DP World commits $90 million to expand Luanda terminal capacity to 1.2 million TEU
Angola extends concession to 2051 as operator adds 222 metres of quay, 10 hectares of yard and 15 cranes over two years.
DP World will invest $90 million over the next two years to expand its multipurpose terminal at the Port of Luanda in Angola, the company announced on 6 October 2026. The expansion will extend the terminal's quay by 222 metres and the operating area by 10 hectares, raising design capacity to 1.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units. Angola has granted DP World a 10-year extension to its concession, now running through to 2051.
Equipment programme adds three ship-to-shore cranes and 12 RTGs#
The investment will fund three ship-to-shore cranes and 12 semi-automated rubber-tired gantry cranes, enabling the terminal to accommodate two Post-Panamax vessels simultaneously. DP World acquired two additional mobile harbour cranes and an extra empty handler in 2026, bringing the total mobile harbour crane count to eight. Reefer plug capacity has been expanded from 630 to 700. The company has invested more than $260 million in the terminal since commencing operations in 2021.
Container volumes nearly doubled since 2021 as yard area expanded#
Total twenty-foot equivalent units handled at the terminal rose from 177,000 TEUs to over 350,000 TEUs over the past five years. The growth was supported by an additional 28,000 square metres of yard area. Mohammed Akoojee, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for Africa at DP World, stated that larger vessels will be accommodated and new shipping services will connect the terminal with West and Central Africa.
Concession extension runs to 2051 with capacity target of 1.2 million TEU#
The 10-year concession extension was announced at the inauguration of the terminal's new building at the Port of Luanda. DP World stated that the investment will create employment opportunities, support industrialization, improve the competitiveness of exports and attract foreign investment to develop regional trade flows, according to the company's statement. The terminal will handle container traffic for Central Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
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- economymiddleeast.comEconomy Middle East$90 million investment over two years, 222 metre quay extension, 10 hectare yard expansion, 1.2 million TEU capacity target, concession extension to 2051, three ship-to-shore cranes, 12 semi-automated RTG cranes, eight mobile harbour cranes, 700 reefer plugs, $260 million total investment since 2021
- semafor.comSemafor$90 million investment over two years, 15 cranes, two large container ships simultaneously, 10-year concession extension to 2051, $260 million spent since 2021, volumes nearly doubled to more than 350,000 containers
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