Lusaka Corridor Corridors The time is now! Connect Overview of main enterprises The Corridor of Lobito is an important Business opportunities array of integrated infrastructure, formed Despite various constraints faced by by various enterprises and economic companies in the local market, the units, mainly in the sectors of transporta- current rhythm of development opens tion and communications. Its strategic a wide range of business opportunities, Lobito location offers a big advantage, allowing especially in heavy-duty transport, logis- it to play a key role as a platform in the tics, manufacturing and social services. DRC regional and international network sys- Therefore companies and businesses tem of transports, particularly in looking for new avenues should consider southern Africa. the Angolan market and look for ways coastal province of , through the to participate in this new development central highlands of and Bié, all Three pillars of intermodal transport and explore the enormous potential that the way to the border with D.R.Congo, Lusaka Located in the central part of Angola, its the country offers. The time is now; … in the eastern province of Moxico. This development started in the year 1903, tomorrow can be a bit too late! railway links Angola to DRC and to the with the construction of a deep seawater African interlocked countries of Zambia port and the cross-country railway. The and , facilitating the flow and corridor is based on three main pillars of “Both private and exports of mineral products from these intermodal transport (land, air and sea), countries, to the European and American and the major industries are: public projects and markets. • the Port of Lobito • the Benguela Railway new developments are Upgrade of the Benguela Railway • the International Airport of Catumbela During the past years, extensive works of • the Lobito Oil Refinery. being implemented, rehabilitation and upgrade of the Ben- as a result of the guela Railway have been done in its full A vast program of infrastructure reha- extension, from Lobito to Luena. This bilitation and development is underway, economic development program was carried out by the Angolan opening doors to the establishment of government and in August 2012, the first new projects, as part of the long-term in the country and in train reached the railway station of the far development program of Angola. Both eastern city of Luena, after an interrup- private and public projects and new de- the continent.” tion of more than 30 years, caused by velopments are being implemented, as a the civil war. result of the economic development that Overview over the main enterprises of is taking place in the country and in the Lobito Corridor International Airport of Catumbela the region. Port of Lobito The International Airport of Catumbela, The Port of Lobito, is one of the biggest was built to serve the central part of An- New dynamics deep-water seaport in the western coast gola and link it up with important foreign With the new pace in terms of economic of Africa. In the past few years, the port destinations. The runways and airport development, many other businesses are benefited from major improvements buildings were extended and upgraded booming along the corridor. The results and upgrades and was extended and to international standards and are now can be seen with the increased circulation reequipped, to cater for heavy-duty cargo prepared to receive large airplanes and of people and goods, intensification of ships and streamline its operational ac- operate regional and long-haul commer- trade between rural areas and the main cording to international standards. New cial and cargo flights. cities and all new dynamics in the supply and modern equipment was installed, chain. namely floating and loading cranes, Lobito Oil Refinery container-handlers, cockerel locomotives The Lobito Oil Refinery is the latest ma- Among other ventures, the highlight goes and wagons, silos for bulk grain and a jor project to be developed in this region, to the expansion of cargo terminals at the terminal for frigorific containers. by the government oil company Sonan- airport, construction of a dry terminal for gol, in an investment of approximately 7 containers at the seaport, new units in Benguela Railway billions US Dollars. The foundation stone the industrial park (cement factory, paper The Benguela Railway (Caminho de Ferro for its construction was launched in De- mills, breweries and food-factories), com- de Benguela), is another important com- cember 2012. The project is expected to mercial farms, as well as many correlated ponent of the Lobito Corridor, running create 10.000 new jobs. businesses in trade and services. for approximately 1345 km, from the Source: Agency ‘Angola at a Glance’.