The Maputo Corridor runs through one of the most highly industrialised and productive regions of Southern Africa. Johannesburg and Pretoria form the western axis of the Corridor with their large concentrations of manufacturing, processing, mining and smelting industries. Then, moving eastwards to Mozambique, the corridor passes through vast industrial and primary production areas containing steel mills, petro-chemical plants, quarries, mines, smelters and plantations of forests, sugar cane, bananas and citrus.

Just 92kms beyond the frontier are the Mozambican deep-water ports of Maputo and Matola, which have traditionally provided the nearest facilities for the importers and exporters of this region.

South Africa and Mozambique have promoted the revival of the Maputo Corridor with bilateral policies and substantial public and private sector investments designed to stimulate sustainable growth and development in the region.

The main arteries of the Corridor are the new N4 highway and the railway, both of which can support high volume, seamless, cross-border freight services.