LUANDA, 6 October 2026 – DP World announced on Monday an additional investment of 90 million dollars over two years in its multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda, the concession for which has been extended by ten years to 2051.
The port group plans to lift the terminal's annual capacity from 500,000 to 1.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units, the standard measure of containerised transport. The project will extend the quay by 222 metres and add ten hectares to the terminal's footprint, which will reach 37 hectares.
Three ship-to-shore quay cranes and twelve semi-automated rubber-tyred gantry cranes will be installed. DP World aims to handle more vessels simultaneously and speed up loading, unloading and storage operations.
The announced sum comes on top of more than 260 million dollars invested since DP World began operating in 2021. The group said annual traffic has risen from 177,000 to more than 350,000 TEU, close to a doubling in five years.
The expansion responds to the expected increase in Angolan imports and exports. Higher port capacity can reduce vessel waiting times and logistics costs, but these gains will also depend on road access, customs procedures and the fluidity of land transport.
The concession extension gives DP World ten additional years to amortise its investments. It moves the expiry date from 2041 to 2051, as Angola seeks to modernise its infrastructure and diversify an economy still largely dependent on oil.
The Luanda terminal serves the country's main economic and demographic centre. It handles containers as well as general cargo, making it a key link in supplying businesses and households in the capital.
DP World has not published a detailed timetable for each piece of equipment. The target of 1.2 million TEU represents maximum capacity on completion of the works, not traffic volume already guaranteed.