Pointe Indienne is a cape north of
Pointe Noire
Pointe-Noire (; , with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department and ...
in the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...
. It is also the name of the beach close to it.
Transport
The place 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 coal business and acquisitive growth prospects in minerals and energy.
Exxaro is among the top five coal producers in Sou ...
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; , ) 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, river boats are able to ascend the Con ...
.
See also
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Railway stations in Congo
Railway stations in the Republic of the Congo (Congo) include:
Maps
image:congo republic sm04.png, Map of the Republic of the Congo
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Stations served ...
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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 ...
References
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Headlands of Congo