Maputo spells out competitive benefits

CLIVE EMDON
NO PORT congestion, reduced inland haulage, as well as no stack delays make the Port of Maputo a highly competitive option compared to Durban, says business development manager for UTi, Wendy-Lee de Goede. Reduced freight costs with special advantages for exporters make the port globally competitive, she said at a special briefing by the Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative on the final day of the SA International Trade Exhibition (Saitex) at Gallagher Estate, Midrand last week. Jan Bekker, the new business development manager at the Port of Maputo Container Terminal (MIPS), said to date
R12.6 million had been invested in the container terminal with a further R7 million earmarked from 2007 for the building of warehouses, equipment and the upgrading of infrastructure.