100 more grain wagons for Nacala corridor – Mozambique

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100 more grain wagons for Nacala corridor – Mozambique

2:38 CAT | 16 Aug 2016

galison.co.za / GPR Leasing Africa (GPR) concluded in March 2016 a five-year lease of 100 grain hopper wagons to Corredor De Desenvolvimento Do Norte (CDN) in Mozambique.

A hundred new rail wagons will be operating along the Nacala railway corridor by the end of the year to increase the capacity between the port of Nacala and neighbouring Malawi.

The wagons are being leased by the Northern Development Corridor (CDN), which is the concessionaire managing the Nacala port and general traffic along the railway line that runs to Entre-Lagos in Malawi.

The company’s spokesperson, Sergio Paunde, told the daily newspaper “Noticias” that 22 of the wagons are already in Nampula, and a further 22 are expected to arrive shortly. He added that all the wagons should be in the country by the end of the year.

According to Paunde, the new wagons will reduce the opportunity for theft that poses a threat to both the image and competitiveness of the company.

The demand exists for an increase in capacity. Paunde stated that CDN had received requests from various customers who wish to move large quantities of cereals to areas along the corridor that are facing food shortages as a result of poor harvests in the latest agricultural campaign. For example, although it registered positive results from the last season, Nampula province needs about 900,000 tonnes of maize to satisfy its requirements.

According to the provincial director of transport and communications, Francisco Bonzo, the strengthening of the capacity will benefit not only the northern provinces but also landlocked nations such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, and Zambia which use the corridor for imports and exports.

Source: AIM