Port News

Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) has signed a contract with P&O Maritime, under which this internationally renowned company will be responsible for the management and operation of the Maritime Services including pilotage, tugging and mooring services. P&O Maritime was selected through a public tender restricted to leading companies in the area of maritime navigation supporting […]

An environmental-friendly product called RDC10(Road Dust Control 10) is being tested at several unpaved roads at Port Maputo, as a way to solve the dust issue originated by strong winds and vehicle traffic. Following a site inspection, it is believed that this product, when applied, will greatly improve dust contamination. The product is applied by

Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC), Mozambican Ports & Rail Company (CFM), Transnet Freight & Rail (TFR) from South Africa and Swaziland Railway signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve the coordination and planning of rolling stock between the rail lines in order to increase the efficiency of cargo rail transport. In this MOU

Port Maputo has just concluded a contract for the maintenance dredging of the Port’s access channels. The work will be undertaken by a consortium of local and international partners comprising Emodraga of Mozambique and Rohde Nielsen, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. The dredging campaign will restore the design depth of -11m throughout, which was increased from

A part of an initiative to improve the level of communication with customers, the management and executive teams of Port Maputo travelled to Johannesburg on the 4th of July to present the newly formulated business strategy, proposed changes at the port and and planned short term projects to both current and potential customers. The customer

A consortium between dredging companies Rohde-Nielsen and Emodraga has been appointed to execute a maintenance dredge of the channel starting towards the end of July with works expected to take 4 to 6 weeks. The channel will be re-certified at 11.0m below chart datum after completion and surveying. Only until completion of the maintenance dredge,

The Port of Maputo hosted a blood donation action on the 14th of June coordinated by the US Embassy in Maputo and the US naval ship Swift which visited Maputo on a seven day stay. Other actions organized by the US Marines were the distribution of medicines to Zimbabwe, goods to two orphanages in Maputo

Dredging works were concluded on the 27th of May in the bulk cargo berth, or berth 15. With an extension of 185 meters, the berth was dredged in order to reach -12 meters C.D. The objective was to dredge the berth to its last capital dredging depth, thus solving the problems some ships had when

MPDC has recently defined it’s 5 year strategy which targets a volume growth to 30 million tons until 2016. To attain this objective and also to maximize efficiency, the company has redefined its structure, including the creation of new positions which were not covered in the previous organizational chart. To garantee the sustainability of this

It was held on the 19th of April, in Indy Village Congress SPA, in Maputo, the second edition of the Port Maputo’s annual conference, with the theme “Port Maputo’s Expansion Plans, Logistics Solutions and the Port’s connectivity to international markets”. About 300 people attended the conference, amongst clients, port users, navigation and shipping agents, government

As a way to solve some navigation problems in the access channel to the Port of Maputo, MPDC has collaborated with INAHINA’s technicians in order to update the nautical chart. The updated nautical chart was presented to the shipping agents on the 16th of January 2012. The new chart is already for sale at the