SDV-AMI are one of the oldest and best established shipping agencies
in Luanda. SDV-AMI offer a forwarding service and can perform city limit deliveries.
SDV-AMI main offices are situated 10 minutes from the port. There is also a
small releasing office inside the port and a larger off-dock warehousing facility.
This facility is approximately 1km from the port where full units and general
cargo can be stored. The base is equipped with generators, forklifts and houses
the forwarding department of SDV-AMI.
Angola has four main ports: Luanda, Lobito, Malongo and
Namibe.
Luanda, the capital of Angola, is the country's largest
city and second busiest seaport. Founded in 1576 by Paulo Dias de Novais,
it became
the administrative centre of the colony in 1627 and was a major outlet
for slave traffic to Brazil.
Commercial and industrial sections are
located around the modern deepwater port, and government and residential
districts are inland, on higher
ground.
The city's main exports include petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, and
fish products. Among its manufactures are refined petroleum, motor
vehicles, textiles, and processed food. Major imports include iron,
steel, machinery, flour and coal
There are four terminals at Luanda port. Unicargas, Intertransit,
SGEP and a conventional quay. OTAL will call at the Intertransit terminal
and this is situated between Unicargas and SGEP terminals. There is
a 330m quay at Intertransit and there are detailed plans outlining
the future developments of the terminal. These development plans include
dedicated vehicle space, 1300 cbm for general/groupage cargo and an
increased number of reefer plugs. This development will result in higher
levels of service to OTAL customers and provide safe and secure space
for all cargoes.
To compliment port services, OTAL's agent AMI has an
off-dock facility 1km from the port. There are warehouse facilities
which general cargo
can be stored. The base is fully equipped with generators and folklifts
and it is securely guarded 24 hours a day.
Location
Situated in a natural harbour with seaward
shelter provided by Luanda Island. The bay provides secure
anchorage for vessels of any size.
Draft at Harbour Mouth
27.5m
Draft at Quay
10.0m at HW, 9.5m at anytime
Pilots
Inwards/Outwards between 0700
and 2200 (2400 possible if a pilot is available). It is possible
to obtain
clearance from the pilot and port authority to depart the port
outside of these hours.
Berths
5 cargo berths up to 180 meters long
Cranes
Approx 25 cranes on the quays which include
3t and 10t lift canes
Mobile crane : 20 tonnes. The mobile 100t crane can be towed
from Lobito at a charge
Rail Connections
Rail connections to the national rail system
Air Connections
Belas International Airport is 5km away
Warehousing/Storage
18 warehouses providing 55,000m square of covered space.
Uncovered space is available
The implementation of the ISPS code came into effect
on the 1st July 2004, a global maritime security standard introduced
by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for member nations.
Below are the details of the Angola ports plans for 2004:
Angola have appointed the National Direction of Merchant Navy
to be in charge of reinforcing security at the Angolan ports.
Port access
is monitored with all personnel entering the ports needing identity
cards.
Floodlighting is in place.
Security (with armed guards) are on watch 24hrs a day.
Angola has tightened its port state control regime and introduced fixed tariffs
and compulsory inspections on vessels calling at all its ports. The measure
came into effect on September 1st and followed the creation of a new directorate
with responsibilities focusing on meeting international ship safety and security.
The size of the fees will depend on the type of vessel, with LNG carriers facing
the highest at US$760.
Soyo
Port Information
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Location
Soyo is located in northern Angola,
on the south bank of the Zaire River close to its mouth.
Draft at Quay
6m at the quayside
Berths
- Two jetties (200m in length each)
- One finger jetty (100m in length)
- RoRo vessels are able to berth at the third jetty
Air Connections
Soyo airport is located 5km away from Kwanda Base harbour
Lobito
Port Information
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Lobito ia Angola's most important port after Luanda,
serving as a road hub and the western terminus of the trans-African Benguela
railroad, which connects the port with the mines in the Congo and Zambia. The
harbor, protected by a sandbar, is among the best on Africa's west coast.
Namibe
Port Information
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Namibe, formerly known as Moçâmedes, was founded
by Brazilians in the mid-19th century. It is located on an arid coastal strip
from which rises the steep Huíla escarpment and was cut off from the
Angolan interior until construction of the Namibe Railway in 1905.
Though the
interior developed, the port, which was dependent on fishing, had little
activity until the discovery of iron ore at Cassinga (Kassinga) and
the completion of a 56-mile (90-km) rail spur from Dongo to the mines in 1967.
The port’s harbour has subsequently been enlarged over the years and
is one of the country’s busiest port facilities. Namibe is also served
by an airport.
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New Luanda Terminal Contract Signed By Sogester & Mota
Engil - 03/06/09
Sociedade Gestora de Terminais S.A and MOTA ENGIL have signed a US$70 million
contract for the
construction of a second 47 hectares dry port terminal in the Cacuaco municipality
in the northern suburbs
of Luanda city. The aim of this project is to ease the congestion currently
faced by the Port of Luanda. Work
is expected to commence this month and completed by November 2009.
The Director of Luanda port, Sílvio Vinhas, has also guaranteed that
more dry ports will be created noting
two further sies at Viana and Petrangol [ANGOP 03/06/09 & 22/05/09]
Sogester ICD & Luanda Terminal Developments - May
09
Sogester confirmed their Inland Container Depot [ICD] project is moving forward
and is expecting to be fully operational by the end of 2009. This facility,
around 20ha is expected to be increase to 35ha by the first quarter of 2010.
Sogester is also working on developing a temporary ICD closer to dry port
at Porto Seco which will help reduce terminal congestion that will eventually
contribute to increase hourly productivity of vessels. They are hoping to
start operations by the end of June 2009.
New Transport Ministry Commission - May 09
The Ministry of Transport has announced a new commission to coordinate operations
of Port of Luanda and to find a permanent solution to overcome congestion.
