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Dubai-based firm DP World to double Luanda port capacity

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DP World announced an expansion of Angola’s Port of Luanda, investing $90 million over two years to nearly double the port's capacity by adding 15 cranes and extending the quay, allowing for simultaneous handling of two large container ships. The project will also reduce turnaround times significantly and comes with a ten-year extension of DP World’s concession until 2051. Since starting operations in Luanda in 2021, DP World has already invested $260 million, seeing container volumes nearly double to over 350,000 containers annually. The company views this expansion as part of its broader strategy to invest an additional $4 billion across Africa over the coming years.

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Dubai-based firm DP World will invest $90 million over two years to expand its terminal at Angola’s Port of Luanda, more than doubling capacity as it deepens its presence in African trade. The expansion includes lengthening the quay and adding 15 cranes, allowing the terminal to handle two large container ships simultaneously and reducing turnaround times by up to half. Angola extended DP World's concession until 2051, after the company had already spent over $260 million since beginning operations in 2021. Volumes at the port have nearly doubled to more than 350,000 containers during this period. As part of its two-decade expansion across nine African territories, DP World plans to commit an additional $4 billion to the continent.

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DP World will invest $90 million over two years to expand its terminal at Angola’s Port of Luanda, more than doubling capacity as the Dubai-based firm deepens its bet on African trade.

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🔮 DP World will invest $90 million over two years to expand its terminal at Angola’s Port of Luanda, more than doubling capacity as the Dubai-based firm deepens its bet on African trade.

2026-10-08 · Semafor

Dubai-based firm DP World to double Luanda port capacity · assertive framing

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DP World will invest $90 million over two years to expand its terminal at Angola’s Port of Luanda, more than doubling capacity as the Dubai-based firm deepens its bet on African trade. asserted

firm → invest → trade

The expansion will lengthen the quay and add 15 cranes, allowing the terminal to handle two large container ships at once and cutting turnaround times by up to half, the company said. asserted

company → lengthen → half

Angola also extended DP World’s concession by 10 years, to 2051. asserted

Angola → extend → 2051

The company has spent more than $260 million on the terminal since it began operating there in 2021, and volumes have nearly doubled to more than 350,000 containers. asserted

volumes → spend → containers

The investment extends a two-decade buildout across at least nine African territories that has kept DP World profitable through the Iran war. asserted

that → extend → war

The company plans to commit another $4 billion to the continent, its Africa chief told Bloomberg. asserted

chief → plan → Bloomberg