News from Angola – The Concert Council of the National Network of Logistical Platforms (RNPL), advisory body of the Regulatory Agency for Cargo and Logistics Certification of Angola (ARCCLA), held Monday in Luanda.
Its Third Ordinary Meeting aimed at concluding the multisectoral document on the development of rural logistics in the country.
According to the document that Notícias de Angola had access to today, at the meeting, chaired by the President of the RNPL’s Consultation Council, Catarino Fontes Pereira, the members were informed regarding the status of the works referring to the Integrated System for the Development of Rural Logistics ( SIDLRA).
During the discussion, the need for representatives of the Ministerial Departments that make up the Technical Group responsible for completing this work, to make additional efforts in order to present their contributions for the production of a document that reflects the multisectoral vision of SIDLRA was underlined.
The RNPL Concertation Council Meeting had the following items on its agenda: Reading of the minutes of the 5th Meeting of the RNPL Concertation Council (3rd Extraordinary Meeting), held on April 6, 2022; Current status of the works relating to the Integrated System for the Development of Rural Logistics in Angola (SILDRA); Study results (Master Plan and Feasibility Study) for the implementation of the Caála Logistics Platform, in Huambo Province; Results of the studies (Master Plan and Feasibility Study) for the implementation of the Arimba Logistics Platform, in the Province of Huíla; Study results (Master Plan and Feasibility Study) for the implementation of the Lombe Logistics Platform, in the Province of Malanje; and status of tenders for the concession of the Luvo, Soyo and Luau Logistics Platforms.
In this session, the results obtained in the studies carried out for the implementation of the Caála Logistics Platform, the Lombe Logistics Platform and the Arimba Logistics Platform were also presented.
Given their respective locations, these infrastructures were characterized as interconnection Logistics Platforms, and it is intended that they serve as strategic points for the development and connectivity in the country.
The members of the RNPL Concertation Council also made contact with the layout foreseen for the aforementioned Logistics Platforms and the technical projections of the logistics activities. These projections were made with a view to taking into account the nature of the economic activities in the regions where it is intended to install them, and aim to enhance the integration of regional activities, agriculture and industry, serving as a facilitator of network distribution.
Technical projections of investments to be made in Logistics Platforms were also presented.
On the other hand, the members of the Consultation Council were informed regarding the status of the Tenders for the Concession of the Luvo, Soyo and Luau Logistics Platforms.
The points were the subject of very constructive discussions, which resulted in important suggestions and recommendations from the members, which were all considered by the Council.
Present at the third and last session of the year of the RNPL’s Concertation Council were representatives of the Ministerial Departments responsible for Public Finances; for Economy and Planning; by the Territorial Administration; for Agriculture and Forestry; by Industry and Commerce; for Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas; and for Public Works and Spatial Planning.
Also present were members of the Board of Directors of ARCCLA, representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Transport, Sonangol, SECIL, Emirates Logistics, SOGESTER, SHARAF, RNT, PRODEL, ECODIMA and the President of the Association of Industries of Angola – AIA.
