Nacala rail corridor builds up steam

The award of key contracts is adding momentum to work on a 912-long railway corridor from Mozambique’s Tete province through Malawi to the northern Mozambique port of Nacala. Kentz Corporation has been awarded a US38-million contract to undertake the structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation erection and provide commissioning assistance required to construct the main stock yard equipment. The company will erect 13 km of interconnecting belt conveyors as well as assemble and install around 14 000 tons of equipment including tipplers, stackers, reclaimers and ship loaders. The contract is scheduled for completion in November 2014. The line is being developed by Corredor Logistico Integrado de Nacala (CLIN) – a joint venture company between Vale Moçambique (80%) and CFM, the Mozambique Port and Railways Authority (20%).