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The global coal demand, which peaked in mid-2021, is still reaching price record highs due to the major surge in coal prices worldwide. In response to the increasing demand for export capacity, the Maputo and Matola Drybulk Terminals (GML and TCM), the sub-concessions of the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC), are considering the expansion of ...

InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and Grindrod Limited (Grindrod) have now commissioned SECO Marine (U) Ltd, an affiliate company of Mombasa-based Shipyard, Southern Engineering Co. Ltd (SECO), to build a 96m long purpose-built roll-on/roll-off ferry. Built in Entebbe, Uganda, the ferry will transport fully laden trucks, operating a safe, scheduled ...

On Sunday, 5 December 2021, a Cape size vessel, the length of three soccer fields, sailed from Grindrod’s Terminal de Carvão da Matola (TCM) carrying a parcel of 147 545 tonnes of magnetite destined for China. This is the biggest shipment in the port’s history-a new record since the shipment of 121 000 tonnes in ...