The Port of Lobito is an Angolan port located in the city of Lobito, in the province of Benguela. It is connected to the commercial area of the city and the neighborhood of Canata. It is located in Lobito Bay, which is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Lobito Peninsula.[4]
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| Location | |
| Country | Angola |
| Location | Lobito |
| Coordinates | 12°20′42″S 13°32′51″E / 12.34500°S 13.54750°E |
| UN/LOCODE | AOLOB[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1 March 1903 |
| Operated by | Empresa Portuaria do Lobito[2] |
| Owned by | Public company |
| Type of harbour | Artificial |
| Size of harbour | 14m - 15.2m anchorage depth[2] |
| Chairman | Celso Rosas[3] |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 2 million tonnes annually[2] |
| Website portodolobito.co.ao | |
The port belongs to the Angolan government, which is responsible for its administration through the public company Porto do Lobito E.P.. This company was established to administer the license for terminals for loading and unloading, in addition to the passenger terminal.[5]
Together with the ports of Luanda (Luanda), Moçamedes (Namibe), Soyo (Zaire) and Cabinda (Cabinda), it forms the largest port complexes in the country. It is the largest port in the center of the country.[6]
The port is the outlet point of the Benguela railway, which carries cargo from the city of Tenke in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2024, it also became an mineral terminal port for the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR).[7] The EN-100 highway is an important outflow connection to port traffic.[8]
References
edit- ^ "UNLOCODE (AO) - ANGOLA". service.unece.org. UNECE. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Port of Lobito Africa Ports. Access date: 2024-08-24
- ^ Lobito Port incrases operational capacity ANGOP. Access date: 2024-08-24
- ^ Conselho Nacional de Carregadores. "Porto do Lobito". Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Porto do Lobito. "História". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Portal Angop. "O Porto do Lobito ocupa um lugar relevante na África Austral - Administrador". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Consortium receives maiden vessel at Port of Lobito as concession takes shape Mining Weekly. Access date: 2024-08-23
- ^ "Curso de transporte EAD: Porto do Lobito (Angola)". Escola de Negócios EENI & Universidade HA. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.