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. Plans
to construct roll-on/roll-off container terminals at Luanda and Lobito
have been developed but have not been implemented yet.
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
Transport
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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]
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]
Transports Minister Defends Adjusting Sector
to Country's Economic Development- 23/11/07
Speaking at the 31st anniversary of the creation of the Ministry of
Transport, Minister Luís Brandão affirmed reconstruction
in the transport sector is the key factor to the country's economic
growth. Regarding the ports Brandão confirmed that rehabilitation,
construction and development of new infrastructures was planned with
the government implementing policies to equip the sector with better
conditions, adjusting it functionally and structurally. [ANGOP 23/11/07]
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]
British Trade Delegation Visits Luanda-
15/10/07
A trade delegation from the UK, made up of 13 businesspeople, will
pay an eight-day visit to Angola to discuss opportunities of trade
development between both countries. The visit aims at facilitating
meetings amongst companies from Angola and the UK with the objective
of identifying possible areas of partnership to create joint ventures,
as well as helping the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI] and the United
Kingdom West African Action Group (UKWAAG), to identify new bilateral
trade opportunities. [APA 15/10/07]
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]
Brazil's Exports to Angola Rise by 60%-
04/09/07
According to Angolan Finance minister, José Pedro de Morais,
exports from Brazil to Angola rose by 60% in 2006, going from US$520
million in 2005 up to US$836 million last year. The commercial flow
between the two countries recorded a 14% rise in the first five months
of this year. The reason are the financial facilities granted through
the Exports Financing Programme [Proex] and Brazil's National Bank
for Economic and Social Development. In 2003, Brazilian exports to Angola represented
4.3% of the country's overall imports. In 2004 and 2005 this was 6%
and in 2006 the figure
rose to 7%. Cane and beet sugar, petrol, iron pipes, steel for pipelines,
tractors, chassis and others are the main goods Angola imports from
Brazil. Angola is the 4th African country that imported more Brazilian
goods in 2006, after South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt. [APA 04/09/07]
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]
SADC Free Trade Zone On Course Until 2008-
19/08/07
Angola`s deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, George Chicoty, stated
heads of state attending the 27th summit of the Southern Africa Development
Community (SADC) in Lusaka, Zambia, assumed a commitment of speeding
up the process of creation of a regional free trade area until 2008.
Commenting Angola’s integration into the free trade zone, Chicoty
said Angola will not join this process now, because the country has
come out of a long war, so it is currently involved in repairing
important infrastructures and concluding the government`s programme
on macroeconomic reforms. Angola has informed SADC of its position
which has been accepted by SADC members. [19/08/07]
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]
Private Investment Reaches US$1.4 Billion -
12/06/07 Private foreign investment in Angola reached US$1.4 billion
during 2005/2006, representing an increase of 33%, according to the
chairman
of the administrative council of the National Private Investment Agency
(ANIP), Carlos Fernandes. According to him, this investment is a result
of the country's macroeconomic and political stabilisation since the
achievement of peace in 2002. In the referred to period, Portugal was
the country with the most investment, US$200 million (57%). In terms
of future perspectives it is possible for Angola to reach growth of
32% or 34%, which would be one of the highest rates in the world. [APA
12/06/07]
Cooperation With Togo- 26/06/07
The first trip of a Togolese President to Angola indicates the
start of a new era of relations between the two countries. President,
Faure
Gnassingbe met with José Eduardo dos Santos during a two-day
stay reviewing the immense possibilities ahead for mutually advantageous
cooperation. [APA 26/06/07]
Angola, China Trade Reaches US$11 Million in
2006 - 24/04/07 Trade between Angola and China reached US$11 million in 2006
according to the chairman of the Angolan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
[CCIA],
António dos Santos. Imports were made up of industrial, electricals,
construction equipment and materials whilst exports were mainly oil.
Angola is China's biggest trade partner in the sub-region noting that
in 2006, Banco de Fomento de Angola [BFA] opened a US$100 million credit
line to finance trade between Angolan importers and Chinese exporters.
[APA 24/04/07]
Trade Development Under Debate - 04/05/07
The Ministry of Trade held its 10th national seminar under the theme "Angola:
Trade Development on 03/05/07. The conference focused on presenting,
interpreting, and implementing the new law on trade activities and
its regulations, passed in March 2007 to promote national production
and adopt common strategies for commerce norms in Angola. [APA 04/05/07]
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]
Luanda Railway Stations Ready in September-
07/05/07
The construction of the Luanda Railway [CFL] Stations of Viana, Musseques
and Bungo, will be ready in September this year according to the
rehabilitation project director, Paulo Manuel Cuanza. The project
includes the construction of six way-side stations and rehabilitation
of 35kms of the Luanda railroad from Bungo to Baia, at a cost of
US$91 million. [APA 07/05/07]
Luanda's New Transport, Communication
Director Sworn in- 26/03/07
Luanda's new provincial director of Transport, Post Offices and Telecommunication,
Amadeu Augusto da Fonseca Campos has been appointed. Amadeu da
Fonseca Campos, worked for the Transport Ministry for 24 years. [APA26/03/07]
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.
Luanda Congestion - 13/03/07 There is currently berthing delays of 20+ days. The port
capacity is fully exploited with an estimated accumulation of 18,000
containers.
Please click here for images of the congestion in Luanda.
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]
National Customs Department Grows By 44.3%-
21/02/07
The National Customs Department [DNA] collected about US$1.5 billion
in 2006, achieving a record growth rate of 44.3%, compared to 2005.
