Port of Pointe Noire (Congo)

EENI- School of International Business

Sub-subject: The Autonomous Port of Pointe Noire (Republic of the Congo). Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Port of Pointe Noire (Republic of the Congo)
2. The Gateway to the Congo Basin: The Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
3. The Congo-Ocean Railway

Sample of the Sub-subject: The Port of Pointe Noire (Republic of the Congo)

Description of the Sub-Subject: The Port of Pointe Noire.

1. The Port of Pointe Noire is the largest port in the Republic of the Congo (Central Africa)
2. Traffic: 9.1 million tonnes
3. Quay space: 4.8 kilometres
4. Specialised berths: container, ore, timber, and lighter
5. The Port of Pointe Noire is a Priority Investment Programme of the European Union (EUR 128 million)
6. Tanker port developed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation
7. Logistics depots
8. Refinery
9. Bolloré Africa Logistics win the concession for the Container Terminal
10. Pointe-Noire: The second city in Congo

The Port of Pointe Noire is a gateway to the Congo Basin. Access to:

1. The Central African Republic (Bangui): rail and river
2. Chad (Ndjamena): rail and river
3. Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Congo-Ocean Railway (Chemin de fer Congo-Océan):

1. Links Brazzaville with the Port of Pointe Noire (502 kilometres/312 miles)
2. Bypass the rapids of the Congo River
3. Access to Bangui (Central African Republic, Oubangui River)
4. Luxury passenger train (La Gazelle, owned by Korean Company)

Special Economic Zones in Congo:

1. Ouesso
2. Oyo-Ollombo
3. Brazzaville
4. Pointe Noire

African Transport Corridor: Tripoli-Congo-Windhoek Corridor

The Port of Pointe Noire belongs to the Central African Economic Area of the African Civilisation.

Regional Economic Communities:

1. Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)
2. Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)

Maritime Transport in Africa - Central African Ports