{"id":5948,"date":"2021-03-01T12:45:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T11:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/?p=5948"},"modified":"2021-03-01T12:45:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T11:45:10","slug":"dp-world-starts-operations-of-multipurpose-terminal-at-port-of-luanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/dp-world-starts-operations-of-multipurpose-terminal-at-port-of-luanda\/","title":{"rendered":"DP World starts operations of multipurpose terminal at Port of Luanda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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” We are proud to be in Angola to further develop the terminal as a trade hub in the southern west Africa region, which will support the country\u2019s economic growth objectives by attracting further investment and increased trade. ” Suhail Al Banna, CEO and Managing Director of DP World Middle East and Africa<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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– Multipurpose Terminal enters new phase of development with DP World\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Francisco Pinz\u00f3n\u00a0appointed Chief\u00a0Executive\u00a0Officer\u00a0of DP World\u00a0Luanda\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

DP World has today\u00a0begun\u00a0operation\u00a0of the Multipurpose Terminal (MPT) at the Port of Luanda.<\/p>\n

The MPT was handed over to DP World Luanda by Porto de Luanda, following\u00a0the 20-year concession agreement signed in January by Ant\u00f3nio\u00a0Bengue, Chairman of Porto de Luanda and Sultan Ahmed bin\u00a0Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World.<\/p>\n

DP World\u00a0has\u00a0appointed Francisco Pinz\u00f3n, as Chief Executive Officer\u00a0of\u00a0DP World Luanda.\u00a0A Panamanian national, he has more than 20 years\u2019 experience in port operations\u00a0and management, having worked\u00a0at ports in\u00a0Panama, Bahrain, Peru, Georgia, Djibouti, and Algeria.\u00a0He joined DP World in 2016 as COO for DP World Djibouti, and in 2018 was appointed as Operations Excellence Manager in Middle East and Africa.\u00a0Prior to his new role, he was the\u00a0Deputy General Manager of DP World\u00a0Djazair, Algeria.<\/p>\n

DP World Luanda is investing\u00a0US$190 million\u00a0to improve the\u00a0terminal\u00a0to help Angola achieve its ambitions for economic growth and to make it a\u00a0trade\u00a0hub\u00a0along the western coast of Southern\u00a0Africa.\u00a0The terminal is the eighth port facility\u00a0currently\u00a0managed and operated by DP World in\u00a0its\u00a0Africa\u00a0and Middle East region.<\/p>\n

Improvements at the terminal are already underway, with the\u00a0procurement of\u00a0new equipment,\u00a0including 30 trucks,\u00a0six\u00a0reach stackers, four empty\u00a0container\u00a0handlers and four forklifts. New\u00a0staff\u00a0facilities\u00a0will also soon be\u00a0built\u00a0and\u00a0new Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes (RTGs) will be\u00a0incorporated to the\u00a0terminal\u2019s\u00a0fleet,\u00a0which will be the first of its kind to be introduced in Angola.\u00a0RTGs improve\u00a0efficiency,\u00a0are\u00a0environmentally\u00a0friendlier and\u00a0allows for\u00a0better utilization of\u00a0the terminal\u2019s\u00a0yard.<\/p>\n

As part of its sustainability\u00a0and responsible corporate\u00a0citizenship,\u00a0DP World\u00a0Luanda\u00a0also\u00a0plans to\u00a0invest in various ways in community projects to make a positive impact\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0local\u00a0community.<\/p>\n

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Francisco\u00a0Pinz\u00f3n, CEO of DP World Luanda said<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0honoured\u00a0to lead\u00a0and work with\u00a0the team at DP World Luanda\u00a0in the next phase of the terminal\u2019s strategic development.\u00a0Through leveraging our global expertise, technology, and capabilities from across the supply chain, we\u2019ll\u00a0bring our best practices and systems to\u00a0the terminal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve already begun the process of integrating the local staff into DP World Luanda and will soon start implementing further training and development programmes for them,\u00a0as well as\u00a0build\u00a0the\u00a0new facilities and install\u00a0new equipment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Suhail Al Banna, CEO and Managing Director of DP World, Middle East and Africa said:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019d like to welcome all our Angolan colleagues to the DP World team.\u00a0We are proud to be in Angola\u00a0to further develop the terminal\u00a0as a trade hub in the southern west Africa region,\u00a0which will support\u00a0the country\u2019s\u00a0economic growth objectives\u00a0by\u00a0attracting\u00a0further investment and increased trade.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Source and Photo credit : DP World<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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