Dredging for access to the Port of Maputo

Another ambitious project aimed at improving the performance of the Port of Maputo was recently launched in Maputo (12/10). This project involves deepening the dredging of the access channel to the Port of Maputo.

The access channel will be dredged over the course of a year, reaching a depth of 15.3 meters, which will allow the arrival of large ships. The project is budgeted at US$150 million, a sum guaranteed by MPDC with its partners.

Seven vessels of different types will be involved, including those responsible for cutting the dredged material. The container terminal will be able to receive 150,000 containers, and the coal terminal in Matola will also be expanded to receive twelve million tons per year.

It is worth remembering that MPDC is in its second phase, with a contract that runs until the year 2058.