Port News

During the third week of June, the car terminal was “flooded” with vehicles, more precisely 5000 units. The current park became too small to fit them, so the vehicles had to be positioned alongside the quay until embarkment. The car terminal has had an enormous growth in the past 6 months. With the Phase 2 Expansion almost in […]

A landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on the 3rd of June between Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and the Maputo Ports Development Company (MPDC) that will pave the way for co-operation between the two port authorities. “The MoU opens up collaboration on matters of common interest in areas of infrastructure development, engineering, training and marine

Under the contract signed between the Maputo Port Development Company and P&O Maritime, the company to which the management and operation of the Maritime Service wasoutsourced, including pilotage tugs and mooring,a new pilot’s boat has arrived at the Maputo Port. The vessel was inaugurated by His Excellency the Minister of Transport and Communications, Paulo Francisco

New Port Safety Standards, complying with the Fatal Risk Standards,  will be enforced with effect from 1 May 2013 in all the Port of Maputo operational area. The port’s operational area commences from Gate 1 (Bairro Luis Cabral) up to the boom near the Port Directors building. The following standards will be applied withing this area: Mandatory

Six of the twelve Liebherr pay loaders ordered last year are already part of the fleet of operating equipment at the Port of Maputo. The new equipment will allow reducing truck unloading time, improving vessel productivity (causing no disruption between the stocks and the ship) as well as improved inventory management. “The loaders are our

In order to reduce truck congestion along the N4 and at the port’s Gate Number 1, MPDC has initiated a series of works that will allow a faster truck turn-around. A project for widening the trucks access to the port is currently under way: in addition to the present two lanes (one for entering and

The Port of Maputo handled last year, 15 million tons of cargo, over three million compared to 2011, opening more business opportunities for national companies of around 266 million meticais. This value refers to business conducted only in the last four months of the year, when MPDC opened a total of 12 tenders under its strategic development

The new Customs Transit Legislation has been approved and published in the Official Gazzete. The new legislation will benefit most of the Port of Maputo’s hinterland clients, as about 80% of the total cargoes handled are transit cargoes. The main changes are that bonds are now calculated based on the 35 % of Customs revenues risk,

Cruise season at Maputo Port has officially open on the 27th of November. MSC Opera was the first cruise to call this season, bustling the city’s downtown with lively tourists. MSC Opera is a classic and imponent cruise ship. One of its highlights it is a seven-course dinner meal which ends with a great show at the

Grindrod Terminals was one of the four partners that participated in the recent rail trial to export coal from Botswana via the Maputo corridor. On 11 November a 34-wagon train loaded with 1600 tonnes of coal arrived at Grindrod’s coal terminal in Maputo Port, having covered the 1300 km from Francistown in Botswana in three

In order to cope with the growth in volume in Maputo Port, a fleet of twelve new Liebherr pay loaders has been ordered. The first one will arrive in December and the remaining 11 between January and February 2013. The new machines will allow reduction of the truck turn-around time, improvement of vessel productivity (with