The responsible made it known that "the optical fiber installed from Lobito to Luau is already in the testing phase and next year it will be operational for communication between stations and between trains".
Also during the first quarter of 2021, CFB should receive the access extensions to the Carrinho (Benguela) company factories and the one linking the city to Sonangol's fuel storage center in Moxico. According to the responsible, cited by Angop, the branches are being built by the Chinese company CR20.
This year was quite difficult, he admitted, referring to the reduction of train circulation because of covid-19.
In 2019, the company made 3814 trips, and this year there was a drop of 1801 trips (only 2013 passenger trips were made).
In 2020, the company recorded an increase in goods travel: this year 163,778 tonnes of goods were transported, compared to 132,685 tonnes in 2019.
This year, CFB made an effort and purchased spare parts from South Africa. This purchase resulted in the recovery of 67 wagons.
CFB has 52 trains, 84 carriages and 453 wagons. However, Luís Teixeira revealed that this equipment is not sufficient to meet the demand: "This equipment is still not sufficient in view of current demand, both on the domestic and international markets, but efforts should be made to balance the balance between demand and supply," he indicated.
