Port News

The Port of Maputo is attending a capacity building work program led by the southern Africa and islands hydrographic commission (SAIHC) in partnership with the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The course will give the participants an understanding of the requirements, principals and conduction of hydrographic surveying for national purposes. The course has duration of two […]

A large-scale vessel from the Mediterranean Shipping Company, called E.R. Yantian, arrived  on 1st October at the port of Maputo, this becoming the biggest vessel to ever call this port. This container vessel has 45000 gross tones, a capacity of 4300 TEUs and a length of 260.1 meters. The vessel is coming from the Port

Under “Clean up the World” initiative, celebrated globally 19-21 September, MPDC has promoted a voluntary action of cleaning the beach of Guachene, in Katembe, on the morning of September 20. The cleaning took place from 8am to 12pm, covering an area of ​​roughly 1 km, from the ferryboat bridge to the Restaurant Diogo. The initiative has been developed

It is with great sadness and deep regret that we inform you of the passing away of the chairman of Maputo Port Development Company, Captain Dave Rennie, on Friday 12th September 2014, in Durban. Capt. Dave Rennie was not only our Chairman, he was an inspiring leader and a dear friend to all workers at

A maintenance dredging to the Port of Maputo quays is scheduled to begin in a months’ time, using TNPA’s brand new dredging vessel Italeni. This campaign will ensure that all quays are returned to their designed depth. The contract for the dredging was signed on Wednesday, 3rd of September, at the Port of Durban, South

The Port of Maputo will become the first port in Mozambique to host a music festival, to receive Morejazz Series which is now in its fourth edition. It is an initiative of More Promotions Ltd, supported by the Port of Maputo, in line with the strategy of the port to promote greater integration with the

Portus Indico, the major shareholder of the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC), has acquired the Mozambique Cabotage Terminal (TCM) by purchasing 70% of Navique’s shares. Navique’s shareholding structure is now 70% Portus Indico, 20% IGEPE and 10% Focus21. On its turn, Navique has 51% of TCM; the remaining 49% of the shares remain with the

Two of the four 28-ton capacity Kalmar forklifts commissioned by MPDC have just arrived at the Port of Maputo. These acquisitions are part of  the ongoing investment in equipment by the company, to meet one of the objectives of the Port Master Plan – to improve the efficiency of port operations. The equipment purchased not

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, visited the Port of Maputo on the 28th of May, as one of the strategic infrastructures of Mozambique. Lagarde is in Mozambique to participate on the conference “Africa Rising”, organized by the IMF in the capital city, that takes place from the 29th of May

The newly opened Maputo Intermodal Container Depot (MICD), officially inaugurated by the Minister of Transport and Communications Gabriel Muthisse on the 15th of May, will contribute to help relieve congestion at the DP World container terminal as well as to contribute to the success of the port Master plan, with cargo volume growth. This new

Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) and its contractor Naval, achieved a new record performance of 22 274 tons per 24 hours on the recent iron ore vessel Mandarin Glory. The vessel was planned to complete in 8 shifts and managed to complete in only six. It loaded 51 246 tons at 241 tons per hour.