Immediate tasks include revision of berthing schedules, supervision of container
transfers to Viana dry port, authorization of direct transfers for full imports
to dry port, improving level of crane/equipment drivers and to train stevedores
etc. The commission will consist of seven top officials from the Port of
Luanda, the Transport Ministry, Unicargas and the Maritime Institute. However,
it has
been reported that no personnel from any shipping association or Sogester
have been appointed.
Luanda Port Shore Cranes - May 09
Two new Liebher 500 mobiles cranes arrived in Luanda on 24/04/09 and are
expected to be operational from 22/05/09. These shore cranes will only
be operated on
berth 3 [TC3] due to current restrictions on other berths.
Praia Do Bispo-Corimba Highway Under Construction -
May 09
Luanda is to have an 8km highway dubbed "Marginal Sudoeste", linking
Praia do Bispo ward to the square of the Costa do Sol Hotel, in Corimba ward.
With 4-lanes each way it is hoped to improve road traffic in the city centre.
The National Firm of Hydraulic and Port Works [Hidroportos] and of the Brazilian
construction firm, Odebrecht have been commissioned to undertake the work.
[ANGOP 05/05/09]
US$136 Million Tender Issued For Luanda Bay & Port
Road - 19/05/09
Portuguese builders Mota Engil [www.mota-engil.pt] and Soares da Costa
[www.soaresdacosta.pt ] won a US$136 million tender to revamp a part of
the bay of Luanda this
weekend.
The 2-year project involves widening a 5km road linking the port with the
island of Luanda to 6 lanes, 12 parking lots and several public parks and
green areas.
The work is part of a US$2 billion government project to rehabilitate and
develop the bay of Luanda.
The Bay of Luanda Project was put on hold last year after Portuguese bank
Millennium BCP suspended financial support. BCP has now teamed up with
Banco Privado do
Atlantico [BPA] to finance the operation.
The project is in its third stage includes opening up a channel and dredging
a vast area of the bay, which has made it possible to reclaim between 50
and 150 metres of land from the sea along the coastal road that links the
island
of Luanda to the Angolan capital’s port. Cleaning up the bay of pollution
by removing contaminated sediments from it, over an area of 180,000 square
metres is another aim of the project.
Luanda Port Towage Company On Strike - 20/04/09
Staff from the Epinosul, a local towage company, are still on strike at the port
of Luanda. Staff from Lobito have been enlisted to operate the tugs during
this period. A minimal service is in operation for berthing and sailing of
vessels only. [SAGA 20/04/09]
Bolloré Africa Logistics Orders Second Set Of
RTG Cranes For Abidjan - 01/04/09
Bolloré Africa Logistics (BAL) has placed an order for a second set
of 40t rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes for its Société d’Exploitation
du Terminal de Vridi (SETV) container terminal in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The
RTGs are fully electrical and hydraulic-free and can stack 5-containers high
and 7-wide plus a truck lane.
Bolloré will take delivery of the 8 x RTG cranes in March 2010.
Konecranes delivered an identical order of 8 cranes in 2008.
Bollore's investment programme will increase the storage capacity at the terminal
with 22,000 TEUs and will allow SETV to handle nearly 800,000 TEUs a year.
No indication of cost has been given.
Commercial Exchange Between Angola And Netherlands Doubles
In Four Years - 30/03/09
Exports from the Netherlands to Angola has jumped from €121-million in 2004
to €231.8-million in 2007 according to the Minister of Economy, Manuel Nunes
Júnior at a recent Economic-Business Forum between the two countries.
[APA 30/03/09]
New Port Storage Tariff - Luanda - 27/03/09 Commencing 16/03/09, new storage tariffs will be applied, approved
by the Ministry of Transport and Finance through Decree No 323/08 (dated 16/12/08).
Please click here for the official document issued by Multiparques and a copy
of the tariffs.
First Angola Business Park Launched In Luanda Norte -
26/03/09
The Drago group has launched a US$700-million project to build logistic stations
aimed to encourage economic and industrial development of the country’s
18 provinces. The hubs will provide facilities ranging from factories to hotels,
warehouses, container parks, truck stations and fuel stations amongst other support
services. The funds for the project were secured from Angolan banks, such as
Banco de Desenvolvimento de Angola. The first park, Lunda Norte Business Park,
will be built in Dundo within the next 2-years. Luanda and Huambo will follow.
Each park has been budgeted to cost US$37 million.
[Macauhub 26/03/09]
Luanda Towage Company On Strike - 16/03/09
Staff from the towage company Epinosul are currently on strike at the port
of Luanda. Staff from Lobito port have been enlisted to operate the tugs
during this period. Labourers are complaining about salary and overtime pay.
A minimal service is in operation for the berthing/sailing of vessels only.
Their action is worsening congestion levels in the port which are already
around 40 days to berth. [SAGA 16/03/09]
Moçamedes Railroad To Reach Menongue In July
- 05/03/09
The second stretch of the Mocamedes Railway [89 km from Matala] has been inaugurated.
Chinese
company Hywai is in charge of the rehabilitation project. The third phase is
due to start this month which
stretches between Kuvango and Cuchi down to Menongue, and from Namibe to Lubango
then Matala, over a
distance of 903-km. The rehabilitation of the railway started in May 2006 and
will be complete by 2010. The
project includes the construction of 50 new stations from southwestern Namibe
province to Menongue,
southeastern Kuando Kubango. [ANGOP 05/03/09]
Cabinda Hosts African Ports Association Meeting - 23/02/09
Angola's northern Cabinda province hosted the first annual meeting of the Ports
Management association of West and Central Africa [PMAWCA]. The 4-day meeting
was attended by representatives from Angola [Cabinda, Luanda, Lobito, Soyo,
Namibe and Porto Amboim], Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Benin, Togo and Cape Verde.
The meeting reviewed activities relating to port operations, transit of goods,
security and protection of marine environment in ports. The agenda of discussions
included matters related to the last committee meeting held in Abidjan, Cote
d’Ivoire as well as the inspection of ships by the State, the challenges
of privatising port activities [in accordance to the experience of Ghana],
and the implementation of intranet to ease communication among ports. [ANGOP
23/02/09]
Sao Tome Agrees Port Project With Angola Oil Giant -
02/02/09
The government of Sao Tome has signed an agreement with Angolan oil company
Sonangol which will invest US$30 million to build a port in the north of
the island.
