New senior appointments at Maputo Port

Jorge Ferraz has been appointed CEO of the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) with effect from March 1. With 30 years’ experience under his belt, Ferraz has been associated with the Maputo Port for the past 10 years as managing director of MIPS SA – operator of the Port Maputo container terminal, whose majority shareholding is held by the global operator DP World. He has served as chairman on the MPDC Board for the past two years, a position that will be assumed by Ronnie Holtshausen, currently a board director of MPDC. Ricardo Schlechter has taken over as the new general manager of MIPS (Maputo International Port Services). Schlechter has worked with DP World since 2007 as DP World country manager in Venezuela and was also involved with various other DP World Americas projects. His experience in the industry spans 20 years.