Project reference sheet
https://marcontracting.com/projects/angola-unicargas-terminal-topside-works/

Civil & Infrastructure

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TOPSIDE WORKS AT LUANDA, ANGOLA

EPC delivery of Noatum Ports Luanda Terminal's topside infrastructure: heavy-duty operational yards, terminal buildings, access facilities, power systems and underground utility networks.

Project details

Ongoing

Project reference: Not provided
Location: Unicargas Multipurpose Terminal, Port of Luanda, Angola
Client: ADPG LUANDA - OPERADOR DE TERMINAL (AD Ports Group)
Work packages: Topside infrastructure
Designer of the project: CAP CONSULTANT
MAR executing company: MAR CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL E OBRAS PÚBLICAS, LDA
Consultant: Dar Al-Handasah
Client representative: Not provided
Contract type: EPC / Design & Build
Project period: 2025–present
Project award: 30 January 2025
Commencement: 3 March 2025
Expected completion: 30 April 2027
Completion: Not provided
Planned operations: July 2027
MAR project role: Not provided
Main contractor: Not provided
Subcontractor: Not provided

Project overview

The project

MAR – Construção Civil e Obras Públicas, Lda. is the EPC contractor for the integrated modernisation of the Unicargas Multipurpose Terminal, also known as Noatum Ports Luanda Terminal, for ADPG Luanda, part of AD Ports Group (Abu Dhabi Ports Group). The topside package supports the terminal’s container, reefer, General Cargo and vehicle import/export operations through heavy-duty RTG and cargo-yard pavement, roads, gates and security fencing. Administration, welfare, customs, workshop and MEP facilities are integrated with the terminal’s power supply, emergency generation, high-mast lighting and underground services. These works form the landside counterpart to the new marine infrastructure at Angola’s northern Atlantic trade gateway.

Delivery

Scope of work

Overall Noatum Ports Luanda Terminal development area: 192,000 m²; this package forms part of the overall development
Demolition and disposal of existing port buildings, above-ground and buried services and pavement structures
Rehabilitation of existing facilities and structures
Heavy-duty pavement for container and reefer RTG yards, general cargo and vehicle import/export facilities
Apron paving, internal access roads, security fences and entry/exit gate complexes
Administration building with a 1,025 m² footprint
Workers’ welfare building with a 690 m² footprint
Machinery workshop with a 1,404 m² footprint, comprising a ground floor and mezzanine
Custom Inspection (CIS) sheds, main gate facilities, MEP buildings, sub-stations and pump rooms
15 kV Medium Voltage switching station and high-mast yard lighting
6 MVA central emergency backup system comprising two 3 MVA diesel generators and step-up transformers
Underground potable-water, fire-suppression, stormwater-drainage, sewerage and telecommunications networks
Building Management Systems (BMS) and integrated MEP distribution networks