There are plans to strengthen
the rail links to the port of
Maputo.
Currently 70% of cargo passing
through Maputo is transported
by road due to the limitations
of the railway lines serving the
harbour.
The port has links to three
railway lines: Ressano Garcia,
Goba and Limpopo.
According to the Maputo
Port Development Company’s
(MPDC) commercial director,
Johann Botha, new investments
are underway to improve the
situation.
A memorandum of
understanding has been signed
between MPDC and the publicly
owned ports and rail company
CFM, South Africa's Transnet
Freight Rail, and Swaziland’s
Swazi Rail.
The port master plan sees the
volume of cargo through the
twin Maputo and Matola ports
growing from 12 million ton to
40 million tons a year over the
next eight years.
Most of this will be increases
in mineral cargo, but will also
include more fuel, agricultural
produce and container traffic.
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70% of the cargo passing through Maputo is
transported by road
CAPTION
The Ressano Garcia Line.
