British group wins contract for Nacala port

The British engineering and construction group Kentz will carry out work in the Mozambican port of Nacala under terms of a R380 million contract signed with the Nacala Integrated Logistics Corridor (CLIN), the group announced in a statement. CLIN is a partnership between Vale Moçambique Limitada, a subsidiary of Brazil’s Vale group, with an 80% stake, and the state-owned ports and railways company, Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM), with the remaining 20%. The Nacala Corridor Project aims to provide a logistical solution for the outflow of coal mined in Moatize, Tete province, via a 912 kilometre long railway to the Nacala port’s maritime terminal. The company, Kentz Engineers and Constructors Limitada, should finish the work in November 2014. This includes the assembly of 13km of conveyor belts and the installation of nearly 14 000 tons of equipment including stackers, reclaimers and ship loaders.