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Port of Beira (Mozambique) - Porto da Beira - Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM) (ID: 13062)
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Port of BEIRA Phone +258 3 32 11 26 Fax +258 3 32 10 02 Web: www.cfmnet.co.mz/portbeira.htm Chart of the port (Courtesy of SA Navy and Ports of Southern Africa) Not suitable for navigation Port of Beira, excluding privately operated terminals Type of cargo Number Length Depth Annual capacity Petroleum products 2 480m 11.8m 2 000 000 tons Coal 1 164m 9.0m 300 000 tons Container and General cargo terminal The Beira Container Terminal and the Beira General Cargo terminal are operated by Cornelder de Mozambique, a joint-venture between the Dutch company Cornelder (70%) and CFM (30%). The lease agreement, effective since October 1998, has a duration of 25 years, and Cornelder agreed to invest US$ 15 million during the first five years. Type of cargo Number Length Depth Annual capacity General cargo 4 687m 9.0m 1 700 000 tons Containers 4 656m 12.0m 950 000 tons Container and General cargo terminal Type of cargo Equipment and Terminal Area Containers 1 crane of 22t. and 1 of 25t., area of 200 000m? General cargo 1 crane of 3 tons, 2 crane of 6 tons, 2 cranes of 10 tons and 1 crane of 20 tons; Area of 7 920m? The railway lines of the BEIRA corridor are: The Beira Machipanda line, 317km, connecting Beira to Zimbabwe The Sena Line, 578km, not operational The Imhamitanga Marromeu line, 88km, not operational. Total throughput per commodity in thousands of tons 000's tons 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Agricultural Products 445,8 316,7 157,1 158,1 227,0 Cereals 412,1 218,1 119,4 103,8 26,7 Sugar & sugar products 17,0 12,6 11,9 54,3 118,2 Citrus 2,5 2,6 2,4 0,0 4,3 Tobacco 1,9 57,4 0,0 0,0 9,4 Tea 0,7 4,5 0,0 0,0 0,0 Others 11,6 21,5 23,4 0,0 68,3 Fuel 1365,5 1292,0 1230,7 1118,3 1182,2 Minerals 138,8 147,0 125,6 325,3 388,9 Coal 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Copper 42,1 29,4 40,3 3,0 3,0 Iron ore 0,0 0,0 0,0 62,4 138,7 Granite & rock 68,6 80,3 57,1 96,2 149,3 Clinker 28,1 34,0 28,2 57,5 83,1 Others 0,0 3,3 0,0 106,1 14,8 Containers 435,8 405,5 383,3 419,8 340,5 Cement 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Timber 1,7 0,8 1,5 14,3 2,9 Fertilizer 139,5 76,5 125,5 103,9 151,8 Salt 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Various 97,7 46,9 119,7 45,9 62,8 TOTAL 2624,8 2285,4 2143,4 2185,5 2356,1 TEU's 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Domestic/Coastal trade Import 317 218 482 936 494 Export 512 658 816 1102 1201 International/External Mozambique Import 5920 5981 6798 9087 8705 Export 2896 3926 3329 5746 2984 Transit Import 10326 9327 4693 3305 3802 Export 17551 15981 16620 14322 12823 Total 37522 36090 32737 34498 30009 000's tons 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Imports 1581,1 1485,0 1363,3 1132,4 1068,8 Zimbabwe 1469,0 1391,5 1305,7 1089,1 977,4 Malawi 91,4 74,3 43,9 40,7 87,2 Zambia & Others 20,7 19,2 13,7 2,6 4,2 Exports 645.4 329,4 320,5 505,7 599,2 Zimbabwe 518,5 214,6 208,9 405,8 540,6 Malawi 80,7 83,1 60,0 92,1 25,0 Zambia & Others 46,2 31,7 51,6 7,8 33,6 TOTAL 2226.5 1814,4 1683,8 1638,1 1668,0 CFM Centre, comprising the Port of Beira and the associated railway lines, serving Zimbabwe, and marginally Malawi and Zambia. Port of Beira (Mozambique) - Porto da Beira - Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM)