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FCT, Shushary customs link-up
Throughput at Ukrtanscontainer
(UTC) in Ilyichevsk increased by 18.4%
in 2008 to 539,928 TEU, but in Decem-
Höegh into
ber volume was down by a massive 47.9%
Russia’s National Container Company ICD is scheduled to go live early this NCC has also reported that its con- to 27,680 TEU. Throughput at Nutep,
(NCC) has reported that its new off- year. It will increase capacity at FCT as tainer terminals (FCT, Nutep, UTC) han- Novorossiysk was down by 12% in 2008
Maputo...
dock terminal at Shushary will come many inbound containers can be on-car- dled an aggregate 1.736M TEU in 2008, to 124,501 TEU, reflecting loss of busi-
under the same customs office as its First ried from FCT upon discharge in bond up 11.6% on 2007. Volume held up well ness early in the year to the rival NLE Norwegian firm Höegh Autoliners has
Container Terminal (FCT) in the Port by truck and rail, rather than pile up in through to November, although there terminal. In December, traffic was down signed a deal with South Africa’s Grindrod
of Saint Petersburg. the terminal. were already signs of falling import de- by 21.1% to 12,128 TEU. to take a stake in Maputo Car Terminal
This means that containers can be NCC’s Shushary facility occupied 92 mand; dwell times became even longer in Mozambique. The terms of the agree-a71 Russia’s Global Port Investments, (GPI),
transported from FCT to Shushary in hectares and the land is owned by NCC. than usual during October/November as formerly known as N-trans, has ordered ment have not been released, but the com-
bond under the simplified scheme of in- Storage capacity is stated to be 10,000 importers could not sell the goods. four 50t SWL, 16-wheel, 7 + 1/1 over 6 panies will work together to turn the ter-
ternal customs transit. There is no need TEU laden and 4,500 TEU empty con- Traffic for the year at FCT increased RTGs from Konecranes, for an undis- minal into a major regional hub.
for any commercial documents to be pre- tainers, with a throughput capacity of 11.8% to 1.072M TEU, although in De- closed price, for its new Yanino Logistics In 2007, Grindrod secured a conces-
sented by the shipping line or consignee 200,000 TEU/year. The facility is located cember it fell by 2.7% to 86,944 TEU, Park in Saint Petersburg. They are sched- sion from Maputo Port Development
apart from those readily available at the 17 km from FCT and 161 km from Ust- with reefer container numbers down by uled for delivery this December. Company to construct the car terminal
time of vessel’s arrival at FCT (freight Luga, where FCT will open the first 29.5% to 7603 TEU. In 2008 as a whole, Konescranes has already supplied 15 and has already completed the first phase
manifest, bill of lading). phase of a new container terminal later FCT handled 121,439 TEU (+ 19.3%) RTGs to GPI’s Petrolesport container with annual handling capacity of 57,000
As previously reported, the Shushary this year. of reefer containers. terminal. vehicles, although it hopes to boost this
to 255,000 vehicles/year in the long term.
Höegh is 62.5% owned by Leif Höegh &
Co, with the remaining 37.5% equity held
by A.P.Møller-Maersk.
The chief executive of Höegh
Autoliners, Carl-Johan Hagman, said:
“Maputo represents an ideal point of ac-
cess in Southern Africa for the import and
export of rolling goods. We see this re-
gion as very interesting in the long term
and it is strategically important for us to
secure access to more car terminal capac-
ity to enable us to offer efficient supply
chain solutions to our customers.
“We can support the development
with our operational and technical ex-
pertise and are looking forward to work-
ing with Grindrod to develop a world
class terminal operation.”
Grindrod has always sought to develop
Maputo as an alternative to Durban and
other South Africa ports for South Afri-
can automotive companies, while Höegh
is already active in the Southern African
market. It ships 33% of the 360,000 CEU
imported into South Africa each year, but
just 9% of the 290,000 CEU exports, so
there is plenty of scope for expansion with
the latter, particularly as new investment
in the South African automotive sector
over the past two years is expected to see
exports increase.
Total vehicle exports could reach
500,000 CEU within just four years and
although the global economic slowdown
could affect such predictions, Höegh plans
to expand its fleet of PCTC from 70 to
85 vessels over the same period.
...boost for
container
capacity
Grindrod has revealed that Maputo con-
tainer terminal is to be expanded to han-
dle 400,000 TEU/year as part of its wider
development of the Mozambican port.
The terminal has capacity for 100,000
TEU/year and handled 80,000 TEU in
2007 but it is hoped that South African
traders can be persuaded to make more
use of the terminal now that rail links
between Maputo and Johannesburg have
been improved.
Grindrod also unveiled plans to con-
struct a new magnetite terminal with
handling capacity of 10 mtpa, while iron
and chromium handling capacity is to be
increased to 5 mtpa. Matola Coal Termi-
nal at Maputo will be expanded to han-
dle 10 mtpa.
Control of the various port concessions
and infrastructure at Maputo is a little com-
plicated and has changed repeatedly in re-
cent years, as DP World has steadily bought
out the interests of other investors. Under
a concession that lasts until 2018, the port
of Maputo is operated by Maputo Port De-
velopment Company (MPDC), which is
51% owned by Portus Indico, in which
Grindrod and DP World both hold 48.5%
stakes, with local company Mozambique
Gestores holding 3%.
The government of Mozambique
owns the remaining 49% stake in MPDC.
The container terminal is operated by
Maputo International Port Services
(MIPS), which is 60% owned by DP
World and 40% by the local state owned
port and rail company Portos e Caminhos
de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM).
12 January 2009
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