ARISE PORTS & LOGISTICS Inaugurates a New Railway Workshop at OWENDO MINERAL PORT In The Presence Of The Presidents Of The Republic Of Gabon And The Republic Of Togo

ARISE PORTS & LOGISTICS (ARISE P&L) has opened the largest sub-regional workshop dedicated to railequipmentmaintenance at Owendo Mineral Ports (OMP).

The inauguration was held in the presence of the President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba and thePresident of Togo FaureEsojimuna Gunasingbe. As part of the inauguration, the OMP team welcomedand honored his H.E.M. Facility tour ofFAURE ESSOZIMNA GNASSINGBE.

OMP plays a major role in Gabon’s ports sector. Thanks to structured investment, the amount ofmanganese transportedexceeded 57%. This further strengthens the company’s leadership in manganeseshipments in Gabon. This expertise hashelped position Gabon as a leader in the global manganesemarket. In addition, OMP is supporting the province of Gabonin implementing its transformationacceleration plan in the railway and port sectors. This is the new public policy led byH.E.M. ALI BONGOONDIMBA and the Government will facilitate the modernization of Gabon’s infrastructure.

“At OWENDO, we are proud that for the people of Gabon he has created 1,300 jobsand set up fourrailway maintenanceworkshops to deal with all kinds of breakdowns while adhering to strictenvironmentalstandards. I’m also happy that 50%of the general managers are women. This shows that we are committedto promoting gender equality and providingeconomic opportunities for women in Gabon,” said President ALIBONGO ONDIMBA.

RANJAN KUMAR SAHU, Director of the OWENDO MINERAL PORT (OMP), stated:
“We are proud of the inauguration of the new railway workshop in the presence of the Presidents of Gabonand Togo. Thisevent represents an important milestone for OMP, as the new workshop will significantlyimprove the port’s performanceby allowing for faster and more efficient loading and unloading of goods, aswell as an increased capacity to handle largershipments.”

About OWENDO MINERAL PORT:

Owendo Mineral Port, part of the pan-African group ARISE PORTS & LOGISTICS, is located in the BarracudaZone ofthe town of Owendo, 21 kilometers from the capital of Libreville. The port spreads over 55 hectares ofland partlyreclaimed, directly linking the main rail line to Franceville at 646 km inland. As an independentoperator serving allmining operators, the port has become a critical nexus point for minerals trade activity inthe region, with integratedtransport solutions connecting the nation’s mines to port infrastructure. OMP willsignificantly enhance its local importand export capabilities and provide its maritime and industrialcustomers with a state-of-the-art networked infrastructure.OMP handles a turnover of over 6 million tonsof commodities per year.

About ARISE PORTS & LOGISTICS:

ARISE PORTS & LOGISTICS acts as an industrial ecosystem developer that designs, builds, finances anddevelopsinterconnected infrastructures, providing partners with superior logistics solutions. The portfolioconsists of her three portfacilities spread across two countries.
Gabon and Ivory Coast.