Category: Angola

The Municipal Administration of Lobito has officially handed over the concession of railway and logistics services of the Lobito Corridor to the Lobito Atlantic Railway, a joint venture comprising commodity company Trafigura; international construction and infrastructure firm Mota-Engil; and independent rail operator Vecturis. The transfer of the concession will see Lobito Atlantic Railway lead the operation, management and maintenance of a 1,300km railway connecting the Lobito port to Luau in eastern Angola over a period of 30 years. The railway will extend an additional 400km, running through the Democratic Republic… Read More Here

In an extraordinary feat of engineering, the Benguela Railway in Angola stands as a testament to the power of collaboration and the determination to overcome monumental challenges. As the final piece of the east-west transcontinental link that connects the Indian and Atlantic oceans, this remarkable project, built by the China Railway 20 Bureau Group Corporation (CR20), has revolutionized regional connectivity and transformed the African rail network. With its immense socio-economic impact, the Benguela Railway is more than just a transportation artery; it symbolizes the enduring friendship between the peoples of… Read More Here

It was only in 1931 that the first shipment of copper from Katanga arrived in Lobito, but the railroad that allowed to bring the riches from the then Belgian Congo, today the Democratic Republic of Congo, was born from a Portuguese law of 1899. At the head of the project was the Scotsman Robert Williams, who had been a friend of Cecil Rhodes and who understood the advantages of the Benguela Railway: for the Portuguese, it made it possible to link the Angolan coast to the Central Plateau and even… Read More Here