{"id":32976,"date":"2023-01-27T08:03:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T08:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/mozambique-ports-assert-themselves-but-we-need-roads-railways"},"modified":"2023-01-27T08:31:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T08:31:52","slug":"mozambique-ports-assert-themselves-but-we-need-roads-railways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/mozambique-ports-assert-themselves-but-we-need-roads-railways","title":{"rendered":"Mozambique ports assert themselves, but we need roads, railways"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Transport Minister Mateus Magala has said in an interview with Lusa that Mozambican ports are asserting themselves as an alternative on Southern Africa\u2019s Indian Ocean coast, but need to be connected to new roads and railways.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur roads were not built to support the loads that are being transported,\u201d he said, and \u201croads are not the only solution\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a tradition of rail transport\u201d which \u201cwas losing competitiveness\u201d, the minister added.<\/p>\n

However, according to Minister Magala, the situation \u201cis changing\u201d, because the country has started \u201cto invest again in railways\u201d so that there will be intermodal connections that match the current context of opportunities for Mozambican ports.<\/p>\n

Demand for the ports of Maputo, in the south of the country, Beira (centre) and Nacala (north) has increased considerably in recent years, with regional operators looking for alternatives in the face of pressure on the ports of Durban and Richards Bay in neighbouring South Africa, the minister said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t an automatic process: it wasn\u2019t that the issues in South Africa that translated into successes for Mozambique. Our country was already prepared and ready to offer competitive advantages,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n

In Maputo alone, according to official data, cargo handling increased from 18.4 million tons in 2020 to 26.7 million tons in 2022, a record result, he said.<\/p>\n

Magala says that this is the visible result of total investment of US$700 million (\u20ac649 million) since the infrastructures were concessioned in 2003.<\/p>\n

\u201cMozambique has put the necessary infrastructure in place, developed the corridors, disciplined the sector and invested in digitalisation,\u201d he highlighted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe level of theft, which was something that scared exporters, is now at zero,\u201d the minister asserted.<\/p>\n

So, \u201cwhen on the other side [in South Africa] things do not work, our country becomes an alternative\u201d, the minister said.<\/p>\n

The integration of ports into an effective intermodal system is still a challenge, he underlined.<\/p>\n

In addition to revitalizing the rail system, another possible option, in a country with over 2,500 kilometres of coastline, is the sea route itself (cabotage), but this sector is \u201cnot cheap\u201d, he warned.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoastal shipping only works when there is cargo from one point to another\u201d and the maritime industry \u201cis capital intensive\u201d, Minister Magala added, and the solution involves defining public-private strategies to meet the demands of the sector.<\/p>\n

According to the minister, any solution must be accompanied by legislation that encourages investment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to look at our legal instruments and make them adequate to support the private sector to carry out its task of producing in the most efficient way,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

If infrastructure and appropriate legislation can be combined, the \u201cnecessary incentives\u201d will be created so that the best means of transport is naturally chosen by those who invest.<\/p>\n

Mateus Magala was appointed Minister of Transport and Communications in June 2022, roughly halfway through President Filipe Nyusi\u2019s second term, replacing Janfar Abdulai.<\/p>\n

Prior to that, he was Vice President for Human Resources and Corporate Services at the African Development Bank, (AfDB), having been the first Portuguese-speaking person to reach a vice-presidency in the 54 years of the institution\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

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