METALS AND MINERALS
Lobito Atlantic Railway
We are part of a consortium that has been awarded a 30-year concession to operate the 1,300km Lobito railway, which runs across Angola to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
After investment, the Lobito Atlantic Railway will provide a quicker western route to market for metal and minerals produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The railway will be linked to a congestion-free port in Lobito and represents a major new trade route between the Congolese Copperbelt and the Atlantic Ocean.
The upgraded railway line will also help bring vital goods and resources into the region and support business development and commercial activity.
To realise its full potential, the joint venture partners – Trafigura, Mota-Engil and Vecturis – will invest more than US$450 million on the railway and associated infrastructure, and secure more than 1,500 wagons and 35 locomotives.
In addition, up to US$100 million will be invested on the other side of the border in the DRC, on improving its railway line and rolling stock.
Our vision is to grow the corridor so that it becomes the leading rail transport link in sub-Saharan Africa.
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