Port of Nacala goes high-tech in battle against smugglers

Adopting modern technologies for the efficient inspection of goods that are imported or exported via the port of Nacala, in Mozambique’s Nampula province, is a significant obstacle to smuggling, according to an assessment by members of the Mozambiquan parliament, according to a macauhub report carried by the Mozambique Investor.. The members of the International Relations Commission of the country’s parliament recently worked in Nampula province, where they visited the port of Nacala and were told about projects to develop the rail and port facility taking into consideration that it is a driving force of the Special Economic Zone. The head of the parliamentary commission, Carlos Silya noted that setting up the non-invasive inspection system, more commonly known as a scanner, was successful and this was demonstrated by a rise in the state revenues collected by the tax authority. The parliamentary commission was informed of the projects in the pipeline to expand the port of Nacala, taking into consideration activities of the private sector, which is mining coal in Moatize, Tete province, in order to transport it to a number of markets. The Nacala port and rail system is co-managed by state company Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique, with a 49% share, and by the Northern Development Corridor, a consortium that is mainly Brazilian-owned, specifically by the Vale group, with 51%.