Lobito - Experts from the American Development Finance Corporation (DFC) on Wednesday traveled to the municipality of Caimbambo, in Benguela province, to assess the current state of Lobito Corridor infrastructures.
A senior source from the Lobito Atlantic Railway Consortium told ANGOP that FDC is a North American institution that is financing Lobito Corridor, and the trip of their experts to Benguela aimed to see, on the ground, how the money to be invested in the project will be used.
During the Lobito/Caimbambo journey, the delegation appreciated the railway line and exchanged impressions with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Benguela Railway (CFB), António Cabral, while at the municipal headquarter, the FDC experts visited the train station.
Back in Lobito, the American delegation met with the Board of Directors of the CFB and the Lobito Atlantic Railway Consortium to discuss technical issues on the subject.
The Atlantic Railway Consortium is made up of three companies, namely Trafigura, Vecturis and Mota Engil, and will have the duty of operating heavy cargo and the maintenance of the infrastructure, while the CFB will be responsible for transporting passengers and lighter loads. TC/CRB/DOJ
