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Nacala railway corridor project, Mozambique

9th August 2013

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Name and Location
Nacala railway corridor project, Mozambique.

Client
Corredor Logistico Integrado de Nacala – a joint venture company comprising Vale Moçambique Limitada (80%) and Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (20%).

Project Description
The Nacala railway corridor project is intended to provide a logistics solution for the transportation of coal from the Moatize mine, in Mozambique’s Tete province, to the maritime terminal in Nacala, on the Indian Ocean, through a new 912-km-long railway corridor. The corridor will be able to carry up to 30-million tonnes a year of coal.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
Kentz Engineers & Constructors has been contracted to undertake the structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation erection, as well as the provision of commissioning assistance required to construct the main stockyard equipment.

The contract is valued at $38-million.

Kentz will erect 13 km of interconnecting belt conveyors and assemble and install about 14 000 t of equipment, including tipplers, stackers, reclaimers and shiploaders. The contract is expected to be completed in November next year.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Kentz Engineers & Constructors (structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation erection, as well as commissioning assistance).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique, tel +258 23 321002 or fax +258 23 327209.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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