Naval ready to invest in infrastructure

Naval Servicos a Navegacao is well placed to invest in infrastructure in order to meet the needs of its clients, says Luis Gonçalves, managing director of the Maputo-based company. Founded in Mozambique in 1971, Naval has been contracted to manage and provide all the handling in the Maputo Sized Coal Terminal, as well as the management and handling requirements at the new Iron Ore Terminal, the handling of bagged sugar, and provide all the staffing for the Maputo Citrus Terminal. “Our team processes in excess of 100 road trucks a day with no errors, and has the capacity to offload the same number of rail trucks with bulk cargoes,” says Goncalves. “This expertise, coupled with the access to funding, means that the company is able to expand to meet new demands arising from the growing volumes handled through the ports of Maputo and Beira. “Our position is that we have the ability to provide the services needed and will make the necessary investments in human and capital resources, wherever these are justified,” he told FTW. Besides its head office and branch in Maputo, Naval also has a branch in Beira where the company has an exclusive contract to lash and handle granite exported from Zimbabwe. The services offered by Naval are not restricted to the ports, with numerous services currently provided in third party cargo storage facilities located in the surrounding industrial areas of these two cities. INSERT ‘Processing in excess of 100 road trucks a day with the capacity to offload the same number of rail trucks with bulk cargoes.’