Angola’s President announces launch of international public tenders in New York

The Angolan government will launch new public tenders for the construction of the port of Barra do Dande, north of Luanda, and for the management and operation of the capital’s future airport, João Lourenço announced on Tuesday in New York.

The Angolan President, speaking at the Angola-US Business Forum, said that these two public-private partnership tenders will be conducted using the “Build, Operate and Transfer” system.

In addition to the construction of the port and logistics base of Barra do Dande, “we would like American business people to take an interest in the management and operation of Luanda’s new international airport, its commercial areas, spaces for the construction of industries and logistics and hotel services at the airport,” he said.

Source: Macau Hub

Indonesia: Komodo Airport for private concession

The Transportation Ministry has released a pilot project for its first public-private partnership (PPP) as it offers Komodo Airport in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) for private concession, with the help of other government institutions.The airport is the main hub for the increasingly popular coastal areas of Labuan Bajo, which is included in the government’s 10 “New Bali” destinations.

Source: The Jakarta Post

Note: Komodo Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Komodo)  is an airport near the town of Labuan Bajo on the island of Flores in the East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia. The airport’s name comes from Labuan Bajo’s status as a departure point for tours to the nearby Komodo National Park, home of the Komodo dragon.

It was formerly known as Mutiara II Airpor

Ethiopia: Bole Airport’s New Passenger Terminal Becomes Partially Operational

Ethiopian Airlines announced that the Bole Airport new passenger terminal, which is being constructed at a cost of USD 345 million in the east and west directions of the airport’s existing terminal, had started a partial service provision. The airline is constructing the new terminal as part of an expansion project which is being undertaken to ease congestion at the existing terminal and properly serve the ever increasing passengers. Upon completion, the terminal will have the capacity to accommodate 20 million passengers per year while the existing terminal’s capacity is only 11 million.

According to the airline’s Group CEO Tewelde Gebremariam, 83% of the expansion project is completed. The new terminal is expected to start full operation after three months.

Source: 2Merkato.com

Note: Addis Ababa Bole International Airport based the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is located in the Bole area, 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of the city centre and 65 km (40 mi) north of Debre Zeyit. The airport was formerly known as Haile Selassie I International Airport.

Se construirá una nueva terminal en el aeropuerto de Katowice-Pyrzowice

El gerente del aeropuerto de Katowice  ​​planea construir una nueva terminal para 2023-25. La inversión con un área de 30-40 mil. sq m le dará al aeropuerto una capacidad anual de 10-12 millones de pasajeros.

El presidente del aeropuerto de Katowice de  Alta Silesia Aviación (GTL), Artur Tomasik, dijo que el desarrollo dinámico del aeropuerto, que este año espera a  4,8 millones de pasajeros, ha tenido un crecimiento del 25% lo que obliga al desarrollo de la infraestructura terminal.

«Este año queremos lanzar una licitación para la preparación del concepto de desarrollo arquitectónico y espacial de todo el sector de tierra zona (partes de los aeropuertos, terrenos y edificios adyacentes que no son parte aeronáutica – PAP), y el siguiente paso será el anuncio del concurso de arquitectura para el nuevo edificio»

Incluso antes de la construcción de la nueva terminal, las autoridades del aeropuerto tienen la intención de modernizar su actual terminal principal B. Ya tienen documentación de la reconstrucción de la instalación de tres pisos. La modernización consistirá principalmente en aumentar su área y expandirse hacia el sur.

Fuente: Podroze.onet