The Angolan government during 2013 opened over 100 railway stations as part of a project to rebuild the country’s rail network, according to a statement issued in Luanda.

Angolan news agency Angop also reported that in Lobito municipality two docks in the port’s city were refurbished and that container and ore terminals were built from scratch. The building project also included a dry dock and buildings to house administrative and technical services, alternative power systems and equipment to process cargo.

The statement noted that construction of a channel on the Kuando River was underway to link Angola to neighbouring Zambia as well as port support facilities for cross-border river transport in Kuando Kubango province.

Studies have also been carried out for construction of the ports of Dande, Porto Amboim and the deep water port of Cabinda, as well as sea passenger terminals along the Angolan coast.

Finally, the Angolan Transport Ministry noted that the Angola Maritime and Port Institute and Secil Marítima in Geneva, Switzerland, signed an agreement to prepare the re-launch of an Angolan flagship sea shipping service. (Source: macauhub)