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Two of the four 28-ton capacity Kalmar forklifts commissioned by MPDC have just arrived at the Port of Maputo. These acquisitions are part of  the ongoing investment in equipment by the company, to meet one of the objectives of the Port Master Plan – to improve the efficiency of port operations. The equipment purchased not […]

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, visited the Port of Maputo on the 28th of May, as one of the strategic infrastructures of Mozambique. Lagarde is in Mozambique to participate on the conference “Africa Rising”, organized by the IMF in the capital city, that takes place from the 29th of May

The newly opened Maputo Intermodal Container Depot (MICD), officially inaugurated by the Minister of Transport and Communications Gabriel Muthisse on the 15th of May, will contribute to help relieve congestion at the DP World container terminal as well as to contribute to the success of the port Master plan, with cargo volume growth. This new

Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) and its contractor Naval, achieved a new record performance of 22 274 tons per 24 hours on the recent iron ore vessel Mandarin Glory. The vessel was planned to complete in 8 shifts and managed to complete in only six. It loaded 51 246 tons at 241 tons per hour.

“Sereia “, the newest addition to the fleet of the maritime services at the Port of Maputo, has made its inaugural tour in the waters of the port on the 17th of April. Like its “twin-brother” Bulani, inaugurated last December by the Minister of Transport and Communications, Dr. Gabriel Muthisse, the new tug was built in

Today marks one more year of the concession of the Port of Maputo to MPDC – Maputo Port Development Company. It is eleven years of many challenges but also many exciting achievements. This could be just another year, but it is not. During the past year we have witnessed a massive investment in infrastructure, equipment

The 4th edition of the Port of Maputo Annual Conference is confirmed to take place on the 15th of May at the Girassol Congress Hotel & SPA. This year’s theme will focus on “Ports & Railways: a strategic partnership for a sustainable growth”. In 2011 the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) had, for the first

Water is becoming scarce. But when we are comfortably seating on our offices and there is plenty of water available on our desks, in the receptions and inside meeting rooms, do we really feel the impact of a message saying that we have to save water? What if inside the Port of Maputo, water was

The Port of Maputo has received a mission of the Italian Navy promoting some of the most important industrial sectors in Italy, mainly related to military, marine and furniture and decoration industry, in a campaign that will pass through 20 countries in the Persian Gulf region and Africa . Aboard an aircraft carrier, the “Cavour”,

The Port of Maputo again reached a record volume of cargo handled for 2013 exceeding the 17 million tons. In 2012, the Port had reached the 15 million tons, the highest ever achieved in the history of the port. With this new record, the port is on track to meet the target set out in

Bulani, the new tug specially built for the Port of Maputo’s maritime operations, was inaugurated by the Minister of Transports and Communications, Mr. Gabriel Muthisse, on the 13th of December. The inauguration was the closing event on the agenda of the Minister’s first working visit to the Port of Maputo. Bulani has a bollard pull