MSC Boosts Connections Between Angola, Namibia and Their Key Trade Markets

As part of MSC’s decision to expand its Sub Saharan Africa network, the company is reshuffling its Angola service, offering Pointe-Noire, Congo Republic (CR), and Matadi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as from January 2023. Offering Pointe-Noire on the Angola service will represent a significant advantage for Asia and India markets in the region. The Congolese port will serve as a key transshipment hub for cargo destinated to Angola and Namibia. Stopping the tranship via Lomé will reduce by 11 days the transit time to the main Angolan port of…

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CONGO TERMINAL CONTINUES TO UPGRADE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE AND EXPANDS ITS STORAGE AREA BY 3.5 HECTARES

(Bolloré Ports) Congo Terminal, a Bolloré Ports subsidiary, continues to upgrade the Port of Pointe-Noire and has just achieved a new milestone with the completion of the extension works of the yard surface area of dock D. The works which began a year ago and had a price tag of 3 billion CFA francs (approximately €5 million), have increased the storage area by 3.5 hectares and will support additional volumes after a record year by Congo Terminal with more than one million containers handled. This new project follows the reconstruction…

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