The National Roads Administration (ANE) considers the excessive load on goods vehicles to be the main factor contributing to the early deterioration of the country's road network infrastructure. This finding was presented this morning at the 59th Maputo International Fair (FACIM 2024) by Daniel Machai, an engineer at the...
The Port of Beira could reach an all-time containerized cargo handling record of 400,000 TEU's by the end of this year. This historic milestone, which is almost a given, according to Rádio Moçambique, will be achieved thanks to the new markets of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe, which have recently been conquered. A...
The poor state of the roads that allow access to the interland countries from Sofala province is one of the main causes for the loss of cargo handled at the Port of Beira. According to the President of the Commercial Association of Beira (ACB), Félix Machado, this year more than 500,000 tons...
Portugal's Tax Authority has authorized the transport of cargo between Mozambique and Portugal, via the cargo flight of Mozambique Airlines. In fact, the cooperation measure already existed, but it was unilaterally benefiting Portugal. Only flights operated from Lisbon to Maputo could carry cargo, according to information shared by LAM...
The Port of Maputo plans to invest around 600 million dollars in rehabilitating the infrastructure, including the quay, and should increase cargo handling, according to Osório Lucas. The cargo handled is expected to increase by six million tons, from the current 37 million tons to 43 million. This amount will be allocated to...
The Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala, recently revealed in Moamba that the Port of Maputo should increase the volume of cargo handled by around 15 million tons per year. According to Notícias, the current volume of cargo is 32 million tons, which, with the increase, should rise to...
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) revealed that the volume of cargo handled in Mozambican ports increased by 18.6% by the end of the first half of the year. "Overall, 28,947.6 thousand metric tons were handled compared to 24,399.5 thousand in the same period last year, representing a growth of 18.6%," wrote the MEF in its...
An employee of two airlines, Mozambique Airlines (LAM) and Ethiopian Airlines, is facing police charges for facilitating the transportation of illegal cargo by air. According to Notícias, the individual was assigned to the cargo transportation sector, and is in the custody of the National Criminal Investigation Service...
The Port of Matola expects to handle 3,718,548 tons of miscellaneous cargo by the end of this year, representing an increase of 75,548 tons (2%) compared to last year when it handled 3,643,000 tons. Last year, the bulk liquids terminal, responsible for receiving fuels and crude oils, handled 1,572,580 metric tons, forecasting an increase to...
Specialized delivery company wants to test a Chaparral C1 drone to transport about 200 kilograms of cargo from one warehouse to another. According to Exame Magazine, FedEx has partnered with Elroy Air to use autonomous cargo drones to transport goods between two locations. The project envisages...