The deal, which was inked at the weekend, guarantees that Sonangol will be
exempted from taxes.
The plan includes the building of a depot to sell fuel to fishing and commercial
vessels operating in the Gulf of Guinea.
The government hopes the port will be fully operational in 2010 and will handle
half of the daily maritime traffic in the Gulf of Guinea, which would amount
to some 100 ships each day.
Sonangol also agreed to start preliminary feasibility studies into the extension
and revamp of the airport and port of Sao Tome.
Luanda Port Expects Revamp To Fight Delays - 12/01/09
The port of Luanda, one of the world's most congested, is undergoing a US$105
million facelift that
authorities say will help fight delays that have sharply pushed up prices of
goods. Silvio Vinhas, head of the
state-run Port of Luanda, said the aim was to increase the number of working
hours for cargo operators and
improve roads around the port for trucks to transport containers in and out
of the area faster as plans to build
a port twice as big in the bay of Dande, to the north of the capital, remain
underway.
"The modernisation plan is being carried out and should
produce positive results," stated
Vinhas. "But we
don't expect to end all the delays as traffic remains intense."
More than 35 cargo ships can be seen anchored outside the bay
of Luanda on any given day. Some wait for
weeks before docking at a port and another 10 days to unload their containers.
The port, on the northern tip of the bay of Luanda, is the main entry point
for most goods to the oil and
mineral rich nation, which is rebuilding after a 27-year civil war that destroyed
most of its industries and
infrastructure.
Analysts say the delays at the port are one of the main causes
of high prices in a country where a litre of milk
can cost up to US$3. The capital is considered to be the world's most expensive
city for foreigners. But
Vinhas said the bottlenecks also showed Angola's economy, which has been
growing in double digits since
the end of the civil war in 2002, remained strong. Angola rivals Nigeria
as sub-Saharan Africa's biggest oil
producer.
The port is expected to process 6.6 million tonnes of cargo
in 2009, a 10% increase from last year, according
to port officials. The congestion has also been caused by an estimated
20,000 containers that have not been
removed by importing companies on time. Vinhas said he planned to increase
the US$3 per day fine for
companies who fail to remove these containers on time but he did no provide
details. [RT 12/01/09]
Latest on Luanda Port Congestion - 18/12/08
Please click
here for photographs of the recent port congestion.
Placing Of Track Along Moçâmedes Railroad
To End In April 2009 - 10/12/08
All the track for the Moçâmedes railroad will have been laid by
April 2009 according to the Transport Director
for Huíla province, Mariana Dias. Dias noted that the process involved
construction of 52 stations stretching
along the 900km of railroad. Work began 2-years ago. After its conclusion,
the Huíla authorities expect over
200,000 passengers to be carried each year and around 1 million tonnes of cargo
to be transported in the
same period. [Macauhub 10/12/08]
Transport Minister Reshuffles Department - 02/12/08
The Minister of Transport, Augusto da Silva Tomas has reshuffled several officials
dismissing the Director-
General [DG] of the transport company Unicargas-UEE, Eduardo Veloso, as well
as Maria Amélia Manuel
Antunes Rita from the position of DG of the navigation firm Secil-Maritima.
José Soares de Carvalho leaves
the post of DG of the Urban Transportation Public Firm [TCUL], whereas Joaquim
Ferreira do Nascimento
was removed from the position of director of the inspection office. The minister
also dismissed Filomeno
Henrique da Silva, DG of the Angolan Maritime and Ports Institute [IMPA] and
Victor Alexandre de Carvalho
from the post of IMPA's assistant DG for technical matters. Silva Tomas also
put an end to the commission
for the restructuring of the National Council of Freighters [CNC], which was
set up in 2006.
In the same dispatch, the minister appointed Manuel Antonio Paulo to the post
of secretary-general of the
Transport Ministry, and Teresa Vicente Muro as director of the office for studies,
planning and statistics. Joao
Lenda was appointed head of the inspection office, and Victor Alexandre de
Carvalho will hold the post of
DG of the Angolan Maritime and Ports Institute.
Agostinho Manuel Itembo, Filipe Serafim Cumandala, Rui Manuel Moita, Isabel
Cristina Gustavo Ferreira de
Bragança and Edna Patricia da Silva were appointed to the positions
of DG of the National Council of
Freighters [CNC], assistant DG of the minister's office, assistant DG for matters
relating to the CNC,
assistant DG for the finances of the Angolan Maritime and Ports Institute,
respectively. [ANGOP 02/12/08]
Government Sets Up Luanda Transport Authority - 23/11/08
The Cabinet Council has formalized under decree 78/08 the creation of the Transports
Authority of Luanda in
order to promote the circulation of people and goods. The Authorities remit
will cover legal, financial,
technical and administrative responsibilities and the granting, suspending
or revoking of transport licenses
within the sector. [ANGOP 23/11/08]
Angola's Economy to Expand 11.8% in 2009 on Non-Oil Industry
- November 2008
The economy of Angola, vying with Nigeria to be Africa's biggest oil exporter,
will probably expand 11.8% in
2009, boosted by growth in non-oil industries, the Finance Ministry said in
its budget. The budget, which was
given to Parliament for approval on 31/10/08, is based on an average oil price
of US$55 a barrel. The
government will raise spending 43% to $40 billion next year, with the budget
deficit reaching 7.7% of gross
domestic product [GDP].
