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The Port of Beira comprises two piers, with a depth between 8 and 12 meters. Access to the port is through the “Macuti channel” which, under normal conditions, is duly dredged and conveniently buoyed, allowing navigability 24 hours a day.
The port is located in Beira, the capital of the Sofala Province. It is located in Sofala Bay, which forms a huge complex with the mouth of the PungoeRiver, known as the Beira estuary, facing Mozambique. It is the second largest port in Mozambique, built to replace the port of Old Sofala in the 1890s.
The port belongs to the Mozambican government, and the public company Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM) is responsible for its administration. CFM holds the operating license for the cargo terminals and the passenger terminal.
The Port of Beira comprises two piers, with a depth between 8 and 12 meters. Access to the port is through the “Macuti channel” which, under normal conditions, is duly dredged and conveniently buoyed, allowing navigability 24 hours a day. Night navigation is allowed for ships with a maximum draft of 7 meters and more than 140 meters in length due to restrictions on the Macuti channel curve. The Mucuti shipping channel, the port’s access route, has a minimum width of 60 meters, a maximum of 200 meters, a length of 31 km, and a depth of about 11 meters.
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The port is the terminus for two railway lines Beira Bulawayo (or Machipanda) and Sena transporting products from Malawi and Zimbabwe. Another important flow connection is made by the Trans-African Hi Trans -African Highway 9. It is a fundamental part of the logistics complex of the “Beira Corridor.
