Port Overview

2.1.1 Angola Port of Luanda

Port Overview

The port of Luanda, located on the bay of the city of Luanda, offers excellent conditions for navigation and for operating sea transport vessels. Its location in the middle of the west coast of the African continent positions this port as an ideal stop for ships on-route to the western parts of the continent.

Luanda port is managed by Empresa Portuaria de Luanda (EPL), a public company that grants concessions to parties to operate cargo and passenger terminals. Currently, Luanda port is the largest seaport in Angola, responsible for around 80% of the turnover of cargo transported by sea in the Angolan territory. (Investment Memorandum. December 2019). This port is strategically located adjacent to the Luanda Railway (CFL) and is currently the only seaport that has a railway connection with a border country to Angola, namely the DRC. The following specialised terminals are found at Luanda port:

• Multi-terminals (break-bulk terminal);
• Unicargas (multipurpose terminal);
• Sogester (container terminal);
• Sonils (oil & gas terminal); and
• Soportos (multipurpose terminal).

Port website: Ihttps://www.portoluanda.co.ao/

Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

CONTAINER LINES CALLING AT THE TERMINAL

Conti Horizon Line Grimaldi

CMA CGM Lin Lines

Delmas Hartmann Project Lines

PIL Spliethoof's

NileDutch Secil Maritima

Ocean Africa Container Line Nordana Line

MSC Clipper Shipping Line

MOL GTAL

Pan Africa Line Maersk Line

Africa Union Transport Safmarine

Angola South Line

Port Performance

The port of Luanda has a total of 2.708 m of mooring quay, divided into 5 big terminals

(General Cargo terminal, multipurpose terminal, container terminal, the Oil supply Base Terminal and Soportos / 5M).

The water depth along the quay varies between 10.5 and 12.5 meters with exception to the cabotage terminal here the depth varies between 3.5 and 5.5 meters.

The management of the port terminals has been given for concession to private operators in 2005 for 20 years period, in the scope of a modernization strategy in which the main goals are the improvement of infrastructures, the quality and price of port maritime intermodal and logistic service willing to endow the port of Luanda with capacity to answer the foreseen traffic growth of goods.

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

For information on port rates and charges, please see the following link: 

https://www.portoluanda.co.ao/Documentos/9-REGULAMENTO%20DAS%20TARIFAS%20PORTUARIAS.pdf

Berthing Specifications

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

Container Facilities

CONTAINER TERMINAL

Run by Sogester (Sociedade Gestora de Terminais S.A.), which is a joint venture between by APM Terminals and a Gestão de Fundos (local Angolan company).

It has an area of 142.000 m2 and mooring quay extension of 500 m.

MULTIPURPOSE TERMINAL

The concession for management of this terminal was adjudicated to Unicargas.

It has an extension area of 178.641 m2 and a mooring quay of 536m. 

Contact: Comercial Director – Mrs Ondina – (+244) 923 369 406

GENERAL CARGO TERMINAL

Concession was given to Multiterminais. the terminal has an extension area of 80.000 m2 and a mooring quay of 900 m. In the general cargo terminal new facilities will be constructed among them silos with capacity of 10.000 tons and cold stores. 

DP World : This new terminal was built as a national reconstruction terminal. It has a mooring quay of 604 m divided into 3 quays, and a second line is created just behind DP World in order to facilitate big importers with a separate stacking area at no extra costs.

Contact: commercial Director Mrs Nady +244 93044167

Sonils - The Oil Supply base terminal: The Oil supply base terminal has an area of 938.729m2 and a mooring quay of 878m. It has been given to concession in 1997 to Sonils Lda (Sonangol Integrated Logistics Services) for a 25 years period. It is the support center for the region oil and gas industry offering a wide range of services. In this terminal are presently operating most of the oil production companies and related companies, having each of them exclusive areas for its services and offices. The areas are self-sufficient in terms of electricity, water and communication. The existence of the center gives certain advantages for the oil and gas industry in Angola, as well as economic benefits for the country, for the companies related to the oil and gas activity and also security and logistic advantages. 

