Port of Lobito

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Port of Lobito
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Port of Lobito
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Location
Country Angola
Location Lobito
Coordinates 12°20′42″S13°32′51″E / 12.34500°S 13.54750°E / -12.34500; 13.54750
UN/LOCODE AOLOB [1]
Details
Opened1 March 1903;121 years ago (1903-03-01)
Operated by Empresa Portuaria do Lobito [2]
Owned by Public company
Type of harbour Artificial
Size of harbour14m - 15.2m anchorage depth [2]
ChairmanCelso Rosas [3]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage 2 million tonnes annually [2]
Website
portodolobito.co.ao

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]

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]

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References

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