Port of Nacala, Mozambique14°32'29" S, 40°40'3"E | Tel: +258 26 526 797 | nacala@lbhmozambique.com

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Port Information: Nacala

Nacala is situated in one of the deepest natural harbours in the

world and one of the best natural harbours in East Africa.

Nacala is the main port servicing the province of Nampula, as

well as being the main link in the “Nacala Corridor” to Malawi.

The port has an ideal geographical location, and not only serves

northern Mozambique but is connected to Malawi by a 600km

railway (privatised with ongoing refurbishment). This allows for

cargo to be moved into Zambia and Zimbabwe if required.

Nacala has four general cargo berths, three berths for general

or container vessels (one of which serves as a liquid berth /

terminal) and two container berths. The container berths are

mainly used for container vessels, but the port does allow

general cargo vessels to operate at these berths on the basis

that container vessels gets priority. The port of Nacala and the

railway line have both been concessioned to CDN (Corredor

de Desenvolvimento do Norte), who manage the commercial

department, safety, pilotage, receiving vessels calling in the

port, berthing and unberthing operations, overall stevedoring

operations, port stay and harbour dues, and general cargo

from Nacala to Malawi and Zambia.

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Port: Nacala, Mozambique

Location:Latitude: 14° 32' 29" S

Longitude: 40° 40' 3" E

Advising ETA: 72, 48, 24 and 12 hours prior to arrival

Airport: Nacala International Airport

LAM Airlines: flights from Nacala to Maputo and back on

Mondays and Fridays

Ethiopian Airlines: flights from Nacala to Maputo and back

on Tuesdays and Saturdays

Anchorages: 18m at Muananculo. Maximum size of vessel permissible

to the outer anchorage area is approximately 130 000 Dwt

with a draft of 18m.

Approaches: VHF Port Control channel 16 / 27

Ballast:Dirty ballast only at outer anchorage

Berths: Liquid Terminal – North: 1 berth

Container Terminal – South: 2 berths

General Cargo Terminal – North: 3 berths

Bunkers: Bunkering is available by road tanker with a pipeline at the

general cargo berths.

Cargo Handling: Rice, pigeons’ peas, sugar, motorbikes, cars, wagons,

cement clinker, gypsum, wheat in bulk, frozen fish, frozen

meat, fertilizer and project cargo

Banking: CI – Banco Comercial e de Investimentos (Investment Bank)

Bank Millennium Bim

First National Bank

Standard Bank

BTM – Land Bank Mozambique, SA

Barclays Bank Mozambique

Banco Terra

BancABC

Moza Banco

Ecobank Mozambique

Banco Único

Letshego

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Depth: Liquid terminal: max 10m

General cargo terminal: 8.5m

Container terminal: 14m

Emergencies: Miguel Pacheco

Phone: +258 84 380 6884 / +258 84 711 1491

Email: miguel.pacheco@cln.co.mz

Terminal Security Department

Phone: +258 84 1040 / +258 82 1040 / +258 8000 1040

Harbor Master: Lucas Cipriano

Phone: +258 84 314 1002 / + 258 84 305 9420

Police Services: Antonio Joao

Phone: +258 82 709 7810

Fresh Water: Available, supplied by tankers

Hazardous Cargo:Yes

Hours: The port operates in 3 shifts per day (excluding Christmas

Day and New Year’s Day) as follows:

07:00 to 15:00

15:00 to 23:00

23:00 to 7:00

Pilotage: Pilotage is compulsory and runs 24/7. Ships are requested to

make a good lee for safe boarding of the pilot. Pilotage may

be suspended if wind speeds exceed Beaufort 7 (30 knots).

Pilotage:24 hours

Pilot Boarding Position:Starboard side gangway, 3m under water

Port Limits:Ponta Maiaia

Radio:

VHF Port Control channel 16 / 27

Ship Repair: Yes, with pre-approval from the port.

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Storage:There are 2 inflatable warehouses in the port with a

storage capacity of 10 000 tons bulk cargo, mainly fertilizer.

LBH has their own warehouse facility which consists of 2

undercover warehouses on the same property. These

warehouses are situated 1km from the main port entrance:

Warehouse 1:

450 m2 with 2 access doors

Forklift capacity 7 tons – indoors

Forklift capacity 16 tons – outdoors

Warehouse 2:

290 m2 with 1 access door

Forklift capacity 7 tons – indoors

Forklift capacity 16 tons – outdoors

Access to warehouses:

Sufficient for a 20/40 FT container and 30-ton flat-deck

truck to access the warehouses.

The property has a floodlit area which is capable of 24-hour

operations. 24/7 protection is ensured by 2 armed guards

as well as CCTV cameras.

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Terminal Information: The port is currently equipped with 2 Reach Stacker Forklifts - 11 container telescopic reach stackers, 1 forklift with forks (16

ton) and an empty container handler, handling around 1.1 million containerised cargo and around 2 million bulk cargoes per

annum.

General Cargo Terminal

Nacala has a 675 metre long general cargo quay divided into four berths, with a depth alongside ranging from 7.80 metres to

10.00 metres. The terminal has a number of shoreside cranes of between 5-ton and 20-ton capacities plus ancillary cargo

moving equipment. There are eight warehouses in a covered area of 21 000m2 and open area of 800 000m2 plus a liquid bulk

terminal connected to fuel tanks through a pipeline with 3.5 km and two deposits for vegetable oils.

Container Terminal

The container terminal, with a maximum length of 372 meters, can accommodate 2 vessels. These berths are dedicated for

containers vessels, but the port does allow general cargo vessels to load or discharge cargo on these berths providing there are

no containers vessels waiting.

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Nacala-à-Velha Coal Terminal

The Nacala-à-Velha Coal Private Terminal is located in the city of Nacala-à-Velha, 160 km (100 miles) northeast of Nampula and

60 km (40 miles) north Mozambique Island.

The location of internal anchorage providing security and adequate depth to Nacala-à-Velha Coal Terminal will be set in

agreement between the Master of the ship and the pilot of the maneuver. It is forbidden to navigation and anchoring in Nacala

Bay without assistance local pilot station. The recommended position for ships of light draft, in ballast, waiting berthing at the

Terminal is: Latitude: 14º 23,12’S Longitude: 040º 39,28’E.

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Tide: Maximum tide amplitude is 4m during spring tides and

1.8m during neap tides. The height of the quay table to low

water level is 6m.

Water Density:1.025g/m3

Weather: The rainy season is from October to April.

Sourced Information: www.cdn.co.mz

https://africaports.co.za/nacala/

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LBH has 15 branches in Southern Africa, covering South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia. Our Mozambican footprint is extensive, with branches covering the country’s coastline from the South to the North.