Chinese Company To Finish Bridge Of River Cunene In January
- 11/11/08
Construction of the bridge over the rier Cunene, in the Ombadja municipality,
is expected to be completed by
January 2009. The US$30 million, 18 months project, is constructed by the China
Roads and Bridges
Corporation [CRBC]. The bridge, the original version of which was destroyed
during Angola's civil war, will
have a capacity to support weights of up to 80 tonnes and will be 880m long
and 13m wide and have 4-
lanes. [Macauhub 11/11/08]
Namibia Extends Rail Link Into Angola - 06/10/08
The Namibian government is to extend its northern rail link into Angola for
1-km in order to allow goods
destined for Angola to be offloaded on its own territory. A move to reduce
congestion at the Oshikango
border post and facilitate the movement of goods within the SADC region. [TN
06/10/08]
Reconstruction Of Roads In Huambo Province Costs US$400
Million - 17/09/08
According to the Angolan National Roads Institute [INEA] the cost of repairing
820km of national roads in the
Huambo province is estimated at US$400 million. Work, begun in 2005, is being
carried out on the access
road to regions of the interior and coast providing access to Benguela [124km],
part of the Huambo/Bié road
[90km] and the Caála/Lubango road [133km]. The Bailundo/Mungo, Alto
Wama/Katchiungo and
Caála/Ecunha roads, linking localities in Huambo province, are all at
an advanced stage. Work is expected to
be concluded in 2010. By April 2009 reconstruction of the national road between
Huambo and Cuito will be
completed. [Macauhub 17/09/08]
New Customs Tariff - 29/08/08
The National Customs Department has approved a new customs tariff by decree
nº 28/08 effective as of 04/09/08. The customs tariff is available
electronically at www.alfandegas.gv.ao [APA
29/08/08]
Luanda Port: Sogester To Remove Old Shore Cranes -
29/08/08
Dismantling crews and equipment arrived on site at Luanda port
on 20/08/08 to remove 5 old shore cranes situated
between 2TC and 3TC. Crane No-1 has now been removed and work has now commenced
on the dismantling of
crane No-2. Work is expected to last 4 weeks averaging at approx 5-days per
crane. Following this further works will
involve the dismantling of a mobile crane close to the SONIL terminal anticipated
to take a further 3 weeks.
In the short term these berths will remain closed and delays will be expected.
However in the long term, removal of
these cranes will allow space for vessels to work freely when docked and improve
operations.
Modernisation Of Port Of Lobito To Cost US$1.8 Billion
- 19/08/08
The expansion and modernisation of the commercial port of Lobito, work
on which is underway, is expected to cost US$1.8 billion, according to
Angola’s transport minister Augusto Tomás. The investment will
make it
possible to build new facilities and modernise existing ones, which will
give the port greater capacity to receive any type of cargo, the minister
said on a visit to the port complex on 15/08/08.
Construction of a dry dock, creation of a quay for mining products and
another for activities linked to the future Lobito refinery are part of the
expansion plan. The construction programme also includes paving the
port across an area of 3 square kilometres, as well as setting up a new railway
line for the company’s internal trains,
work on which is already underway. [Macauhub 19/08/08]
The port of Lobito, the
second
largest in Angola, was built in 1928,
to serve as a departure point for
transporting mining products from
the Katanga region, in the DRC, at
the time a Belgian colony, to
Europe. With the construction of the
port the Benguela railroad was
created, stretching 1,314km and is
also currently under reconstruction.
Lobito Corridor to Have Nine Train Stations - 18/08/08
According to the general-director of the Benguela Railway [CFB], Daniel Quipaxe,
the US$2-billion Lobito railway
corridor will have nine train stations with the capacity to manage more than
20-million goods and serve 4-million
commuters per year. Lobito City [centre-west Benguela Province], is to have
two train stations, one for goods and
the other for commuters, Luena City and Lwau village, in the eastern Moxico
Province, will also have two stations,
and the central region will have one in Huambo City and another one in Bié.
Wang Xuannshang, head of the CFB rehabilitation project, has guaranteed that
trains from Benguela railway will
reach Huambo by the end of December 2008 and the 1,314km extension of the Lobito
Railway to Lwau in Moxico
Province will be concluded in 2011. [APA 18/08/08]
Luanda's Highway Complete By December - 15/08/08
Tiago Brito, director of Brazilian building firm Odebrechet, announced that
part of Luanda's highway will be open to
traffic by December. The road will improve access to Cacuaco, Viana, Samba
and Kilamba Kiaxi districts and the
access to the new airport of Luanda. [APA 15/08/08]
Business Information Center Opens - 07/08/08
Angola’s Business Information Center, an initiative of the United Nations
Development Program [UNDP], was
inaugurated on 08/08/08 as part of the Angolan Business Program. The center
will promote small and medium
enterprises [SMEs], private firms and others interested in obtaining specialized
business information. The UNDP is
partnered in the Luanda venture by Angola’s ministry of industry, through
the Angolan Institute of Industrial
Development [IDIA] and Chevron. [Macauhub 07/08/08]
Angola High GDP Growth Rates - 31/07/08
Angola continues to outperform regional peers as high oil prices and increased
production continue to drive high GDP growth rates. According to the Ministry
of Finance, GDP growth in 2007 recorded 24.4%, above the IMF’s predictions
of 23.8% and the government’s own forecasts of 19.8%. Angola’s
economic growth surpassed the rest of the continent, which recorded an average
growth rate of 7.6%. The oil sector grew at 21.8% up from 13.1% in 2006. The
non-oil sector grew at 25.7%. Click here to read on...
Angolan Railways To Be Linked To Networks Of Neighbouring
Countries - 15/07/08
Angola’s three railways, Luanda, Benguela and Namibe, are to be linked
to the rail networks of neighbouring
countries, the DRC, Zambia and Namibia. The plans are part of a programme called,
Development of the Integrated
Railway System, approved by the government in 2001. Thus, the Benguela railway
[CFB] – which in August is due
to reach the city of Huambo, in the centre of the country, by November 2010
is expected to reach the border
between Moxico province and the Republic of Zambia, then be linked to Zambian
Railways.
A special branch line will be built between Luacano station in Moxico and the
Lumwana mine, which is under
construction in Zambia. The Namibe railway will be linked to the Namibian rail
network, starting at Cuvango station
stretching 343km as far as Oshikango, in Namibia, next to the border with Angola’s
Cunene province. Construction
of the Congo railway line is being studied, which will link Luanda to the provinces
of Bengo, Uíge, Zaire and
Cabinda, stretching over 950km then linking with Chemin de Fer du Congo Ocean,
in Congo Brazzaville.
