MOZAMBIQUE’S INFRASTRUCTURE: A CONTINENTAL PERSPECTIVE In terms of performance indicators, Maputo, Beira, and Nacala’s truck-processing time—between 4 and 6.8 days—compare well with other southern African ports (table 8). These ports also have average crane productivity of 10–11 containers or 7.5 to 11 tonnes per crane hour. Generally, for crane productivity, the most important factors are the presence of private operators, the usage of specialized container-handling equipment, and the overall size of terminal operations. The ports of Maputo, Beira, and Nacala have two of the three productivity factors: their concessionaires have adopted modern container gantries but the size of their operations is the lowest in the region. These ports handled only 164,000 TEUs in container in 2006, falling substantially short of their 200,000 TEU capacity. Container dwell time—between 20 and 22 days—is the highest in the region.

**Table 8. Benchmarking of ports in Southern Africa**

|**Country and port**|**M**<br>|**ozambiqu**<br>|**e**<br>|**Angola**<br>|**Madagascar**<br>|**Namibia**<br>**Walvis**|**South**<br>|**Africa**<br>**Cape**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Maputo**|**Beira**|**Nacala**|**Luanda**|**Toamasina**|<br>**Bay**|**Durban**|<br>**Town**|
|Containers handled<br>(TEU/year)|44,000|50,000|70,000|377,208|92,529|71,456|690,895|1,899,065|
|**acity**<br>Container capacity<br>(TEU/year)|100,000|100,<br>000|100,000|400,000|500,000|100,000|950,000|1,450,000|
|**Cap**<br>General-cargo capacity<br>(tonnes/year)|1,200,000|500,000|1,000,000|4,000,000|2,750,000|2,000,000|1,100,000|—|
|Liquid-bulk-cargo capacity<br>(tonnes/year)|410,000|—|—|—|1,500,000|1,000,000|7,500,000|—|
|Container dwell time(days)|22|20|20|12|8|8|6|4|
|**ency**<br>Truck-processing time<br>(hours)|4|6.8|6.5|14|3.5|3|4.8|5|
|**Effici**<br>Crane productivity<br>(containers/hour)|11|10|—|6.5|—|—|18|15|
|Crane productivity<br>(tonnes/hour)|11|7.5|—|16|9|—|15|25|
|**arge**<br>Container cargo (ship to<br>gate, $/TEU)|155|125|138|320|—|110|258|258|
|**ng ch**<br>General cargo ($/tonne)|6|6.5|6-7|8.5|6|15|—|8.4|
|**ndli**<br>Drybulk($/tonne)|2-3|2.5|—|5|3|5|6.3|1.4|
|**Ha**<br>Liquid bulk ($/tonne)|0.5- 1.0|0.8|1|—|—|2|0.4|—|

_Source_ : AICD ports database (www.infrastructureafrica.org/aicd/tools/data. _Note_ : TEU = 20-foot equivalent unit. — = Not <u>available.</u> Handling fees in Mozambique are relatively low. As of 2006, the container cargo fare was in the range of $125–$155 per TEU, second lowest after the Walvis Bay port (Namibia). After the Cape Town port (South Africa), dry bulk handling charges in the Maputo and Beira ports are the lowest in the region (table 8).

There is widespread compliance with International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) regulations in Mozambique. Generally, the ports run by private companies promote good security, as is demonstrated by the measures now in place at the Port of Maputo, which include increased electric fencing and gates, an increase in the number of land- and water-based security patrols, and the requirement for all international vessels to provide 96 hours’ notice of their arrival and to submit a pre-arrival data sheet.

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