The shipping platform

Location: The port of Beira is situated at the mouths of the Pungue and Buzi Rivers. General overview: The port which has 12 quays, is the second largest in Mozambique and is the transhipment port for the inland countries of Zimbabwe, Zambia and S Malawi. The port handles general cargo, containers and oil products. The approach channel depths are liable to change, the port authorities should be contacted for up to date draught limitations. Traffic figures: Approx 4,000,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Tropical Available Equipment: Gantry Cranes: 2 x 50 mt 2 x 60 mt Forklifts: 2 x 3.0 mt 6 x 2.5 mt 6 x 16 mt 5 x 30 mt 2 x 46 mt 2 x 50 mt 3 x empty handler Ro-Ro Tugmaster: 15 x 40 mt 15 x 60 mt 21 x 70 mt MULTIPURPOSE TERMINAL: The container and multi-purpose terminal has a 645 m long quay with a 12 m depth alongside. The terminal has a 300,000 m² container yard, accommodating 10,000 TEUs and 148 electricity connection points for refrigerated containers. The container storage yard was recently expanded and covers now an area of 8,400 m² secure bonded transit warehouse and 3,650 m² covered storage. The road access was also improved and has now five lanes with an option for further extension. Currently the terminal uses the NAVIS N4 terminal operating system and can handle 300,000 TEU per year. With the projection expansion of storage yard, in addition to using Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTG´s) the port will be able to handle 700,000.00 TEUs. GRAIN AND BULK HANDLING: CdM does not manage this terminal. It can handle 4,000 to 5,000 tons per day and has a silo storage capacity of 50,000 tons. Main commodities include fertilizer, clinker, sulphur and ore chrome + ferro-chrome.