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.Britannica, Owendo, britannica.com, USA, accessed on June 30, 2019
In 2023, Fortescue signed a deal to mine iron ore at Belinga using road and rail to reach the port of Owendo.Fortescue holds on to Gabon dream as Rio Tinto plays Pilbara long game Australian Financial Review December 5, 2023 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. Owendo also has a dedicated mineral port used chiefly for the export of manganese.
See also
List of deep water ports Cement in Africa
References