Maputo’s new ferro chrome terminal under construction
The Maputo Corridor Liaison Initiative (MCLI) reports that construction of a 25,000 mІ extension to the ferro chrome terminal at the port of Maputo is underway and is expected to be completed in June this year.
South Africa and Zimbabwe are among the world’s highest quality producers of chrome and ferro alloys and Maputo is, geographically, the natural export terminal for this strategic export product.
The port’s existing ferro terminal was commissioned less than two years ago and is already operating at near capacity. In 2006 Port Maputo handled in excess of 500,000 tonnes of ferro chrome which was mainly shipped to the steel mills of Northern Europe, Japan and China.
The MCLI quoted a Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) spokesman as saying the port’s new facilities provide significant operational benefits to exporters.
“We are very pleased with the growth of this trade, which is expected to exceed 1m tones per annum over the next few years.”
The MPDC operates Port Maputo on a 25-year concession from the Government of Mozambique.
The port of Richards Bay is the other significant port of export within the southern African region which handles ferro chrome.
South Africa and Zimbabwe are among the world’s highest quality producers of chrome and ferro alloys and Maputo is, geographically, the natural export terminal for this strategic export product.
The port’s existing ferro terminal was commissioned less than two years ago and is already operating at near capacity. In 2006 Port Maputo handled in excess of 500,000 tonnes of ferro chrome which was mainly shipped to the steel mills of Northern Europe, Japan and China.
The MCLI quoted a Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) spokesman as saying the port’s new facilities provide significant operational benefits to exporters.
“We are very pleased with the growth of this trade, which is expected to exceed 1m tones per annum over the next few years.”
The MPDC operates Port Maputo on a 25-year concession from the Government of Mozambique.
The port of Richards Bay is the other significant port of export within the southern African region which handles ferro chrome.
