Long awaited cruise season at the Port of Maputo was opened on the 19th November, with the arrival of MS Zaandam. It is also the first time Holland America Line brings a one of its cruise-liners to the port. Local tourism and cultural entities welcomed the 1060 passengers on board, as the cultural group Ntsindya …
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It’s called Kaya and it wants to be a home for everyone. The first private social inclusion centre, which opened its doors on 21 September at Rua do Bagamoyo, will be much more than a social canteen, intending to be both a playful space for children and a technical-professional training space for young adults and …
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On the 20th of September, MPDC received the “Inclusive Company” award given by FAMOD – Forum of Associations Mozambicans for Disability. The award was given during the Conference on Disability and Human Rights, organized by FAMOD in partnership with the National Commission on Human Rights, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the ratification …
MPDC, partnering with CPG Bunkering, is pleased to announce the launch of a new bunkering service, immediately available to supply bunkers by barge in the Port of Maputo. This is the first time since IMO 2020, that VSLFO has been made available in the Port of Maputo. Signed on 19th September 2022, the exclusive agreement …
A total of 1058 meters of berthing area (composed by berths 6, 7, 8 and 9) were inaugurated this last Wednesday by the President of Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi. The berths, rehabilitated, expanded and dredged to depths of up to -16 meters, are now fully operational and will allow the port of receive and load …
The Port of Maputo is preparing to start on the 29th of April the requalification works of Gate 1, the access gate for heavy vehicles. This project comes within the scope of the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) and the Municipal Council of Maputo, signed in August …
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The Maputo Port Fruit Terminal (MPFT), a newly registered Mozambique Company to establish a new Citrus Terminal in the Port of Maputo, started its operations yesterday, after having received approval from PPECB (South Africa’s Official Perishable Produce Export Certification Agency). The terminal will be operated as an ambient store for 2022, with plans to expand …
A total of 138 additional hectares have been concessioned to the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) by the Government of Mozambique, with the aim of increasing the port’s storage and handling capacity. Indeed, the port of Maputo had already reached the maximum capacity of its concession space. This area now under the concession (totaling 278 …
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A new handling record was achieved by the Port of Maputo in 2021, having registered a growth of 21% compared to the previous year. The total volumes handled in 2021 was 22.2 million tons against the 18.3 million tons in 2020. The previous record was achieved in 2019 with 21 million tons handled at the …
The Port of Maputo, through its concessionaire MPDC, is the first Port in Mozambique to obtain certification of the APLOP Brand (Association of Portuguese-speaking Ports). This certification reflects MPDC’s main objective, of providing innovative solutions for our business partners (agents, authorities, users and others), with regard to the simplification of documentary processing, that is, less …
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The private sector initiative, Univax, led by MPDC and other partners, which has made possible to import vaccines against COVID-19, through the Ministry of Health, for the immunization of workers and their dependents, has already vaccinated more than 70,000 people nationwide within the first 30 days. 72,491 people received the first dose and, as of …
