WFP Logistics - Mozambique

Overview

Team
The Logistics unit has 18 staff in Maputo, 18 staff in Biera and 6 staff in other sub offices.

Activities
Port Operations
WFP use Maputo and Nacala ports for local cargoes imports only. Beira port is situated on the north bank and at the mouth of the Pungue River. It is Mozambique’s second largest port. Beira is known as transit port for DRC, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The container handling capacity and the port relying on tides are the main operational limitations. Maputo port consists of two separate areas, The Maputo Cargo Terminal and Matola Bulk Terminal.

Nacala port of is situated in the north of Mozambique, Nampula Province, at the southern end of the bay of Bengo, a large sheltered bay with an entrance 800 metres wide and 60 metres deep. The port has a natural deep water harbor, sheltered from the ocean where dredging is not required. Navigability through Nacala is very easy so vessels can operate around the clock.

Storage
In addition to storage facilities at the ports, WFP has central warehouses in Chimoio, Caia, Quelimane and Tete. One of the main providers of storage around the country is the ICM (Instituto de Cereais de Moçambique) or Mozambican Cereals Institute. The ICM possesses 498 warehouses with a total grain storage capacity of nearly 200 000 mt, concentrated in the areas with the greatest agro-ecological potential – that is, in the centre and north, with 44% and 34% of the ICM storage capacity respectively. The provinces with greatest capacity are Zambézia and Gaza, with 17% each, followed by Nampula with 15%, Tete with 12%and Cabo Delgado with 11%41.

Road Transport
The road network includes paved (6,000 km) and non-paved (24,000 km) roads. The rainy season from November to March often makes some destinations inaccessible.
The 460 km of the Zambezi River on Mozambican side can be used as waterway for relief items transport. Being the largest of rivers flowing through the country, it is also the most common to flood. In 2007 and 2008, SOs were approved to deliver WFP and humanitarian community food.
Road from Beira to Tete

The road from Beira to Tete (600 km) crosses the main North – South road at Inchope and passes through Chimoio the capital of Gaza province. This road is in good condition and passable year round by 2 wheel drive cars. There is a good bridge across the Zambezi in Tete and the road continues on to Zobwe border post and into Malawi.A stretch than can get temporarily submerged during the rainy season is the EN 6 near Dondo,approx 20 km west of Beira

Rail
Mozambique Ports and Railways or Portos E Caminhos De Ferro De Mocambique (CFM) is the authority that oversees the railway system of Mozambique and its connected ports.
The rail system is composed of a total of 2 983 km of 1.067 m gauge rail that is compatible with neighboring rail systems.The rail network in Mozambique is broken into a number of interconnected sections originating from each of the main ports, Maputo, Beira and Nacala. CFM is split into a number of sections andeach of them is responsible for part of the network, as follows:

• Maputo Corridor / CFM South
• Beira Corridor / CFM Centre
• Nacala Corridor / CFM North

Aviation
There is no current air operation.