Lolabé is a small coastal town in
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
. It lies on the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
, about halfway between
Kribi
Kribi is a beach resort and sea port in Cameroon.
Location
The coastal town of Kribi lies on the Gulf of Guinea, in Océan Department, South Province, at the mouth of the Kienké River. This location, lies approximately , by road, south of ...
and the border with
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
.
Port
The town has been chosen as the site for a port serving an iron ore railway (or slurry pipeline) from
Mbalam. There will be a causeway about 700m long followed by a jetty 400m long. An area will be dredged to 22m to take 250,000 DWT
Capesize
Capesize ships are the largest dry cargo ships with ball mark dimension: about 170,000 DWT (deadweight tonnage) capacity, 290 m long, 45 m beam (wide), 18m draught (under water depth). They are too large to transit the Suez Canal ( Suezmax limi ...
ships or 24m to take 300,000 DWT
Chinamax
Chinamax is a standard of ship measurements that allow conforming ships to use various harbours when fully laden, the maximum size of such a ship being draft, beam and length overall. An example of ships of this size is the ''Valemax'' bulk ...
ships.
In September 2010, Sundance signed an MOU with
China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) is an engineering contractor and a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), providing infrastructure construction, such as marine engineering, dredging and reclamation, road and ...
(CHEC) for construction of the port, which would be able to handle 35 million tons of iron ore per year for 25 years. Contracts for construction of port, railway and mine, signed in June 2014.
The location of the port has no natural outcroppings, so the port will consist of a long pier extending out to sea, with suitable dredging.
Timeline
2014
* Contracts signed to build mine, railway and
Chinamax
Chinamax is a standard of ship measurements that allow conforming ships to use various harbours when fully laden, the maximum size of such a ship being draft, beam and length overall. An example of ships of this size is the ''Valemax'' bulk ...
port for iron ore traffic.
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See also
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Transport in Cameroon
This article provides a breakdown of the transportation options available in Cameroon. The options available to citizens and tourists include railways, roadways, waterways, pipelines, and airlines. These avenues of transportation are used by citiz ...
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Railway stations in Cameroon
The list of railway stations in Cameroon includes:
Stations served by passenger trains
Towns served by rail
Existing
( gauge plantation railway)
* Limbe - port, terminal, cement works
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( gauge)
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* Nkongsamba (W) – railhead ...
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Iron ore in Africa
Iron ore production in Africa is dominated by South Africa, Mauritania and Algeria. Many countries possess iron ore deposits that are as yet untapped/unmined. Countries and companies currently involved in production are listed here; measurements ...
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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
Map
Populated places in Southwest Region (Cameroon)
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