ANGOLA Waiting time at port of Luanda reduced to three days Two new cranes have been installed at the port of Luanda which has reduced the waiting time for ships by around 80 percent to three days, said the Luanda Port Company’s commercial, safety and environmental director. Alberto António Bengue expects the number of containers handled to exceed 1 million by the end of 2014. A new port is planned for the Barra do Dande area, 50 kilometres to the north of the current port of Luanda, which would make it possible to challenge South Africa as the main entry point into countries such as Zambia. The port of Luanda processes around 80 percent of the cargo sent to Angola, which imports most of the industrial products it consumes. Of the 11.3 million tons of cargo that reached the country in 2013, around 70 percent arrived in containers and the remaining 30 percent in bulk. In 2013 the port received a total of 1,119 ships. CBL-APC April 2014
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 07:21:48 +0000
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