Port of Maputo expansion project, Mozambique


Name of the Project
Port of Maputo expansion project.
Location
Maputo, Mozambique.
Project Owner/s
Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC), a joint venture company comprising Mozambique State-owned rail operator Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM), South Africa’s Grindrod and multinational logistics company Dubai Port World.
Project Description
The project aims to expand the container terminal’s capacity to one-million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), the quay length to 655 m, the length overall to 366 m, the terminal size to 30 ha, the depth alongside to 16 m chart datum, the container yard to 5 000 TEU ground slots, the rail siding to 4 m × 750 m, reefer points to 800 (415 V, three-phase alternating current), the quay cranes to six ship-to-shore (65 m outreach) cranes/mobile harbour cranes, and rubber-tyred gantry cranes to 24.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
About $1.1-billion.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None disclosed.
Contact Details for Project Information
MPDC, tel +258 21 34 05 00 or email info@portmaputo.com.
Grindrod, tel +27 31 304 1451, fax +27 31 305 2848 or email grindrod@grindrod.co.za.
DP World, tel +258 84 331 9147 or email maputo.satellite@dpworld.com
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