The shipping platform

Location: The port of Nacala is situated in northern Mozambique at the S end of the Baia de Bengo. General overview: Nacala has a natural deep water harbour, sheltered from the ocean, the entrance width is 800m and the depth is 60m. The port allows ship berthing without size limitation. Nacala handles a great deal of the foreign trade of Malawi, and the port facilities are being upgraded to enable a greater volume of traffic to be handled. The lightering of large bulk carriers and tankers is possible in the outer anchorage. Equipment Container Gantry Crane: 2 x 45 mt Mobile Cranes: 8 x RTG Reachstacker : 10 x 45 mt RoRo Tugmaster (with Trailer) Grain Elevator with Bagging Machines : 2 x vacuvators 2 x hoppers Forklifts: 1x 2.5 mt 1x 3.0 mt 1x 42 mt 1x 40 mt Traffic figures: Approx 200 vessels totalling 1,675,000DWT, visit the port annually. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: Berths: Only restriction is alongside depth. Outer anchorage: Draught 18.0m, 130,000DWT.