Port of Maputo

Coordinates: 25°57′S 32°32′E / 25.950°S 32.533°E / -25.950; 32.533
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Port of Maputo
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CountryMozambique
LocationMaputo
Matola
Coordinates25°57′S 32°32′E / 25.950°S 32.533°E / -25.950; 32.533
UN/LOCODEMZMPM [1]
Details
Opened1544; 480 years ago (1544)
Operated byMPDC
Type of harbourArtificial
Statistics
2022 World Bank Container Port Performance Index248 (out of 348)
Website
www.portmaputo.com

The Port of Maputo, also called the Maputo-Matola port complex, is a Mozambican port located in the cities of Maputo and Matola. They are installed in Maputo Bay, on the north bank of the Espírito Santo estuary, which is separated from the Mozambique Channel by the islands of Inhaca and Portugueses and by the Machangulo peninsula.

The port belongs to the Mozambican government, which is responsible for its administration through the public-private joint venture "Maputo Port Development Company" (MPDC). It is a partnership among the

Dubai Ports World has invested in the company and its 15‑year government concession.[4]

The port is the terminal for three railway lines —

Ressano Garcia — transporting products from South Africa, Eswatini and Zimbabwe
. Another important flow link is via the N1 highway. It is a fundamental part of the logistics complexes of the "Maputo Corridor", the "Limpopo Corridor" and the "Libombo Corridor".

The foundation of the port, in 1544, was a fundamental element for the establishment of the city of Maputo. It received berth and quay structures only in 1850, when it became known as Port of Lourenço Marques and Port of Delagoa Bay.

History

The Port of Maputo had been a busy hub much before the establishment of the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC); in 1972, it was handling close to 17 million tons annually. The

public-private partnership, that the Port of Maputo began to see an increase in business. The port went from handling 4.5 million tons per year in 2003 to handling 14 million tons—the expected throughput of 2012.[2]

Port

The

deepwater port
of Maputo consists of two principal areas of usage:

  • Maputo Cargo Terminals
  • Matola Bulk Terminals

The 2022 World Bank Container Port Performance Index ranked Maputo 248th out of the 348 ports surveyed.[5]

The port attracted record volumes in 2023, much of it from South African mines due to the logistics crisis in South Africa affecting the Port of Richards Bay and Port of Durban.[6]

LNG Development

In November 2019, international oil major

Total S.A. and a gas developer, Gigajoule, signed a joint development agreement for the importation of Liquefied natural gas at the Matola harbour, Maputo.[7] The project is expected to commence from 2022 and will see a floating storage and regasification unit moored at the harbour.[8]

See also

References

  1. UNECE
    . Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Botha, Gerhard (Summer 2012). "The Port of Maputo: Charting a Course for a Successful Development". Port Technology International. Dry Bulk and Specialist Cargo Handling. 54.
  3. ^ Port Maputo, Concession Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Engineering News, Global port operator invests in port of Maputo, 25 April 2008
  5. ^ Bank, World. "The Container Port Performance Index 2022 : A Comparable Assessment of Performance Based on Vessel Time in Port". World Bank. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  6. ^ Mantshantsha, Sikonathi. "Maputo port ships record volumes as SA railways and ports choke". Business. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  7. ^ Creamer, Terence. "Total, Gigajoule deal brings $350m Maputo LNG import terminal a step closer". Engineering News. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  8. ^ "Billion-dollar LNG project in southern Mozambique expected in 2020". Business Recorder. Reuters. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2019-11-28.

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