[Macauhub 15/07/08]
Unicargas To Invest US$48 Million - 07/07/08
Angolan transport company Unicargas is to invest US$48 million in equipment,
construction and improving port and services infrastructures, accoding to
the company’s managing director, Eduardo Veloso. US$32 million will
be invested in the expansion of the Unicargas multi-use terminal, in the
port of Luanda, and on increasing cargo handling capacity. The company’s
investment plan also includes renovation of the dock and paving, installing
a computerised system for locating goods and containers in the port of Luanda,
as well as construction of the new headquarters. The Unicargas terminal covers
an area of 178,641m2. The company, which opened in February 1988, handles 244,518
tonnes of general cargo and 156,492TEU per annum. [Macauhub 07/07/08]
BAI Bank Finances Repair of Luanda Port Terminal II -
01/07/08
The African Investment Bank [BAI] and the Angolan Terminals Managing Society
[SOGESTER] have signed a US$45 million agreement on 30/06/08, for the rehabilitation
of the Luanda Port Container Terminal II. According to BAI, SOGESTER will start
first stage works estimated at US$116 million which will be and will see an increase
in unloadings from 160,000 to 305,000TEU per year. New IT system’s will
also increase productivity and space utilisation thereby reducing operational
costs involved and new security systems
will be installed. [APA 01/07/08]
Government
to Asphalt 4,000 Kilometres of Road In 2008 - 27/06/08
The Angolan government aims to asphalt 4,000km of road by the year's end, with
the aim of establishing links between provincial capitals and connect Angola
to main production centres on the African continent. There is a need for
an efficient distribution network capable of placing products in the internal
and international market after decades of war obliterated the road system.
[APA 27/06/08]
President Opens Sonils US$65 Million Quay - 12/06/08
President José Eduardo dos Santos has inaugurated the Sonangol Integrated
Logistic Service [SONILS] quay and oil unloading terminal. The 750m long quay,
estimated at US$65 million has a draft of 12.5m with a mooring capacity of
42,000dwt. [APA 12/06/08]
Minister Advances Measures for Swift Clearance Work at
Luanda Port- 30/05/08
Transport minister, Augusto da Silva Tomás, announced that the government
will apply institutional measures to solve the problems in Luanda Port. These
will focus on Customs, investment management of the terminals, as well as a
review of statistical indicators as a basis for new integrated programmes.
[APA
30/05/08]
US$70 Million to Be Invested in Dry Port-
29/05/08
At least US$70 million will be invested, until 2012, in the dry port
located in Viana District, Luanda Province,
by the Multi-Parks company. Director-general, Leonel da Rocha Pinto,
said that the investment will be
applied to clear the terminals, pave the area, construct the administrative
infrastructures and to increase the
delivery capacity of goods at Luanda port. Currently of the 60ha that
make up the Dry Port only 20ha are
being used. [APA 29/05/08]
Experts to Analyse Importance of Roads in Africa - 28/05/08
The current state of road infrastructures in Angola and their importance in the
promotion of the continent's development was analysed by experts of 40 countries
during the 2nd African Congress on Roads. The 3 day event, organised by the
Ministry of Public Works, in collaboration with the Roads Institute of Angola
[INEA], also debated topics linked to "Finance, Investments and Policies
of Public Private Partnership", "Local Technology
and Materials" and "Roads and Environment". [APA 28/06/08]
Angola Signs Euro 225 Million Road Deal With Deutch Bank
of Spain - 18/04/08
The Angolan Finance Minister, José Pedro de Morais, has signed
a financing agreement with the Deutch
Bank of Spain, estimated at 225 millions euros for the rehabilitation
of the country’s roads. The amount will
serve to finance projects in Luanda, Kuando Kubango, Moxico and Kwanza-Norte
provinces and others to be
integrated in the initial programme. [APA 18/04/08]
Lonrho To Develop Angolan Dry Port Logistics
Centre - 22/04/08
British based conglomerate Lonrho, plans to establish a new logistics
centre and bonded dry port in Luanda, to help ease backlogs in that
country's major ports [currently running at 3 months to clear goods
due to the rapid growth of the Angolan economy]. Lonrho has signed an
agreement with Angolan State-owned company Endiama subsidiary, Enditrade,
to
establish this new facility, which would be known as Enditrade Logistics
Terminal [ELT]. The US$9-million
ELT would comprise a new 3,867-m2 office development and a 15,000-m2
bonded dry port, initially focusing
on the requirements of the mining industry.
ELT is expected to reduce congestion at Luanda, by providing
the ability for designated containers and
cargoes to be rapidly off loaded at the port and delivered in
bond to the new facility. They would then be
cleared by customs officials based at ELT for delivery to customers
throughout Angola.
Lonrho will own a 51% stake in the new company established for
the project, ELT Luanda, while Enditrade
would own a 30% stake and Project Net, an Angolan project development
company, a 19% interest.
Following repayment of all the commercial loans for the project,
dividends would be split 40% Lonrho; 35%
Enditrade and 25% Project Net.
Enditrade will lease the site for 20 years to ELT Luanda,
at minimal rent, and would co-manage the operation
with Lonrho. Project Net will project manage the development
of the facility and arrange local commercial
funding for the development. Lonrho would provide funds for
the balance of the project cost not available
from the local market. [Source: AllAfrica / Mining Weekly /
Engineering News 22/04/08]
Angola-Benin Joint Commission Re-Established -
08/04/08
Angola and Benin signed an agreement for the re-establishment of the
Benin/Angola Joint Commission after
a 2-day visit by President Boni Yayi. On Angola’s side, the agreement
was signed by Foreign minister, João
Bernardo de Miranda, whereas for Benin the accord was signed by the
minister of Foreign Affairs and
Regional Integration, Moussa Okanla. Benin will also open an embassy
in Angola as well as establishing a
partnership between the Angolan National Oil Company (Sonangol) and
the Beninese Society of Oil
Derivatives Trade (Sonacop), seeking a favourable framework for Angola
to supply refined oil by-products to
Benin. [APA 08/04/08]
President Dos Santos Stresses Importance of
Reopening Lobito Corridor- 18/03/08
Angolan head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, expressed the
reopening of the Lobito Corridor will boost
the economy now that Angola and Zambia has consolidated peace and political
stability. The reopening of
the Lobito [Railway] Corridor and the rehabilitation of various national
roads that link Angola and Zambia are
at the top of the talks between the delegations of both countries.
