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Railway route to Cubal
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RAILWAY
2,764 km of railway separated over 3 lines cover
the Angolan territory: Caminho de Ferro de Luanda
(CFL), Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB) and
The Caminho de Ferro de Moçâmedes (CFM). The
Benguela and the Moçâmedes routes are planned
to be finished in 2011. Ango-Ferro 2000 conducted
by China Ferrovia 20 is the most important project
worth mentioning. It involves the rehabilitation of
3,100 km of railway, 8,000 km of extensions, 36
bridges and the rehabilitation and construction of
100 stations and 150 new substations. To complete
this ambitious project, the authorities plans to cre-
ate new developments for Bengo, Kwanza Norte,
the eastern region of the country (Lunda Norte and
Lunda Sul) and the conexion with Namibia.
The Caminho de Ferro de Luanda (CFL) completed
in 1919 is a 424 km railway-line from the Angolan
capital Luanda to Malanje for normal passenger and
freight service. The Angolan civil war left the railway
non-functional during 18 years but the train route
has reopened to passengers since January 2011.
The journey between Luanda and Malanje lasts 9
hours and covers a distance of 420 km. 3 different
passenger classes are available: Primeira, Expresso
and Tramway. China is reported to have invested
$350 million in the rehabilitation of the railway largely
through the labour and expertise of the China Rail-
way Construction Company.
tive evolution in terms of customs control timing, that
changed from 80 days to 28 during 2010 (12 to 8
days for ro-ro ships, 35 to 12 days for container’s
ships, and 90 to 12 for conventional ones). The av-
erage waiting time for ships to get a berth vary be-
tween 2 to 3 days, the occupation time is 3 days,
better than the 15 days average registered in 2010.
According to the CNC (Conselho Nacional de Car-
regadores), the port handled a record of 10,6 million
tons in 2010.
The port of Lobito is located 12º20’ S and 13º34’ E in
the bay of Lobito. It used to be the most active port
of Angola in the past, terminus for the important Ben-
guela railway that gives access to the hinterland and
mineral ore from southern DR Congo and Zambia.
The harbour has 1,122 m of piers and is divided in 2
zones. Maximum draught allowed is 10 m. In 2010,
1,8 millions tons were handled in Lobito. Commodi-
ties mainly include cereals for grinding, flour, sugar,
rice and construction materials and equipment for
the cities of Lobito and Benguela.
The port of Namibe was constructed in 1957 to guar-
antee the import and export movements in the South
of the country. Located 15º12’ S and 12º09’ E, the
former port of Moçamedes is the third most impor-
tant harbour of Angola with 870 m of piers, divided
in 3 zones: Zone 1 up to 260 m, Zone at 130 m and
Zone 3 up to 480 m. Situated in a rich fishing zone, it
has good potential of development and the proximity
with great agricultural conditions of province of Huila.
Plans of rehabilitation are underway. Once complet-
ed, the port will have 240 metres length, a modern
container terminal, an illumination system, 30 metres
towers and water pumping systems. 690,000 tons of
goods were handled in the port of Namibe in 2010.
The port of Cabinda The port of Cabinda services the
region’s oil and gas industry and needs consequent
renovation. Government recently invested US$ 19
million to build a 32 metres long bridge in Cabinda.
This bridge would have a tie up capacity for ships
to 130 metres. The new bridge will receive middle
and big size ships that carry 600 to 800 containers,
with 20 thousand tons of cargo. The port of Cabinda
handled 390,000 tons of goods in 2010.
Other developments include for instance the con-
struction of a new maritime base in Kikombo, mu-
nicipality of Kwanza Sul where Sonangol invested
US$ 90 million. The construction will be done by a
Portuguese company and it is estimated to be opera-
tive in 2012.