UAE port operator the AD Ports Group has appointed Mar Construction Civil and Obras Publicas to design and build the topside and marine infrastructure of the Noatum Ports Luanda Terminal, located in Angola’s largest port.
Additionally, the AD Ports Group has engaged Dar Al Handasah Consultants Shair and Partners to provide project management and construction supervision services for the project.
The Port of Luanda handles approximately 76 per cent of Angola’s container and general cargo, in addition to serving as a maritime gateway for landlocked neighbours including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
Under a 20-year concession agreement with the Luanda Port Authority signed in April 2024, the AD Ports Group committed to invest US$250 million through 2026 to modernise the terminal.
The modernisation project involves extensive upgrades, transforming the terminal into a modern general cargo, container, and Ro-Ro facility. With a depth of 16 metres, it will be the only terminal in the Port of Luanda capable of accommodating Super Post-Panamax vessels of up to 14,000 TEUs capacity.
The terminal’s 192,000-square-metre area will be optimised for high-density container handling and equipped with advanced technology and IT systems.
The AD Ports Group expects extensive modernisation works to be completed in the first quarter of 2027.
Upon completion, new container handling equipment will be installed, significantly increasing container capacity from 25,000 TEUs to 350,000 TEUs and Ro-Ro volumes to over 40,000 vehicles.