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Ports of Mozambique, Maputo
Syllabus of the Subject: Mozambican Ports (Ports of Maputo, Nacala, and Beira)
- Introduction to the ports of Mozambique;
- Port of Maputo;
- Port of Beira;
- Port of Nacala;
- Nacala Road Corridor Project;
- Maputo Development Corridor.
Port of Maputo (Mozambique)


Maritime Transport in Africa (East African Ports).



Ports of Mozambique.
The largest ports of Mozambique are:
- Port of Maputo;
- Port of Nacala;
- Port of Beira.
Mozambican corridors:
- Maputo Development Corridor;
- Nacala Road Corridor Project.
Port of Maputo (Mozambique).
- The Port of Maputo is located on the West side of Maputo
Bay (Indian Ocean);
- Concession to the Maputo Port Development Company;
- Distances from the Port of Maputo:
- 120 kilometers to the South African border (Ressano Garcia);
- 80 kilometers from
Eswatini (Namaacha).
- Two areas. Access Channel (Maputo Bay). Northern Channel (Canal do Norte);
- Eleven Terminals: Maputo cargo terminals, Matola Bulk Terminals, Aço Terminal (bulk minerals);
- Main Import/Export products of the Port of Maputo: bulk minerals (chrome ore, iron ore, nickel), sugar, vehicles, coal, and vegetable oils;
- Managementof the Port of Maputo: Ports and Railways Company of Mozambique (Rail Transport in Africa).

Maputo Development Corridor
- Access to nine landlocked regions of South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga);
- Gauteng (South Africa)
- The largest gold producing region in the World (40% of the South African GDP);
- One of the most industrial areas of South Africa.
- Access to Pretoria (Capital of South Africa), and Witwatersrand (Ekurhuleni),
Johannesburg Mogale City;
- Access to Phalabourwa (petrochemical complex);
- From Limpopo (mining production), access to Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe;
- Mpumalanga: 76% of the coal mining of South Africa. Electricity;
- Multimodal corridor: port, road, and rail.

Port of Nacala
- The Port of Nacala is one of the largest natural deepwater port in the region;
- Transshipment Port;
- Four cargo berths;
- One container berth;
- General cargo terminal;
- Liquid bulk terminal;
- 8 warehouses (21,000 m²);
- Access to the Northern regions of Mozambique;
- Access to Malawi by Nacala Railway (931 kilometers); the Port of Nacala is the closest port of Malawi;
- Nacala Road Corridor Project (NRCP);
- Access to Zambia (inland Port of Chipata).
Port of Beira
- Located at the Pungwe Estuary (Indian Ocean);
- Depth: 8-10 meters;
- Warehouses: 15,000 m²;
- Multi-Purpose Container Terminal (645 meters);
- Beira Grain Terminal;
- Project: port expansion. Coal facilities. General cargo
terminals.

Access to landlocked markets of Southern and Eastern Africa
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Harare (Zimbabwe): 559 kilometers and
Bulawayo: 726 kilometers;
- Beira-Machipanda Railway (Zimbabwe) (318 kilometers);
- Blantyre (Malawi): 812 kilometers and
Lilongwe (950 kilometers);
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Lusaka (Zambia): 1054 kilometers and Kitwe (1,370 kilometers);
- Access to
Lubumbashi (the
Democratic Republic of the Congo): 1,600 kilometers.
The Port of Maputo belongs to the East African Economic Area (African Civilization).
African Regional Economic Communities related to the Port of Maputo:
- SADC (Southern African Development Community);
- COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement.
Trans-African Roads.
- Beira-Lobito
Corridor;
- North-South Corridor.
More information about Mozambique (EENI African Business Portal).
- Transport and logistics in Mozambique;
- Nampula;
- Quelimane.

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