Indienne is a small village north of the port of
Pointe Noire in the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
Transport
Indienne is the proposed site of a new deep water port for the export of iron ore.
South African miner
Exxaro
Exxaro Resources Limited (Exxaro, the company or the group) is a South Africa-based diversified resources company with a robust coal business and acquisitive growth prospects in minerals and energy solutions.
Exxaro is among the top five coal ...
is looking at exporting up to 10mtpa of iron ore from the Port Indienne, including the construction of a 35 km rail spur to the existing
Congo–Ocean Railway
The Congo–Ocean Railway (COR; french: Chemin de fer Congo-Océan, ) links the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noire (now in the Republic of Congo) with Brazzaville, a distance of . It bypasses the rapids on the lower Congo River; from Brazzaville, r ...
.
See also
*
Railway stations in Congo
Railway stations in the Republic of the Congo (Congo) include:
Maps
Map of the Republic of the Congo
UN MapUNHCR Atlas MapReliefWebUNJLC Rail map of Southern Africa** misses line to Franceville
Stations served by passenger trains
Citie ...
*
List of Panamax ports
A Panamax port is a deepwater port that can accommodate a fully laden Panamax ship. With the completion of the Panama Canal expansion project in 2016, this list will need to be significantly revised due to larger "post panamax" ships transiting Pa ...
References
External links
Populated places in the Republic of the Congo
{{Africa-rail-transport-stub