[APA 18/03/08]
US$160 Million For Coastal Road- 09/04/08
The Angolan government plans to invest US$160 million in Zaire province
to rebuild the road network,
aerodromes and provincial administrative facilities. Asphalting the
national road linking
Caxito/Nzeto/Tomboco/Mbanza Congo will provide access to National Road
No 100, along the Atlantic coast,
and provide a quicker route to Luanda and Cabinda in the future. Work
will take 24 months. [Macauhub
09/04/08]
Luanda To Build New Port - 03/04/08
According to Angola's Transport Minister, André Luís Brandão,
the laying of the first stone to build the new
port of Luanda, in the bay of Dande, to the north of the capital, will take place
this year. The new port will be
twice the size of the current port and is hoped to have up to 32 ship mooring
points, as compared with 15 at
the current port.Brandão said that the government had decided to build
the new port of Luanda in order to
meet the country’s needs, resulting from its high levels of economic growth
and current levels of traffic
congestion. It is also noted that regardless of the construction of the new port
it is still necessary to focus
more attention on the development and modernisation of the existing port facility.
In 2007 Luanda port
processed 5.6 million tons of cargo, a rise of 2.2% on 2006 and received 4,077
ships. [Macauhub 03/04/08]
Railway Rehabilitation to Boost Economic Growth -
26/03/08
The rehabilitation of the Benguela Railway [CFB] is well under way with works
along the Benguela-Huambo route making good progress, and as from April works
are expected to start in Bié province. The restructuring of the railway
is of extreme importance for Bié to boost economic growth, through the
trade exchange. The Benguela Railway passes through the provinces of Huambo,
Bié and reaches Moxico, from where it connects to the neighbouring Zambia.
[APA 26/03/08]
Angola, Congo Regularise Containerised Goods Tariffs-
21/03/08
The chairman of the Association of Cabinda Small and Medium Businesses,
António
Serrano announced
that Angola and Congo Brazzaville customs will regularise the taxes on containerised
goods and cement
imported from Congo. [APA 21/03/08]
Rail Project On Cards From Zambia To Gulf Of Guinea Sea-
18/03/08
President Mwanawasa of Zambia wants a railway line to be reopened from Chingola
through Lumwana in Solwezi to the sea via Angola. The Zambian government is
trying to find an investor for the project. Mwanawasa is travelling to Angola
on a 4-day visit at the invitation of his counterpart, Jose Eduardo Dos Santos.
[TZ 18/03/08]
Sogester Reviews Port Congestion - March 2008
Sogester, the company awarded the management of the container terminal in Luanda
over the next 20 years, has
asked the port to reduce the number of days [currently 30] that the containers
are stored before being transferred
to the dry port to solve congestion. Another solution to meet these problems
of lack of space is the dry port of
Viana which needs to be upgraded. It is evident that a new container terminal
out of town is a serious
consideration as the space available for Sogester has been reduced due to the
railway and a new motorway.
Sogester plans to invest US$ 45 million over the 3 to 5 next years.
National Shipowners Council Analyses Port Infrastructures-
27/11/07
Port infrastructures, management and analysis were high on the agenda
of the 2-day National Shipowners Council [CNC]'s annual meeting.
The event also tackled the national reconstruction process, the history
of constraints and hindrances in the work with the agents, including
an analysis and discussion of statistics on the 2006 and 2007 period.
[APA 27/11/07]
Rehabilitation Of Benguela Railways - 17/10/07 The early rehabilitation of the Benguela Railways (CFB)
plays an important role in the flow of copper, cobalt and gold
mined from
the regions
of Kansanshi and Lumwana in Zambia. Zambian ambassador to Angola,
Marina N´singo, at a recent meeting, explained that a
great part of those mines are situated near the border with
Angola,
making it more advantageous to use Angola's railways, instead
of others
in more remote regions. Benguela is a fundamental and cheap
route for the export of Zambian copper and import of machinery
via
Lobito. Currently, these goods are flowing out and in through
more expensive
railways and roads of South Africa, via Zimbabwe or Botswana.
[APA 17/10/07]
Angola At SADC Transport Ministers Meeting-
03/10/08
Angola's Transport minister, André Luís Brandão
visited Gaborone, Botswana, to attend the Southern Africa Development
Community [SADC] meeting. Participants will evaluate actions of transports
and infrastructures with the aim of achieving the objectives outlined
at the last summit held in Zambia. The minister added that the participants
are also going to analyse conditions for the implementation of a free
trade zone to start in 2008 and the creation of a customs union, in
2010. [APA 03/10/07]
VI MOWCA Meeting - Angola to Chair African Centre-South
Coastal Zone- 11/09/07
Angola was elected as the co-ordinator of the African centre-south
coastal zone at the meeting that marked the VI Session of Bureau of
Transports Ministers of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central
Africa (MOWCA), a two-day meeting held at Talatona Conventions Centre,
in Luanda. The African maritime coastal zone, previously divided into four co-ordination
centres, namely of Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), Dakar (Senegal),
Lagos (Nigeria) and Pointe-Noire (Congo Brazzaville), was reduced,
unanimously, to two main zones.
