Mozambique Port of Maputo Additional Information
Overview
Port of Maputo – Operations
Operational Hours
24 hours per day and 365 days per year
Office Administration Hours
07:30 am – 17:30 pm
Pilotage
Compulsory, 24 hour service
Anchorage Facilities
Outer anchorage located near Buoy 1N
Inner anchorage located east of Buoy 6
Tug Boat Services
2 x 37 mt bollard pull Z-peller diesel harbour tugs
Berthing Equipment and Specifications
The Maputo Cargo Terminals have a total area of approximately 129 ha with 3,000 m of continuous
wharves. The berts have drafts ranging from 8 – 12m including the Citrus, Sugar and Container
Terminals. Break-Bulk, Unitised, General and Project Cargos are currently handled at the berths
marked Break-Bulk, Heavy Lift, Cruise and Ro-Ro
Berthing Specifications
Total Berths
Quantity
Length
Draft
Bulk Oil Jetties
3
630m
8.0 – 9.0 m
Port Cargo Equipment (operational)
Appliance
Quantity
Capacity
Crane – Shore Gantry
2 (MIPS)
45 mt
Silos
1 (STEMA)
30,000 mt
Vacuvators
2
1,500 mt / daily
Appliance
Quantity
Capacity
Tug-masters
6
50 mt
Tractors
6
50 mt
Container Facilities
Port of Maputo – MIPS Container Terminal
Quay Length
Maximum Draft
646 m
5 – 11 m
· Vessels of up to 35,000 mt can berth, discharging about 100 TEU’s per day, 15 TEU’s
per hour per hook
· Average berth occupancy is 38% and average container dwell time is 11 days
· The MIPS terminal has two gantry cranes and one mobile crane with a capacity of 28
mt and a container yard with 1,568 slots which is arranged into three parts:
Export
261 slots, stacked 3 high, totalling 738
TEU’s
Import
720 slots, stacked 3 high, totalling 2,160
TEU’s
Storage
587 slots, stacked 4 high, totalling 2,346
empty TEU’s
General Cargo Handling Berths
Port of Maputo – General Cargo Berths
Berths
Length
Local Costal Terminal
1,2,3
300 m
General Cargo Terminal
4,5,6,
300 m
7,8,
380 m
8
200 m
Citrus & Molasses Terminal
Bagged Sugar Terminal
Containerised Cargo
Port of Maputo – Container Handling Charges (Rate =
per Unit)
Import
Export
Transhipment
Shifting
Containers
Charge US$
20 ft
(TEU’s)
40ft
(FEU’s)
Normal
Container
Shipping Line
US $118
US $212
Consignee
US $159
US $285
Reefer
Containers
Shipping Line
US $152
US $274
Consignee
US $206
US $371
Empty
Shipping Line
US $118
US $212
Containers
Consignee
US $118
US $212
Normal
Containers
Shipping Line
US $118
US $212
Consignee
US $130
US $234
Reefer
Containers
Shipping Line
US $152
US $274
Consignee
US $169
US $304
Empty
Containers
Shipping Line
US $118
US $212
Consignee
US $118
US $212
Normal
Containers
Inward
US $106
US $190
Outward
US $106
US $190
Reefer
Containers
Inward
US $135
US $243
Outward
US $135
US $243
Empty
Containers
Inward
US $50
US $90
Outward
US $50
US $90
Normal
Containers
Shifting (Direct)
US $50
US $90
Restowage
(Indirect)
US $95
US $171
Reefer
Containers
Shifting (Direct)
US $60
US $108
Restowage
(Indirect)
US $118
US $212
Empty
Containers
Shifting (Direct)
US $50
US $90
Restowage
(Indirect)
US $95
US $171
Storage Facilities
Port of Maputo – Storage (Rates = per Unit)
Import
Empty
Export
Transhipment
Charge US$
20 ft (TEU’s)
40ft (FEU’s)
Free
Free
Days 3 to day 25
US $13
US $23
Days 26 and after
US $26
US $46
Free
Free
Discharged – After day 3
US $12
US $22
Transhipment – After day 14
US $12
US $22
First 21 days
Free
Free
After day 21
US $13
US $23
First 14 days
Free
Free
After day 14
US $12
US $22
First 3 days
First 3 days