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Mozambique: Sixth shipping line already operating in the Port of Beira – Photos
10:25 CAT | 04 Sep 2023
All photos: Cornelder de Moçambique
A new shipping line, ONE – Ocean Network Express, represented in Mozambique by Manica Freight Services, as agent, began operating this Thursday, 31 August, at the Port of Beira, which in October will be 25 years under the management of Cornelder de Moçambique (CdM). The first ship, the Penang Bridge, docked at around 4.45pm and was greeted with a festive welcome.
The ONE – Ocean Network Express shipping line has a space-sharing agreement with another line, UNIFEEDER, which means that in addition to its own containers, it also brings containers from the UNIFEEDER line to the Port of Beira.
ONE will connect the Port of Beira to Maputo/Mombasa/India/Middle East, and will initially operate fortnightly.
The Operations Director of Cornelder Mozambique, Miguel de Jenga, said that the entry of the new shipping line will bring diversity of choice for importers and exporters in the Beira corridor. “This will offer more alternatives for the Beira corridor, covering the centre of Mozambique and the hinterland countries,” he said.
He added that the economic gains will be “competitiveness between the shipping lines”, which will be reflected in the costs for “exporters and importers”.
The Director of Manica Freight Services in Beira, agent for the ONE Line, Ahmad Ali Haffejee, said he was pleased that ONE – Ocean Network Express, which already worked with the Port of Maputo, would now also operate with the Port of Beira. He said that initially, this shipping line will dock at the Port of Beira every fortnight and believes that it will handle a lot of cargo from this port.
“CdM is making major investments in the Port of Beira. This pleases us and benefits us all,” he emphasised.
ONE – Ocean Network Express will be the sixth shipping line to operate in the Port of Beira. Cornelder de Moçambique has already been working with MSC, PIL, MAERSK, CMA-CGM and Gold Star Line (GSL), the latter of which began operating on 28 April.
Source: Cornelder de Moçambique / Media Release
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