Being chaired by Angola as from this moment, the first zone covers
the centres of Lagos and Pointe-Noire, and the second, under the responsibility
of Ghana, includes the North which includes the centres of Dakar (Senegal)
and of Abdjan (Côte d'Ivoire). The two main centres Luanda (Angola)
and Accra (Ghana) will be in charge of co-ordinating all matters relating
to the problem of marine communication, pollution, armed robbery, piracy,
among others, and will also be responsible for deciding about acting
against the above-mentioned crimes, within their respective areas of
jurisdiction. [ANGOP 11/09/07]
Kwanza Sul - Government Invests in Rehabilitation
of Porto-Amboim Port - 13/09/07
According to the local port director, Henriques Moutinho, the rehabilitation
and expansion of Porto-Amboim's commercial port, in the coastal Kwanza
Sul province, is part of the Transport Ministry's Public Investment
Programme [PIP] for 2008. The first phase of the project will offer
mooring for 5 vessels and is hoped to ease crowding at Luanda's harbour. Built
in 1940, Porto-Amboim's commercial port became completely paralysed
in 1997, due to years of degradation. It was first rehabilitated in
2000. [APA 13/09/07]
SADC Free Trade Area - 24/08/07
The Free Trade Area in the Southern African Development Community [SADC]
will be officially launched in August 2008, Mozambique's Minister
of Industry and Trade, Antonio Fernando announced. This follows an
agreement reached by the regional leaders during the 27th Summit
of the Heads of States held on 16 and 17 August in Lusaka. Fernando
noted that trade liberalisation has reached 85% in most SADC member
countries. As for those countries that are yet to reach this level,
Fernando said he is sure that they would do so the end of 2007, and
therefore all is set to declare that Free Trade Area. Angola, according
to the minister, "despite having signed the protocol has demanded
some time, claiming that it is still rebuilding its infrastructures
that were destroyed during the long civil war, while DRC did not
sign the protocol". The process of regional integration also
includes a Customs Union by 2010. [AI 24/08/07]
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Operate Luanda
Container Terminal - 29/07/07 Executives from APM Terminals and Gestao de Fundos, an Angolan-based
company have signed a 20 year concession agreement with the government
of Angola to operate the country’s main container port. A joint
venture named Sogester, based in Luanda, Angola, will be the local
company operating the terminal. The CEOs of the Luanda Port and of
Sogester, Sílvio Vinhas and Félix Matias, respectively,
signed the accord. [APA 26/07/07]
Angola Aims To Make Port A Hub For Southern Africa-
27/07/07
Angola is modernising its port in Luanda in a bid to relieve congestion
for oil tankers and other ships and hopes to develop it into a regional
hub for other African nations. According to transport minister Andre
Luis Brandao "The government's ambition is to transform the
port of Luanda into a regional harbour that can respond not only
to the economic needs of our country but to help neighbouring countries
too." An oil-fuelled economic boom has strained port facilities in Luanda,
the country's capital and largest city. The port has four terminals
and 2,738m of docking space, not enough to meet the increasing traffic
in oil and other goods. Ships often face long waits in the harbour
while workers prepare landing bays. Three other ports at Lobito, Malongo
and Namibe can handle heavy cargo, but the government sees modernisation
of the current Luanda port and the eventual construction of a new facility
closer to the city as critical. [Reuters 27/07/07]
Angola, DR Congo End Border Row - 31/07/07
A deal to resolve a border dispute has been signed by the leaders of
Angola and DRC returning the boundaries to their colonial borders.
A team from Portugal and Belgium will demarcate the border, which
will be ratified by the African Union. The two countries have experienced
many years of war leading to confusion over their common boundary.
[BBC 31/07/07]
Soyo Port: Mobile Harbour Crane Ordered -
01/05/07
Saipem has ordered a MHC130 mobile harbour crane from Fantuzzi Reggiane
for its facility in Soyo port. The crane has a max capacity of 100
tonnes and a max radius of 44m. [Cargo Systems May 07]
Roads: US$3 Billion Needed For Intensive Road
Rehabilitation- 24/04/07
US$3 billion will be spent by the Angolan Government in the repair
of roads and bridges in the country over the next two years, according
to minister of Public Works, Higino Carneiro. However there are concerns
as the amount released so far can only cover 8,000km of the country's
73,000-km road network, one of Africa's biggest. The repair program
is to focus on the capital city, designed for 500,000 people now
populated by six million inhabitants, and the connection between
the capital and other strategic districts. Early in April 2007, the Government
awarded five packages of the Luanda's structuring and tertiary roads
rehabilitation programme to: Queiroz
Galvão, Andrade Gutierrez, Empresa Sul Africana de Montagem
[ENSA], Norberto Odebrecht, Camargo Correia, under the Public Investment
Programme [PIP].
The package comprises the construction and rehabilitation of the Luanda
roads and streets, including Luanda/Cacuaco/Viana/Cabolombo highway;
Cabolombo/Futungo connection, enlargement of 21 de Janeiro road, Luanda-Viana
expressway, Luanda/Kifangondo expressway, Golfe road connecting Gamek/Antigo
Controlo; Road infrastructures in Boavista zone, Road infrastructures
in Luanda eastern zone that includes the 4th, 5th and 6th avenues,
Boavista/Tunga Ngo/Estrada de Catete road, Ngola Kiluange avenue, Golfe/Viana
road and Sanatório road, Viana/Kikuxi road, Viana/Calumbo road
and Massacres street. [APA 03/05/07 / APA 24/04/07]
Angola
To Only Allow Imported Goods With Portuguese Labels- 06/04/07
The national director of Internal Trade, Gomes Cardoso, has announced
that products that are imported to Angola will only enter the country
if they bear labels in Portuguese. According to the new Law of
Trade Activities approved by the National Assembly on 01/03/07, imported
goods are obliged to be labelled in Portuguese. [APA 06/04/07]
Flooding in Luanda- 13/03/07
Please note that torrential rains in Luanda have caused severe floods.
Many roads are blocked and some houses destroyed. Trucking movements
to and from the port have been impacted. Please click
here for photographs
of the destruction.
