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Friday, 07 May 2010, p. 7
Porto
em
teste
idela
A
aumentar
Ł
do terminal
A
-
volume
0
crescecimentodo
cornØrcio mundial
poderÆ aurnentar
o volume de carros importados
atravØs do terminal de Maputo para mais
de 250 000 carros ano. Isso poderÆ tornar o
porto numa entrada alternativaviÆvel para
Durban. que tern uma facilidade de lidar
que
BMW, Guy
porta-voz da
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a
BMW
Kilfoil. disse
outro.
Os primeiros dados indicam quc
uma
acOes.
Dave
esta
rota mais harata. devido is taxas
haixas do porto. disse Kilfoil. As
negociaOes
Maputo
corn
evidentes depois de todos
so
us
iTiltirnas
tornarao
se
a
Ø
urn
performance aceitÆvel, tendo em
estado do rncrcado autornotivo.
o terminal, inaugurado em Novembro de
2007, tem urna capacidade anual de 52 000,
o
se
materializar a demanda, esta
ser aurnentado para 250 000 carros ano.
a
Rennie disse que urn dos niotivos para
baixa procura do terminal de carro de
Maputo deveu-se depress econmica do
mercado global que afectou as exportaes.
O terminal de carros de Maputo ainda
n apresenta equilibrio na importaccao
e cxportai
de carros. mas Ø est
actualmente
a
fazer o o tratamento de
e
algurnas trocas cornerciais transfronteirias.
accionista rnaioritÆriodo
o
ter
conta
alguns carga domØstica para Moarnhique
resultados
forern analisados.
Grindrod
Rennie. diretor-executivo da
as instalaoes estavani
Grindrod, disse que
South Africa realizou urn
ensajo ao terminal de veIculos de Maputo
agendada a realizaªo de urn
e que jÆ cst
Ø
250 000 carros ano.
tie
mas quando
cerca de 600 000 veIculos.
corn
atraves
carros importados
tie
vara mais
Mapulo
tie
APUTO
M
Maputo
de
terminal de Maputo. enquanto
que
Hoegh
a
O
Durhan Terminal Ro-Ro
Ø
operado
pela Transnet Port Terminals.
Autoliners detern tern 30 pot cento das
Trade can boost
car terminal
The
Ma
suplv
of
-
A
does
rise
in
global trade
could boost the VOlUIT of cars
being imported through the
Maputo terminal
to
more
than
250 000
could make the port entry a viable
alternativeto Durhan which has a rollon!
h
handle almost 600
that can
Maputo
run to the
planning
a
to
is
a
Guy Kilfoil
completed a
car terminal and
second. The
are that this
early
cheaper route
the lower port charges,
the final business case
for
said
trial
was
indications
to
follow due
said Kilfoil. But
Maputo
will only
become clear once all results are analysed.
Grindrod is the majority owner of
the Maputo car terminal, while Hoegh
Autoliners has
a
balanced
Mr Dave Rennie, an executive director of
Grindrod. said the facility was performing
automotive
30 per cent
sta1
market.
The terminal opened
November
in
2007
annual capacity of _S2 000 hut.
when demand materialises.this will he
and has
an
increased
000.
BMW spokesman Mr
BMW South Africa had
a
reasonably well considering the state of the
a
year. This
rollnfl
not yet handle
and exports
imports
APUTO
M
termina
car
Rennie
to
25() 000 cars
a
year.
said part of the reason for the
low demand for the Maputo car terminal
was that the globally depressed market had
affected exports.
The Maputo car terminal does not yet
handle
a
balanced supply of imports and
exports, but
it is
currently handling some
domestic cargo for
Mozambique
and some
cross-border trade.
The Durban Ro-Ro Terminal
by Transnet Port
Termina
is
operated