HABARI ZA KIUCHUNGUZI KUTOKA VYANZO MBALIMBALI SEKTA
PACHA YA RELI NA BANDARI
17 February 2024
Cape Town RSA
RELI MPYA KUTOKA KANDA ZA MACHIMNO YA SHABA ZAMBIA, UKANDA WA KUSINI MAJIMBO YA DR CONGO HADI BANDARI YA LOBITO ANGOLA KUFUNGUA FURSA MPYA
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Reli ya bahari ya Atlantiki kupitia Lobito inaunganisha Zambia na Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo na Bandari ya Lobito ya Angola.
Kusainiwa kwa mikataba yake miwili ya kwanza ya muda mrefu ya kibiashara kunaanzisha enzi mpya ya usafirishaji wa madini kutoka ukanda wa shaba wa Afrika hadi Port Lobito kwa mauzo ya nje.
Mpango Mkubwa wa DP WORLD
Kubinafsisha Bandari ya Lobito na Barabara ya Reli ya Benguela ni sehemu ya mpango mpana wa serikali ya Angola wa kuleta mseto wa uchumi wa nchi hiyo kwa ushirikishwajwi wa uwekezaji zaidi kupitia sekta binafsi. Kundi la Benki ya Dunia WB linaunga mkono wazo hilo.
João Fernandes, Mratibu wa Tume ya Kutathmini Bandari ya Lobito, anasema kuwa mpango mkuu wa Wizara ya Uchukuzi "unahusiana kwa karibu na Bandari ya Lobito na Ukanda wa Lobito" na wanatarajia kwa ushiriki wa wageni wanaweza kuboresha miundombinu na ufanisi kama vizuri.
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João Fernandes, Mratibu Tume ya Kutathmini Bandari ya LobitoEuronews
Mabadiliko katika bandari ya Luanda
Uwekezaji wa kigeni tayari unafanyika katika bandari kubwa ya Angola, Luanda.
DP World, kampuni ya usimamizi wa bandari ya Dubai, ilishinda zabuni yake mapema mwaka huu.
Francisco Pinzon ni
Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa DP World Luanda. Alielezea maendeleo ambayo tayari yamefanywa huko. Sasa ndani ya bandari kuna magari maalum 30 aina ya lori yatumikayo bandarini kupokea, kupanga na kuhamisha mizigo ndani ya bandari . Pia anatarajia kuongeza ufanisi zaidi kwa terminal ya makasha na crane za ziada zitembeazo zenye vifaa vya kisasa .
Pedro Neto ni Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa
EagleStone, kampuni ya ushauri ya benki ya uwekezaji na ameishi Angola kwa zaidi ya miaka 20. Anatuambia kuwa bandari ya Lobito ni fursa kubwa ya kuunda mtandao kwenye pwani ya bahari ya Atlantiki kuagiza na kuuza nje bidhaa na bidhaa kutoka Zambia na Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo hadi pwani. "Kwa kweli ni fursa ya kuunda njia mbadala kwa njia iendayo pwani ya Bahari ya Hindi", anaongeza.
Kwa Neto ni zaidi ya kuhamisha madini kama shaba, cobalt n.k kutoka migodini, anasema kuwa bandari ya Lobito Angola inaweza kutumika kuleta bidhaa ndani kwa kutumia bandari ya Lobito. Anafafanua kuwa kando ya ukanda wa reli ya Lobito kuna sekta kubwa muhimu za kilimo "na hiyo inaweza kuwa jambo kubwa katika kuendeleza bandari."
The Lobito Atlantic Railway connects Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to Angola's Port of Lobito. The signing of its first two long-term commercial deals sets off a new era for the transport of minerals from Africa's copper belt to Port Lobito for export.
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The Big Plan in partnership with DP World Dubai
Privatising the Port of Lobito and the Benguela Railroad is part of the Angolan government's wider plan to diversify the country's economy with the help of more private investment. The World Bank Group backs the idea.
João Fernandes, the Coordinator of the Lobito Port Evaluation Commission, says that the Ministry of Transport’s master plan "is closely linked to the Port of Lobito and the Lobito Corridor" and they expect with the participation of foreigners they can improve the infrastructure and efficiency as well.
João Fernandes, Coordinator Lobito Port Evaluation Commission Euronews
Changes in the port of Luanda
Foreign investment is already happening in Angola's largest port, Luanda.
DP World, the Dubai port management company, won the bidding for it early this year.
Francisco Pinzon is the CEO of DP World Luanda. He described the advances already made there. There are now 30 internal truck vehicles and they will shortly receive restackers and rehandlers. He also expects to give more efficiency to the terminal with an additional mobile hardware crane.
Pedro Neto is the CEO of EagleStone, an investment banking advisory firm and he has lived in Angola for over 20 years. He tells us that the port of Lobito is a serious opportunity to create a network on the Atlantic coast to import and export goods and products from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the coast. "It's really an opportunity to create an alternative to the Indian Ocean coast", he adds.
To Neto it is more than just about moving metal from mines, he says that Lobito could be used to bring goods to the interior using Lobito port. He explains that along Lobito's railway corridor there are huge important agricultural sectors "and that could be a huge point in favour of developing the port."