Africa-Press – Angola. Three hundred and fifty-one ships docked, in 2023, at the Port of Lobito, handling one million 332 thousand and 451 tons of various cargo.
Data was revealed this Monday by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of this company, Celso Rosas, during the New Year’s greetings ceremony, showing an increase of 7.57 percent, compared to 2022.
However, it revealed that there was a reduction of 14.90 percent in terms of tonnes of cargo.
In terms of revenue, he added that the port collected, in 2023, more than 13 billion and 800 million kwanzas.
According to the person responsible, compared to the same period of the previous year, there was a decrease of around 5.72 percent in revenue, as the company had collected more than 14 billion and 700 million Kz.
“This reduction was mainly based on the impact of port tariffs, currency fluctuations, as well as the international situation that, in a certain way, has affected world maritime trade”, explained Celso Rosas.
Celso Rosas also referred to the port company’s debt to its suppliers.
“We made an effort to honor our commitments with our suppliers. From a total of old debts, at the beginning of 2023, in the order of more than 26 billion Kz, we managed to amortize more than 620 million Kwanzas, thus improving our relationship “, he stressed.
In relation to customer debt, he said it amounts to more than 32 billion kwanzas, having a significant impact on the company’s liquidity, which is why there is an urgent need to implement a plan to collect ongoing debts.
2023 Accomplishments _
The PCA highlighted the recovery of several machines and equipment, in particular the 50-ton STS crane that had been inoperative for more than eight years.
According to him, workers’ health has been one of the Board of Directors’ biggest concerns.
In 2023, 12 thousand 557 consultations in different specialties were carried out at the Porto clinic for workers and their families.
The person responsible also said that more than 42 training sessions will be carried out at all levels, within the scope of human capital investment.
In relation to the company’s responsibility, as Porto Senhorio, the PCA said that work is being done to ensure that, by March of this year, the conditions for the delivery of infrastructure and transfer of staff will be met.
“At this stage, we are concluding the preparatory work with a view to completing the delivery process that is already underway, both at the level of Lobito Atlantic Railway, manager of the Mineral Terminal, and Africa Global Logistics, manager of the Multipurpose Terminal general cargo and containerized”.
The Port of Lobito is built in a bay of deep natural waters, approximately 5 km long, 600 meters at the entrance and almost 1.5 km at the widest part, recording depths between 15 and 36 m, with 1.90 m being the greatest amplitude of tide.
The anchorages vary between 10.5 and 34 meters, with a maximum high tide of 2 meters and a minimum of 0.2 meters.
Located on the western coast of the African continent, the port has a channel measuring 200 meters at the entrance and 2000 meters at its widest part.
The port has two terminals, namely Polivalente and Minério.
The multipurpose terminal has a total area of 241 million, 540 thousand and 94 square meters and a berth of 1,199 meters.
It has a depth of 14.7 meters, with capacity for 600 thousand tons for general cargo and 250 thousand TEU/year for containerized cargo.
The ore terminal specializes in the operation of general containerized and bulk ore cargo.
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