Cabinda Dredger Out Of Commission-
12/03/07
The dredger operating in Cabinda port is currently out of order. The
port wharf was undergoing rehabilitation works and dredging to enable
big ships to anchor safely with works intended to increase the sea-gauge
to at least 6m deep. However current draft is at 3.50m [previously
4.20m] which has prevented feeders from calling at Cabinda. [APA
12/03/07]
Negotiations Between Portugal And Angola On Investment
Agreement Begin Soon- 21/03/07
The negotiations between Portugal and Angola for investment protection
and double taxation agreements are due to begin according to Angolan
Foreign Minister, João Miranda. The Minister added that the
agreement was being assessed by the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, but
declined to give a date for negotiations to end. Miranda met business leaders
at the headquarters of the Portuguese Industrial Association (AIP).
Companies such as Efacec and Mota-Engil,
and business associations from the pharmaceutical, metallurgy, wood
and furniture sectors were present. According to Miranda, investment
by Portuguese businesspeople in Angola is “important” because
of its quality, despite its quantity being behind that of other countries.
[Macauhub 21/03/07])
Economic Initiative Society Set Up with Germany-
10/03/07
An Angola/Germany society was set up this year in Germany with a view
to encourage German companies to invest in Angola. The purpose of
the partnership is to provide economic support to companies and to
assist in implementing affairs in both countries. Attending the latest
society event were representatives of 50 German companies, economic
institutions, Foreign Affairs Ministries, as well as Angolan ambassadors
to Germany and the ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
to Angola, Alberto Ribeiro and Ingo Winkelmann, respectively. [APA
10/03/07]
Moçamedes Railway First Phase Works Consumes
US$20 Million - 09/03/07
The rehabilitation works of the Moçamedes Railway [CFM] has
consumed in its first stage of execution US$20 million, out of the
US$40 million made available in the ambit of the India credit line.
The director of CFM, Julio Bango, said that the money was used in the
acquisition of three train-engines, 22 carriages, training of cadres
and rehabilitation of the repair shops in the cities of Lubango and
Namibe. In the second phase of the project, in which another US$20 million
is to be spent, he explained, the actions will focus on the rehabilitation
of the railway section of Matala/Lubango/Namibe, as well as in the
acquisition of more than 18 carriages, in the reequipping of the repair-shops
and training of more cadres. Due to the delay on the arrival of materials
from India, the works, initially scheduled to finish in April, will
be concluded in September 2007. The rehabilitation of the CFM, whose
task started in March of 2006, is Rites and Indian firm. [APA 09/03/07]
Canadian Businessman Looking To
Invest In Port Sector - 03/03/07
As part of a 23 member business delegation to Angola, CPCS Transcom
wish to identify investment areas and have a better perception
of the wish and needs of the local Government. CPCS Transcom is a
consultancy
company with headquarters in Ottawa, specialised in development,
management, sale and privatisation of ports, railways, roads and
other infrastructures in north and south America, Africa and Asia.
The delegation remained in Luanda from February 12-15th. While
in the country, the delegation was informed about the business and
investment
environment in Angola and the new economic, financial and exchange
policies adopted by the Government, aiming at relaunching the national
economy. [APA 16/02//07]
USD120 Million
for Huambo/Benguela Road - 03/03/07
According to the director general of the National Institute of Roads
[INEA], Joaquim Sebastiao US$128 million will be used in the rehabilitation
of Angola's central highlands Huambo/Benguela road. The undertaking
will be carried out in two phases by the CCL and Odebrecht consortium
[Cala/Ganda stretch] and builder Conduril [Ganda/Catengue], over
an extension of 238km and nine metres wide.The two stages of the
works will take 24 months. In all a total of 1,267km of roads is
to be rehabilitated this year, greatly improving the circulation
of people and goods countrywide. From March to June, 667km of roads
are to be inaugurated in the ambit of the Road Infrastructures
Rehabilitation Programme. [APA 13/02/07]
Luanda Port's Volume of Goods Rises By 33% -
28/12/06
According to the Luanda Port managing board chairman, Sílvio
Vinhas, the volume of goods handled in 2006 has risen by 33%, reaching
about five million tons against the 340,000 of the previous year.
[APA 28/12/06]
Namibe - Japan Invests US$9 Million in Ports
Rehabilitation - 05/01/07
In 2007 the Japanese Government will rehabilitate the jetties of Namibe
and Lobito ports at an estimated US$9 million. Japan’s ambassador
to Angola, Sussumu Shibata, affirmed the project following assessments
carried out on the two ports' quays, from March 2005 to August 2006.
Shibata showed concern over the recent state of degradation of Namibe
port, especially in the container area. The commercial port of Namibe
was built in 1961. [APA 05/01/07]
Cabinda - Port Handles Over 200,000 Tons of Cargo
in 2006 - 02/01/07
Angola's northern Cabinda port handled some 230,000 tonnes of cargos,
and a total of 13,387TEU in 2006. The institution's director, Osvaldo
Lobo de Nascimento noted the commitment of Cabinda Port Company [EPC]
workers and others working directly with operations as having contributed
to these levels. Lobo de Nascimento also underlined that by 2007, Cabinda
Port will carry out several security projects. According to him, the
port's management will obtain certifications including quality in maritime
security and environmental management. [APA 02/01/07]
Contacts
and Links
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Administracao do Porto de Luanda
Avenida Largo 4 de Fevereiro, CP 1229
Luanda, Angola Tel: +244 2 335975
Lobito Port Authority
Empresa Portuaria Do Lobito , E.P.
Avenida da Independencia,
CP 16,
Namibe,
Angola Tel: +244 722 23439 Fax: +244 272 222719
Namibe Port Authority
Empresa Portuaria do Namibe
CP 16
Namibe,
Angola Tel: +244 222 390034 Fax: +244 217 653435
Chamber of Commerce Associaco Comercial de
Luanda
Câmara de Comércio
e Indústria de Angola Largo do Kinaxixi
14, No. 1 andar,
CP
92, Luanda
Tel: (+244) 344-506 /25
Fax: (+244) 370-804/344-629
Administracao do Porto de Luanda Avenida
Largo
4 de Fevereiro,
CP 1229 Luanda,
Tel: (+244) 222 335975
Commercial and Industrial Association of Angola
ACOMIL - Associacão
Comercial e Industrial Angolana
Rua Ngola Kiluangi Luanda Tel: (+244) 380-041/1466