Contact: commercial Director +244 923818227 

Port Security

2.1.3 Angola Port of Namibe

Port Overview

Namibe is the third largest port in Angola and the leading freight gateway to the south of Angola. The terminal is strategically located to serve importers in the provinces of Cunene, Huambo, Huila and Kuando Kubango. This port has two terminals, i.e. a container terminal and a mining terminal. The mining terminal acts as the main fuel and lubricant terminal for Sonangol. Developments at the port of Namibe was made possible with assistance from the Japanese government. This port remains a focal point of Japan’s developmental interests in Angola. Port website: https://portodonamibe.co.ao/

Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

Port Picture

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(pier 1) used for tug & fish boats is length 275m and draft of 3m; (pier 2) used for international/coastal and passenger vessels the length 130m and draft of 6.1m ; (pier 3)dedicated only for international vessels with a length of 480m draft of 10.5 m

Port Performance

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

Port tariffs are national therefore, valid for Angolan ports. 

Porto do Namibe Website

See more details on discharge rates under SOGESTER Terminal manager for General cargo and Container operations under TERMINALS 

Regulamento de tarifas portuárias

Berthing Specifications

The port has 875 meters berth, divided into 3 zones, the largest of which is 480 mts. The maximum permissible draft is 10 meters (zone 3), gradually decreasing towards the inner bay.

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

All port equipment is managed by the concessionary SOGESTER  see under Terminals

Container Facilities

Customs Guidance

Advisable to have all cargo documents required 72 hours prior vessel’s arrival. See details under the Angola Customs section: 1.3 Angola Customs Information

Terminal Information

MULTIPURPOSE TERMINAL – concessionary SOGESTER

Sogester informed that in practice the operational quayside at the moment is about 243m/draft 9.5m of the total 480 m of zone 3.

In terms of performance from the previous 3 crane movements/hr and half day working time SOGESTER claims to have improved the working schedule up to 3 gangs/shift/24hrs/7days as well   they improved to the actual 6 crane movements/hr for general cargo and 8 crane movements for containers.

Sogester equipment 8 Reachstackers; 5 Tugmasters; 3 forklifts

With no specialized pier dedicated to Ro-Ro berthing and operations are possible at the container pier (1) at Namibe port 

Main Storage Terminal

Stevedoring

Company Name: TRANSCINTER (Main partner SOGESTER following up by UNICARGAS terminals) Sr. Apolinario.Silva@outlook.pt Operations Manager mobile 923452167 Deputy Mr RuiSantos (rui.transtiva@gmail.com) mobile 923607766. Is a private Angolan company and the largest

Private Company name: Transcinter following up the set up with Sogester (Luanda port) same have been replicated Namibe port. Provide Insurance against incidents occurred while on duty to all labours, transport subsidy and with/or not support from Sogester provides tregular technical training for different areas of stevedoring.

Transinter also provides outsourcing of drivers for all port cranes.  

Hinterland Information

All break bulk cargo is discharged direct on truck up to end destination while for containerized cargo (including reefers) can be accommodated in the port container yard and/or at the dry port in transit prior being lift up to the destination. There are direct railway links from port up to Menongue however is likely that cargo off-take are done using road transportation due to small import tonnage therefore, avoiding unnecessary transhipment points.   

Port Security

Situation considered as normal 

2.1.2 Angola Port of Lobito

Port Overview

Lobito port, the second largest seaport in Angola, is strategically interconnected to the Benguela railway network (CFB) to facilitate the transportation of minerals from neighboring countries (e.g. DRC and Zambia). This port is classified as a deep-water seaport with five different types of terminals, namely:

• General cargo terminal;
• Refrigerated container terminal;
• Containers in dry port terminal;
• Mining terminal; and
• Support Terminal.

