Pointe Noire Port
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Port Infrastructure
Pointe Noire is the seaport for the Congo, on the western coast
of Africa. The port of Pointe-Noire, whose construction started on 11 July
1934 following the official inauguration of the Congo-Ocean Railway (CFCO -
Chemin de Fer Congo-Océan), was brought into service on 1 April 1939.The
port is the natural outlet on the Atlantic ocean for a vital communication
axis in equatorial Africa, stretching from Pointe-Noire to Bangui and Ndjamena,
through the CFCO rail line, the river line (Bassin Congo-Oubangui-Sangha),
and parts of the networks of CAR, Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola and RDC.
The port of Pointe-Noire is located on the western coast
of Africa at 4°47'
latitude south and 11°50' longitude east, 150km north of the Congo river's
mouth.It is an external port gained from the sea and built south of the bay
of the natural cape of Pointe-Noire, which is reinforced and extended by an
articifial
sea wall.
There is a total of 4,830m of quay space for general cargo and
bulk berthage. There
are also ore, timber, and lighter berths. The designated
container
berth is 250m long and has a 200-ton per hour loading capacity. There
are fixed cranes with capacity of up to 50-ton.
Traffic figures:
Approx. exports of 2,200,000t and imports of 640,000t are handled annually
The traffic capacity within this site is estimated at 5-6 million tonnes
per year.
Quay D -7.60m to -9.40m
Quay G 250m at -10.25m
The Lighterage Quay at -3.70m
Mole 1 9,45m and 3.00 m
Oil Quay -11m
The Oil Services Centre (CSP - Centre des Services Pétroliers)
Quay -8.50m
Length of Quay
Quay D 720m
Quay G 530m
The Lighterage Quay 70m
Mole 1 440m
The Oil Services Centre (CSP - Centre des Services Pétroliers)
Quay 190m
Oil Logistics base
The BOSCONGO quay, 426m long with depths of -4.50m
The ELF CONGO quay, 300m long with depths of -6.00m
Storage
Facilities
Area 1 - Quay G
Covered warehouses: 17230m2
Open Yards: 115959 m2
Area 1 Quay D
Covered warehouses: 22231m2
Open yards: 31665m2
Area 1 Mole 1
Covered warehouses: 9766m2
Open yard: 15669m2
Area 1: first zone is dedicated to goods in customs whose free period
is limited to 11 days for national transit and 30 days for international
transit.
Area 2:
Covered warehouses: 2163m2
Open yard: 116311m2
Area 2: warehousing zone without time limits
Area 3:
Open yard: 601586m2
Area 3: dedicated to oil and industrial activities, as well as port
extensions
Log Park:
Open yard: 85074m2
The developed open areas cover a total surface of 126ha, of which 66ha
dedicated to the commercial port and 60ha to the industrial zone. The
commercial port also has open areas dedicated to the following traffics:
containers, rough timber and eucalyptus logs.
Air Connections
Nearest airport 6km
Rail Connections
Nearest railway 2km
Click here to view our local agent, SAGA's access and infrastructural
review on Pointe Noire port.
Transport
News
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Congo Signs Deal Cancelling 80% London Club Debt
The London Club of private sector creditors signed a deal with Congo cancelling
80% of debts owed it by the oil-producing country. The Finance Ministry said
Congo's debts to the London Club were 288 billion CFA owed [$643.6 million]
before forgiveness. The cancellation is the fruit of more than a year's negotiations
which began after Congo secured an International Monetary Fund programme and
qualified for the Heavily Indebted Poor Country's [HIPC] debt-relief scheme
last year. That led some of the Paris Club of sovereign lenders, which had
already agreed to cancel 67% of its debt, to increase forgiveness to 90-100%,
wiping out a huge chunk of a foreign debt mountain that stood at $5.5 billion
in 2004. [15/11/07]
Congo Signs Railway Deal With Korean-Led Group
Congo has signed a deal on 11/10/07 with a Korean-led consortium to construct
1,500 km (940 miles) of new railways and renovate an existing 500-km line
in the Central African state. The deal, signed in the South Korean capital
Seoul by Transport Minister Emile Ouosso, hands the Congo-Malaysia-Korea
Consortium (CMKC) exclusive rights to develop iron ore, oil, gas and forestry
concessions in north and south-west Congo near the lines. Media reports have
said the project is worth more than US$3 billion.
CMKC, which includes Korean Railroad Corporation (Korail) and a unit of Korean
steelmaker POSCO, will operate the railways for 30 years. Construction is due
to begin in 2009. A 1000km line will link the capital Brazzaville with Ouesso
in the country's northwest, near Cameroon. A second route will link Djambala,
in central Congo, to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noire. The consortium will
also overhaul the existing Congo Ocean Railway Line (CFCO), built in 1934,
which runs 515km from the capital to Pointe-Noire. [Reuters 11/10/07]
Pointe Noire Port: Nautilus is Raised
Normal operations resumed on 08/03/07 following port closure to remove the
MV Nautilus.
Pointe Noire Port Closes - 03/03/07
As from 21/02/07 Pointe Noire port will close for 10 days.
Please click
here to
view the official notification No 032/2007.
·13-24/02 preparatory
phase, some delays expected
· 24-27/02 port closed
· 28/02 - 03/03 temporary re-opening
· 04-07/03 port closed
· 08/03 normal operation
Nautilus To Be Removed - 22/01/07 Smith International has been given the contract to remove the dredger
Nautilus. Owned by Royal Boskalis Westminster nv [www.boskalis.com], the
4,000 m³ dredger
capsized in December during dredging activities for the port of Pointe-Noir.
[OTAL agent 22/01/07]
Railway Sector Pushed Into Action - 20/05/06
Prime Minister Isodore Mvouba is urging African Ministers in charge of Railway
Transport to overcome
their current standstill and engage in a decisive action to develop an African
railways network.
He declared "I am strongly urging you to find ways that
could enable us to get out of the standstill in order
that the African railway holds its place and plays its role in the economic
integration process of the
continent in line with the goals of Nepad [New Partnership for Africa's Development]".
Rebuilding of the Brazzaville to Kinkala Highway - 15/03/06
Work to rebuild the Ngangalingolo to Gambari section of the Brazzaville/Kinkala
highway [75 km] is due to begin in June 2006 at a cost of 47 million euros.
The project is expected to take 24 months. Five companies have been selected:
SEAS / FPA, DTP / Socofran Consortium, Opka [Portuguese consortium], Sogea
/ Satom, and Razel.
EU & Congolese Government Sign US$73.8 Million Road
Building Deal - 20/12/05
The European Union [EU] and the Congolese government have signed a CFA40 billion
deal [US $73.85 million] to build a road linking the capital, Brazzaville,
with the town of Kinkala in the Pool Department. Construction of the 68km road
is expected to begin in June 2006 and be completed in 24 months. The government
has already put out the job to international tender.
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Type: BESC via Internet
General Agent: Conseil Congolais des Chargeurs
Representative France: BIMV France pc BIMV Nv, 73/75 quai de Southampton, 760656
Le Havre, France Tel : 02.35.19.39.93 Fax : 02.35.19.39.92 E-mail: bimvfrance@bimv.be
Documentation requirements: -
Inspection Agency: -
Contacts and Links
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Port Autonome de Pointe-Noire
BP 711 Pointe Noire Tel: (242) 94 00 52 Fax: (242) 94 20 42
