Pressure is being taken off
the port of Beira by the
opening of a dry terminal
on the EN 6 access road
from the hinterland.
All road traffic to and from
Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
and the Democratic Republic of
Congo, as well as the Mozambican
hinterland, use the EN 6, which is
the only access into Beira by land.
Independent Beira Logistics
Terminal and Services (IBLT&S)
is undergoing licensing as a
fully bonded facility with its
own customs offices, according
to Christian Roeder, managing
director of Beira Logistics
Terminals (BLT) and IBLT&S.
BLT, which is part of the
J&J group of companies, has
constructed close to 25000 sqm
of newly built warehouses and a
further 50000 sqm of logistics area
in Beira over the past two years.
The facility is designed to
accommodate stacks of empty
containers up to seven high, and
five of full boxes. It can handle
three thousand full 20-foot
containers, and four thousand
empties at a time, and can operate
round the clock.
Containers will be transported
in-bond out of the port into the new
facility, where they will be cleared
and processed.
Services will include destuffing
and repacking.
Exports such as tobacco,
cotton and mineral products will
be packed and processed in the
terminal.
They will be protected by the
high security measures in place,
including its own security system,
patrols, access control at the gate
and CCTV coverage.
A weighbridge is available to
weigh trucks going in and out of the
facility as part of the controls for
clients that request the service.
Shippers will benefit from saving
demurrage in the port and “less
bureaucracy,” he says.
Container movements are
controlled through the same system
that was developed for the BLT
warehouses.
This system allows for the prebooking
of containers, and provides
a daily update to agents, shipping
companies, cargo owners, the port
of Beira and government agencies
such as customs.
A central office building has
space for the staff of agents and
shipping lines working in Beira.
All the necessary power and data
connections are available in the airconditioned
facilities.
Staff will also be able to make
use of a canteen in the terminal.
There is a toilet block for drivers.
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Shippers will benefit from
saving demurrage in the
port and less bureaucracy.
– Christian Roeder