The mining terminal has a railway connection to the Benguela railway, linking Lobito to the mining regions of the DRC and Zambia. Lobito port benefitted from Chinese-funded construction, renovation, and installation of heavy equipment at the port. The inaugural load, using the Benguela railway network took place in March 2018 when 1 000 tons of manganese was transported from the Katanga province in DRC to the Lobito Port in Angola. (https://www.privacyshield.gov/article?id=Angola-Marine-Technology). Plans have been developed to extend the existing railway network to other neighbouring countries.

Port website: https://portodolobito.co.ao/

Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

Key Customers and Partners in the port found here: https://portodolobito.co.ao/clientes-e-parceiros/

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: HQ staff will input a link to section 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List here.

Port Performance

The Port of Lobito started its operations in 1928.

It is located at the Province of Benguela, (latitude 12° 20’ 47’’ South and

Longitude 13° 21’ 45’’ East of the West Coast of Africa) in the west coast of Angola, at a bay with approximately 5 Km long, 300 m width at the entrance and approximately 200 meters at its largest part.

There are 2 quays in “L” being the North quay 570 meters long and the South quay 552 meters long as well as a 150 meters long cabotage quay.

The North quay is equipped with 16 shore cranes while the South quay has 10 shore cranes. The cranes’ capacity varies from 3 to 22 Tons. There is also a mobile Lorain crane with a lifting capacity of 150 Tons. Among other equipment there are forklifts, container stackers and dumpers.

Lobito port is fully equipped and can handle a maximum 120 Ton lifts.

The covered area for warehousing is of approximately 24,500 CBM. The open area, which is mostly paved, is of approximately 72,000 CBM. There are 13 warehouses, 3 of which are two-storied buildings.

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

For information on port rates and charges, please see the following link: https://portodolobito.co.ao/oficial/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/BAIXAR.pdf

Berthing Specifications

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

Container Facilities

Customs Guidance

 

For more information on customs in Angola, please see the following link: HQ staff will input a link to section 1.3 Customs Information here. 

Terminal Information (source: https://portodolobito.co.ao/oficial/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DESDOBR%C3%81VEL-CARETIZA%C3%87%C3%83O-PT.pdf)

 

CABOTAGEM TERMINAL

Quay: 143m

Deepness: 5m

Area: 776sqm

 

MULTIPURPOSE TERMINAL

It’s a terminal specialized in bulk or container cargo, vehicles, break bulks and more.

It has 570m in the North quay, 522 in the south quay, with 8 – 12m deepness and 15804sqm.

Equipments:

Takraf crane (22 ton) – 2 units

Takraf cran (3 – 6 ton) – 2 units

Demag Crane (3 to 5 tons) – 4 units

Liebherr Pneumatic Crane (100 tons) – 1 unit

CONTAINER Terminal

Quay: 414m

Deepness: 14.7m

Area: 120,000sqm

Statical Capacity – 12000 TEUs (330 refeer)

 

Equipments:

STS:  2 units (41 tons)

RTG: 2 units (41 tons)

RMG: 2 units (41 tons)

Multipurpose crane: 1 unit (40 tons)

OreTerminal

Quay: 310m

Deepness: 15.3m

Area: 180,000sqm

Operational Capacity – 3,600,000 Ton/ Year

Navegability: 50,000 DWT

Equipments:

Shiploader: 1 unit

Staker/ Reclaimer: 1 unit

Treadmill: 1 unit

Multipurpose crance: 2 units

 

SONAMET Terminal

Quay: 210m

Deepness: 9.5m

 

OCEANIC Terminal (TOL)

Floatable platform for oil cargo

Deepness: 20m

 

DRY Port

Area: 90,000sqm

Statical Capacity: 8,000 TEU

Equipments:

RTG: 2 units (41 tons)

RMG: 2 units (41 tons)

COLD ROOM:

Keeping: 600 ton

Freezing: 600 ton

Stevedoring

Provided by the Port or private companies. https://portodolobito.co.ao/oficial/nossos-servicos/

Port Security