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Port of Nacala (Mozambique) - Porto de Nacala - Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM) (ID: 13063)
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Port of NACALA Phone +258 6 52 67 49 Fax +258 6 52 63 90 Web: www.cfmnet.co.mz/portnacala.htm Chart of the port (Courtesy of SA Navy and Ports of Southern Africa) Not suitable for navigation Type of cargo Number Length Depth Annual capacity General cargo 2 620m 7.0m to 10.0m 1 000 000 tons Containers 1 375m 14.0m 600 000 tons Type of cargo Equipment and Terminal Area General cargo 1 crane of 20t., 2 of 10t. and 7 of 5t., area of 23300m? Containers 1 crane of 22t. and 1 of 25tons crane; area of 59100m? The container terminal has a storage area for 2000 TEU, and 26 reefer plugs. A CFS, 1480m?, is also available. The port has 8 warehouses, with a total covered area of 21000m?. Pilotage is compulsory. The port has two tugs (2640bhp and 960bhp). The railway lines of the NACALA corridor are: The Nacala Cuamba Entre-Lagos line, 610km, to the border of Malawi, fully rehabilitated in 1996 The Cuamba Lichinga Line, 262km The Lumbo Monapo line, 42km, not operational Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia have joined forces on a US$ 24 million project for the Nacala development Corridor, which include the rehabilitation of 77km of railway line from Malawi to Entre Lagos in Mozambique, the construction of a bridge at Chiromo, and the extension of the railway line from Mchinji to Chipata in Zambia. Total throughput per commodity in thousands of tons 000's tons 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Agricultural Products 95,8 85,1 83,6 97,7 156,7 Cereals 63,9 51,6 45,8 47,7 100,8 Sugar & sugar products 0,0 0,0 4,1 0,6 30,1 Others 31,9 33,5 33,7 49,4 25,8 Fuel 69,1 98,7 135,4 118,6 99,4 Minerals 8,0 18,7 20,6 38,7 59,5 Coal 8,0 8,6 5,6 0,1 0,0 Clinker 0,0 10,1 15,0 38,6 59,5 Containers 62,0 166,3 228,2 295,1 324,5 Cement 0,0 0,8 0,0 0,5 0,0 Timber 0,7 0,1 2,9 2,9 1,6 Fertilizer 35,1 24,3 49,4 17,8 24,8 Salt 1,5 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Various 95,6 67,8 121,9 101,9 76,8 TOTAL 367,8 461,8 642,0 673,0 743,3 TEU's 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Domestic/Coastal trade Import 1733 2415 3055 2666 2521 Export 1899 2064 2470 2127 1836 International/External Mozambique Import 2944 3507 5130 6600 7541 Export 2611 3502 4436 5316 5503 Transit Import 889 1375 2113 4446 4168 Export 649 1909 4436 4055 5140 Total 10725 14772 19493 25207 26709 000's tons 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Imports 82,4 87,9 230,7 152,1 156,8 Malawi 82,4 87,9 230,7 152,1 156,8 Zambia & Others 0 0 0 0 0 Exports 15,9 28,2 25,0 68,7 117,8 Malawi 15,9 28,3 68,7 117,8 Zambia & Others 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 98,3 116,1 255,7 220,8 274,6 The only country involved in transit traffic through Nacala is Malawi. CFM North, comprising the Ports of Nacala, and the associated railway lines, serving Malawi. Port of Nacala (Mozambique) - Porto de Nacala - Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM)