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Angola, CAP ON THE MODERNIZATION OF PORTS Francisco Venancio D.G Luanda Port
In 2010, shipping accounted for about 41% of Angolan GDP and exports in the sector totaled more than $ 40 billion. The authorities must do better. The country has since engaged in reforms and upgrades of its various ports including the five largest in the country are: Luanda, Cabinda, Namibe, Lobito and Soyo.
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ith a «movement» of 13 million tons recorded for fiscal 2013, the port of Luanda is the largest of Angola, announced late January 2014, its President –executive manager, Francisco Venancio. More than 70% of imports and exports of Angola (oil / crude excluded) pass through this port. 1.2 million tons of exported goods pass through the port of Luanda platform which half is containerized. These goods are varied: wheat flour, rice, sugar, cereals, building materials, steel, etc. The traffic is constantly increasing. The Port of Luanda is located at 8 ° 47 ‘latitude and 13 ° 14’ east longitude in the bay sheltered by Luanda. Access is very easy: the entrance to the bay is about 1.5 mile wide. It is a port with 2738
meters of quay, on 5 terminals, each with a specific characteristic: breakbulk terminal (MULTITERMINALS) Unicargas (multipurpose terminal) SOGESTER (container terminal) Sonils (oil terminal and gas) and SOPORTOS (multipurpose terminal). The port of Luanda is also a fishing port. The maximum draft in the channel is a 9.5 meters depth along the waterfront is high: between 10.5 and 12.5 meters off the main terminals. Traffic is run by the Port Authority of Luanda and the harbor master. Located at 12 ° 20 ‘south latitude and 13 ° 34 E longitude in the Bay of Lobito, the Lobito Port was the main port of Angola in the past, partly because of Benguela railway, which is currently under reconstruction. The port handles about 600,000 tons per year,
about half of the container. It is a port of 1122 meters of quay, divided into 2 areas. It is protected by a natural sandbar called Restinga. The draft maximum permissible water is 10 meters. The port has some 15 cranes renovated with an SWL of 5 tons and a mobile crane LIEBHERR modern with an SWL of 100 tons. At present, two gantry cranes were installed; which will enhance the production of container handling in Lobito. It is the third largest port of Angola in terms of movement of cargo: the port of Namibe, originally called Moçamedes. Freight traffic is about 200,000 tons per year. Most shipments to the south are discharged Namibe, Lubango transit Ondjiva, Menongue, etc. Located at 15 ° 12 ‘S latitude and 12 ° 5’ longitude, the port has 870 meters of berths divided into three areas, the largest of which is 480 meters. The city has a large fishing industry, and a considerable quantity of granite blocks are exported from nearby quarries via Namibe. Namibe is also a port connected to the railway line Namibe iron, ranging from 400
to 500 km inland to the mines of iron mineral and iron mineral historically exported via Sacomar terminal at the north end Bay of Namibe. When the port of Cabinda, it’s main function is to import all the goods required for the population of the enclave, and also plays an important role in the chain of offshore supply industry. This port has two stores, which occupy an area equivalent to 1246 m2. It is equipped to handle and store both general cargo and containers and project cargo. There are several dedicated for storage of containers zones. The commercial port of Soyo has 300 meters of quay. It is divided into three zones, which is a terminal devoted to cargo management of oil and gas. Recently, ANGOLA LNG terminal became operational. This device collects all the natural gas from offshore oilfields, liquefies and stores it for export. Finally, there is the port of Porto Amboim. Porto Amboim is located
anapaz de jesus neto P.C.A Lobito Port
about halfway between Luanda and Lobito. It was a fishing port, but has developed and has become in recent years, a service center for the offshore industry. Indeed, HEEREMA 250 m of quay length of 1.5 million m2 of warehouses and technical installations, only to respond to the oil and gas offshore industry. PAENAL built a second terminal which will also help to restore the offshore oil and gas industry. Modernization of ports: a winning bet As part of the diversification of its economy, Angola has also initiated a policy of modernization of its port infrastructures. Including major ports: Luanda, Lobito, Namibe, Cabinda and Soyo. The extension of the port of Luanda is underway. The government has also invested a whopping $ 1.25 billion in the modernization program of the port of Lobito. The extension and upgrading of port infrastructures work aims to install modern tools and international standards and make it more dynamic Angolan economy. Therefore, like the European Union
Abel Paulo D.G Soyo Port
since January 1st, 2013, Angola used as the basis for the description and coding of goods, (Harmonised System or «HS»). Harmonized nomenclature code is 6 digits which is used by (almost) every country in the world to classify all marketable goods. This nomenclature was developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO). The reforms undertaken by the Angolan authorities have already shown its effectiveness. At the Crans Montana Forum (a Swiss international organization founded in 1986 that works to strengthen international cooperation), March 21, 2014, Club African ports of the Crans Montana Forum has awarded two prizes to Angola. This is the best price Shippers Council chargers at Council National chargers of Angola and Best Regional container terminal at the port of Luanda. These choices were motivated by their «commitment to excellence, their leadership, reliability, quality of service, innovation and customer relationships»
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