In the past six years, the revenues registered a growth rate of 611%.
In 2000, before the reforms, the profit was only US$215.4 million.
The success is attributed to the technological progress in customs
processing at Luanda's International Airport and at the port, as
well procedural changes and the intensification of the fight against
evasion. [APA 21/02/07]
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]
Non-Mineral Sector Exports-
12/03/07
Angolan Foreign Deputy Minister, Irene Neto, says the promotion of
exports will provide the country with a balance of payments favouring
the non-mineral sector, expanding the economic sector through an
added value increment and substantial reduction of imports. Angola
is currently a beneficiary of Foreign Direct Investment [FDI] in
Africa, only second to South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt. However,
the oil sector has been the main beneficiary of this influx, she
said. She added that the strong character of the mono-sector of the
internal economy increases the disparities among the various sectors,
so the Foreign Ministry has been turning its attention to fields
such as agriculture, hotels, general trade, non-oil industry, civil
construction and public works. [APA 12/03/07]
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]
SADC Partners Norway and UK In Transport Sector
- 03/03/07
The Southern African Development Community [SADC] which includes Angola
has partnered with Norway and the United Kingdom Department for International
Development [DFID] in the energy and transport sectors respectively.
Norway and the DFID were launched as International Cooperation Partners
in Gaborone by the Deputy Executive Director for SADC, Joao Caholo.
[TV 30/01/07]
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]
Huambo - Customs
Services Start Operation - 31/12/06
Customs Services will start operating, in central province of Huambo,
in 2007 after over 14 years of stoppage following the civil war
which erupted in 1992. Mariano Paulo, spokesman for the Finance department
expressed the need to revive the Customs services through rehabilitation
works of the Benguela Railways [CFB], in order to facilitate regional
importers, as their goods are currently stored in Lobito port.
Huambo
province has achieved economic growth of 30% with the mushrooming
of many new companies adding some AKZ 700 million to the State
coffers. [APA 31/12/06]
Government Announces Free Industrial Zone to
Boost Development - 21/11/06
Three free industrial zones will soon be set up by the Angolan Government
in the provinces of Luanda [Viana], Cabinda [Futila] and Benguela
[Catumbela], with a view to a rapid development of the country's
process of industrialisation. Industry minister, Joaquim David announced
this at the opening of a talk on "Free Industrial Zones as investment
attracting mechanisms."
Angola Left Out Of SADC Free Trade Area - 23//11/06
Angola will be kept out of the free trade area of the Southern African
Development Community [SADC], due to go into operation in 2008, as
the country does not fulfil the conditions to join according to the
Angolan Minister for Planning, Ana Dias Lourenço. The Angolan
economy has not yet reached a level of development that would allow
it to be part of the SADC free trade area.
Government Vows to Restore Commercial Port In
Kwanza-Sul To Relieve Luanda - 11/12/06
According to reports by the Angolan Press Agency, rehabilitation and
enlargement of the commercial port of Porto-Amboim, in Kwanza-Sul province,
is part of the Public Investment Programme [PIP] of the Transport Ministry
for 2007. USD 40 million is needed for the rehabilitation and enlargement,
in order to re-launch commercial activities and aid the region's development
by linking the country's corridor of central-eastern provinces.
Leixões Port Signs Co-Operation Accord
With Angolan Counterpart - 10/10/06
The authorities of Leixões Port are in Angola visiting Lobito
port [8-15th October] in order to sign a co-operation accord. António
Ricardo Fonseca, Chairman of the Administration Council of Leixões
Harbour, said the agreement will cover training and technical interchange
and develop co-operation. The Portuguese delegation comprises 18 members
representing port administration, concessionaires, forwarding agents,
navigation officers and officials from the industrial and commercial
sectors.
The delegation will be received by representatives
of Portuguese firms and official organisations, including local representatives
of
Portugal`s Institute of External Trade (ICEP) and the embassy of
Portugal to Angola. [APA 10/10/06]
New Groupage Terminal Inaugurated in Luanda - 10/08/06
A new groupage terminal has opened this month in Luanda. The terminal
hopes to bring immediate benefits to importers and aims to relieve
port congestion which is currently around 4-5 days for vessels to
berth.
Luanda Port Handled Over Four Million Tones Last
Year -11/07/06
In 2005 Luanda Port handled goods estimated at more than 4 million
tons, thus exceeding the 3 million tons recorded in 2004. According
to data last years figures stand at 494,144 tons export and 3.5 million
tons import.
The average productivity is set at 99.8 tones/ship per
day for inshore coastal traffic and 1,216 tones/ship per day for
offshore coastal traffic. 227,950 containers were handled, being
122,749 full and 105,201 empty, representing 53.4% of the total
load handled by Luanda Port. [APA 26/06/06]
Cabinet Approves Special Customs, Ports Regime
for Cabinda -01/06/06
The third ordinary session of the Cabinet Council chaired by President
José Eduardo dos Santos, has approved the special customs
and port regime for the northern Cabinda province. [APA 31/05/06]
Rehabilitation of the Harbours of Cabinda, Luanda,
Lobito- 08/02/06
The Japanese government has granted around USD30 million for the implementation
of economic and social projects in various provinces of Angola, in
the ambit of excising agreements between both countries.
The amount
is being invested in the sectors of agriculture and de-mining.
At the moment both governments are planning studies for the rehabilitation
of the Harbours of Cabinda, Luanda, Lobito (Benguela) and Namibe,
in the next three years, as well as projects in the sectors of
health
and education. [APA 06/02]
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
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
