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Port of Lobito (Angola)



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Syllabus of the Subject

Port of Lobito (Angola). Access to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, and Zambia

  1. Introduction to the Port of Lobito (Angola)
  2. Main features of the Port of Lobito
  3. Access to Zimbabwe, Zambia, and the DR Congo
  4. Benguela Railway

Transport and Logistics in Africa. Corridors, ports

Maritime Transport in Africa (Central African Ports).

African Ports, Online Logistics

Masters adapted to Zambia (Study Master Doctorate, Foreign Trade, International Business) Zambia, and Zimbabwe, Masters, International Business Trade Zimbabwe.

Port of Lobito
Port of Lobito, Angola. Benguela Railway. Access to DR Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Online Diploma: Business in Central Africa

Port of Lobito (Angola).

The Port of Lobito is the second port of Angola (the largest is the Port of Luanda).

  1. Location of the Port of Lobito: Atlantic Coast (Central Africa)
  2. Access to the DR Congo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
  3. Benguela Railway (links Atlantic with the Indian Ocean)
  4. Refrigerated Container Terminal in the Port of Lobito
  5. Deep port (17 meters)
  6. Since 2008, expansion project of the Port of Lobito
  7. Container Terminal for minerals
  8. Terminal ores
  9. Berthing pier
  10. Distance from the Port of Lobito to (in miles)
    - New York: 7,537
    - Cape Town: 1,410
    - Amsterdam: 5,127
  11. The main cities near the Port of Lobito are Lobito, Benguela, Huambo, Lubango, Silva Porto, Camacupa, Menonge, Cuvelai, Namacunde, Lubango, and Luanda

Rail Transport

Benguela Railway (Caminho de Ferro de Benguela), Rail Transport in Africa.

  1. Links the Angolan Port of Lobito with Luau
  2. Reopened in 2014 with Chinese investments (2 billion dollars)
  3. At the Angolan border, ties with the Katanga Railway (access to the RD Congo and Zambia)
  4. Max. Speed: 90 kilometers/h
  5. Main cities:
    1. Angola: Benguela - Cubal - Huambo -Kuito - Munhango - Luena - Luau
    2. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lubumbashi-Ndola

More information about Angola (EENI African Business Portal).

  1. Transport in Angola
  2. Kuito, Cabinda

The Port of Lobito belongs to the Central African Economic Area.

African Regional Economic Communities:

  1. Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
  2. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
  3. COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement

Trans-African Roads (Transport Corridors) related to the Port of Lobito:

  1. Beira-Lobito Corridor
  2. Tripoli-Windhoek Corridor
  3. Cairo-Gaborone (in Zambia) corridor
  4. Lobito Corridor

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