Maputo throughput up 8% in 2019

A contract extension of 25 years from 2033, and new investment aim to make Maputo an even stronger competitor to South African ports.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to lend Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique EP (The Mozambique Rail and Port Authority – CFM) US$40M and act as a facilitator with other lenders to secure a further US$30M.

The port of Maputo set an annual cargo handling record in 2018, breaking the existing record set in 2014. It handled 19.5Mt last year, up 7.14% on the previous year

State-owned Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM) has announced plans to invest US$200M in port and rail projects over the next three years

Grindrod has reduced the tariffs charged at the Port of Maputo’s car terminal, to enable it to gain more business from Durban.

BMW has begun the trial export of cars from its Rosslyn plant in South Africa via the Mozambican Port of Maputo in a move that the port authority hopes will trigger more widespread automotive exports through the port.