Logistics company Transitex,
which has been operating in
Mozambique since 2007, is building
on the strength of its network and
experience in the market to help its
clients expand their operations in
the region.
The company is changing a
perception in some parts of the
market that it focuses on providing
forwarding and other services
for MotoEngil,
a Portuguese
industrial conglomerate, according
to Mozambique country manager
Tiago Martins.
He says Transitex is an active
member of the Maputo Corridor
Logistics Initiative (MCLI).
One of its biggest projects is
the movement of around 350
containers of chrome ore a month
from Burgersfort in Limpopo to
Lingwiang in China.
Transitex is responsible for all
the logistics operations, from the
loading at the mine of ore into tilting
trucks, through the consolidation
in Maputo, and to the port of
destination.
Martins believes that Transitex
can assist with the development
of the Mozambican ports, with a
particular emphasis on imports
– where he believes there is not
enough focus by the market at
present.
Trade needs to flow both ways,
he says. “What we do well is that
we understand imports. We have a
strong brand and a US$3 million
bond, and we are in a position to
help our clients in Europe to break
into the Southern African market,”
he says.
Transitex was founded in 2002
in the city of Badajoz, Spain, with
the purpose of transforming the
port of Lisbon into a harbour
capable of competing against those
in Iberia, Spain.
Its focus is now on Southern
Africa, with particular emphasis on
the Portuguesespeaking
countries
and Latin America, where Transitex
has a presence from Mexico to
Argentina.
“We are promoting relations
between the port of Beira and
exporters and importers based in
Malawi,” he says.
One of its biggest projects to date
has been the moving of 7,200 tons
of steel components to Malawi from
Beira on 245 separate truckloads.
There are also plans to build a
Transitex warehouse facility in
Malawi.
CAPTION
Manganese ore.
