Cocoa shippers in Ivory Coast halted exports after gendarmes disrupted operations at the West African nation’s largest port in the second day of renewed unrest among military personnel, according to a person familiar with the matter. The disruptions in the world’s biggest cocoa producer occurred at the port in the commercial capital, Abidjan, said the person, who asked not to be identified because he is not allowed to speak publicly. Gendarmes who usually guard entrances closed some gates, the person said on Wednesday. “Gendarmes are firing in the air,” Ibrahim Traore, who works near the port, said by phone. “They are shooting at the port’s gendarmerie station.” Aboubacar Ouattara, a spokesman for the port, didn’t immediately respond to calls and a text message seeking comment. Cocoa for March delivery rose as much as 1.6 percent on Wednesday and traded 0.5 percent higher at 1,800 pounds ($2,217) a metric ton at 2:54 p.m. in London on the ICE Futures Europe exchange. The disruptions come after gunfire was reported Tuesday in the vicinity of military camps near the capital, Yamoussoukro, and in five other towns, including the cocoa-growing centers of Daloa and Duekoue, according to the French consulate. Four soldiers were killed in the clashes, government spokesman Bruno Kone told reporters on Wednesday. President Alassane Ouattara ordered military and police chiefs to identify the concerns of their staff and make sure the unrest stops, the government said on its Twitter account on Wednesday. The violence erupted days after the government reached a deal with soldiers who led a two-day mutiny earlier this month over unpaid bonuses and better living conditions. It’s the second military revolt since Ouattara took office in 2011. “The situation is worrying but Ivorians will need to trust us,” Security Minister Hamed Bakayoko told reporters on Wednesday. “The government will find a solution but we can’t do that when it’s a chaotic situation. There’s a process of contamination going on, it’s spreading to others units.” Read more on Ivory Coast military unrest In the agreement reached with disgruntled soldiers last week, the government pledged to pay bonuses worth 12 million CFA francs ($19,478) per soldier, including 5 million francs this week, according to Nicolas Djibo, the mayor of Bouake, where the revolt started on Jan. 6.