One of the positive outcomes
of the Chinese slowdown
is that exporters through
Mozambican
ports have had
to rekindle
or build
up new
markets
– and so
reduce their dependence on
a single trade, according to
Heinrich Els, country manager
of Safmarine Mozambique.
“The Far East, although
still the dominant trade in
and out of Mozambique,
has reduced volumes
substantially and we
are now seeing more
movement to and from the
Middle East and Europe,”
he says.
There is also a slightly
better balance of imports
and exports, with the export
market having decreased
by around 10% this year
and imports growing
in and through
Mozambique by
around 20%,
according to
Els.
With global
commodity
prices
decreasing,
Safmarine
has been
focusing
on getting
an increase in
agricultural cargo
such as pigeon peas
and sesame seeds.
Trial reefer shipments of
avocado pears out of Beira have
also proven successful.
Safmarine provides a
fortnightly
feeder service
between
Mozambique
and South
Africa.
The service
uses three
vessels linking
with the
AMEX (North
America) and
Saecs (Europe
and Med) services in Durban.
Safmarine’s Safari 3 service
rotates between Maputo,
Beira, Nacala, Port Louis, then
Toamosina in Madagascar and
Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia.
Safmarine Mozambique is
geared to grow its share of the
market through the quality of
service delivery
and the systems
it now has in
place, believes
Els.
Working
with Safmarine
offices in the
neighbouring
countries the line
is able to position
containers where
and when they
are needed.
By logging into Safmarine’s
site shippers have full visibility
of where their cargo is anywhere
in the world.
INSERT & CAPTION
Trial reefer shipments
of avocado pears out
of Beira have proven
successful.
– Heinrich Els
Economic conditions help balance trade
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