Owendo
Owendo
Ovendo | |
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  Owendo Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 00°17′00″N 09°30′00″E / 0.28333°N 9.50000°E | |
| Country |  Gabon |
| Province | Estuaire Province |
| Population (2013 Census) | |
• Total | 79,300 |
Owendo is a port city in Gabon, forming a south western suburb of Libreville.
History
In 1978, the Trans-Gabon Railway was connected to the city.[1]
In 2023, Fortescue signed a deal to mine iron ore at Belinga using road and rail to reach the port of Owendo.[2] Initially about 2m tonnes of ore would be carried.
Industry
Owendo has a cement works.
Port
The Port of Owendo is Gabon's principal seaport, handling containers, timber, bulk minerals and general cargo. In 2017, the New Owendo International Port (NOIP) was inaugurated as part of the Nkok Special Economic Zone programme. Built in about 18 months for an investment of around US$300 million, its multipurpose terminal has a 420-metre quay and two berths dredged to 13 metres to accommodate Panamax vessels, with an annual handling capacity of roughly 130,000 TEU; it was developed through a partnership between Bolloré Transport & Logistics and the Olam-backed GSEZ Ports.[3][4] Owendo also has a dedicated mineral port used chiefly for the export of manganese.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Britannica, Owendo, britannica.com, USA, accessed on June 30, 2019
- ↑ Fortescue holds on to Gabon dream as Rio Tinto plays Pilbara long game Australian Financial Review December 5, 2023
- ↑ "Port d'Owendo : inauguration du nouveau terminal polyvalent" (in French). Bolloré Ports.
- ↑ "Gabon : le nouveau port d'Owendo, outil de relance de l'économie gabonaise ?". Jeune Afrique (in French).
- ↑ "Gabon : inauguration du nouveau port minéralier d'Owendo". Jeune Afrique (in French).
00°17′N 09°30′E / 0.283°N 9.500°E