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News1 Apr 2014

The woodpulp industry is highly competitive so port operators have to match shippers’ service expectations....

News14 Feb 2013

The port of Maputo handled a record 15 Mt of cargo last year, just 2 Mt short of official port capacity...

News5 Jul 2011

Mozambique's Maputo Port Development Co (MPDC) plans to invest US$1B over the next 20 years to improve infrastructure at the country's main ...

News1 Jun 2011

South African transport utility Transnet has set up a dedicated rail container section to promote container transport by rail, particularly ...

News1 Oct 2010

Work on dredging the Maputo harbour, access channels and berths has begun as part of Maputo Port Development Company’s (MPDC) port master ...

News1 Jun 2009

With South Africa now officially in recession and exports falling, the country’s trade volumes look set to fall this year. This seems like...

News1 Jan 2009

Grindrod has revealed that Maputo container terminal is to be expanded to handle 400,000 TEU/year as part of its wider development of the Mo...

News1 Jan 2009

Norwegian firm Höegh Autoliners has signed a deal with South Africa’s Grindrod to take a stake in Maputo Car Terminal in Mozambique. The ...

News1 May 2008

After spending almost a decade preparing and floating tenders to enable private sector consortia to take control of most of the country’s ...

News1 Jan 2008

DP World is to invest more than US$32M in the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC), joining in a partnership with Grindrod International L...