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