solar-powered operations building, more efficient new equipment and, above all, a rail connection to the Matadi–Kinshasa railway. Every container shifted from road to rail cuts emissions, wear on the RN1 and road risk along the corridor. MCTC is targeting ISO 14001 certification by 2027 [TO BE CONFIRMED].
MCTC intends to be a reliable neighbour to the city of Matadi: dialogue with local authorities, priority to regional suppliers wherever quality requirements allow, and long-term local social initiatives. [Detailed programmes TO BE CONFIRMED — content to be published via the admin as initiatives roll out.]
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