2.6 Mozambique Storage Assessment

Mozambique Storage Assessment

Storage requirements can be divided in central warehousing, provincial or centrally located intermediate warehousing and smaller storage facilities close to the final delivery points.In principal, economies of scale and road conditions influence the transport costs and dispatches from central warehouses are completed using long-haul vehicles to destinations where road conditions and cargo volumes allow.

4.6 Mozambique Storage and Milling Company Contact List

Commercial Storage

Location	Owner	Available for Rent	Capacity mt / m² / m³	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
Maputo	Sociedade de Terminales de Moçambique	Yes	12,000 mt	n/a	n/a	n/a
Beira	Cornelder de Moçambique	Yes	12,000 mt	n/a	n/a	n/a
Beira	Manica Freight Services	Yes	24,000 mt	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nacala	Manica Freight Services	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nacala	Mocargo Lda	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

For further information on commercial storage, please select the following document:

Mozambique Storage Assessment Additional Information

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

Maputo is the location where most organisations maintain central warehouses due to its capital city status and presence of suppliers, transporters and main logistics infrastructure including sea-port, international airport and the cargo terminals for customs clearance of items originating from South Africa. The Logistics Cluster participants warehouses are generally small structures, scattered around the two provinces and they are often in locations that are not well connected to major roads. This leaves little opportunity for logistics augmentation purposes unless an emergency occurs in a very specific area. Consequently, only a few of the paticipants warehouses could be used as intermediate warehouses in emergencies (e.g. Save the Children has an 800 mt facility in Xai-Xai)

In Gaza and Inhambane there are MSU’s with a storage capacity for food of 3,600 mt. Each MSU has a floor area of 320 m² with a potential capacity of about 1,300 m³. They can be transferred relatively easily from one location to another to meet changing operational requirements. There is currently one MSU in Maputo, 3 in the Gaza Province and 5 in Inhambane Province, whichcan be positioned at response areas, as required. In addition, MSU’s could be moved from the Central Region to the Sou. WFP has 7 MSU’s in stock in Moçambique… 1 are in Maputo and 6 are in Beira

For further information on storage used by humanitarian organisations, please select the folllowing document:

Mozambique Storage Assessment Additional Information

2.6.1 Mozambique Storage Assessment - Beira

Commercial Storage
Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations
Public Sector Storage
Cold Chain

Beira is the capital and largest city of Sofala Province located in central region of Mozambique. Beira is situated on the Mozambique Channel (Indian Ocean) at the mouths of the Pungue and Buzi rivers. Beira is the second largest seaport for international cargo transportation to Mozambique after Maputo. Being a coastal city, Beira holds the regionally significant Port of Beira, which acts as a gateway for both the central interior portion of the country as well as the land-locked nations of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. In March 2019, the city was heavily damaged by Cyclone Idai. In terms of storage capacity, the largest storage facilities are located inside the Port areas. These facilities are held by Netherland-based CORNELDER, Beira Grain Terminal (BGT), MANICA Freight Services. WFP can negotiate access to these facilities based on needs surge. There are other major companies that hold commercial storage facilities inside and outside the port areas, such as BOLLORE Logistics, Independent Beira Logistics Terminal Services (IBLT), Export Marketing Co (ETG) and Agility. There are also some individuals who possess good storage facilities that can be rented.

In general, reliable storage facilities exist though sometimes difficult to locate. Some facilities are located in floods prone areas that don’t assure adequate protection of goods during rainy seasons. There are rodents and frequent infestations due to semi-permanent marshes that surround Beira City.

For more information on storage company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Storage and Milling Companies Contact List.

Commercial Storage

Here are the major commercial storage facilities that can be relied on in Beira, in case of surge needs.

Location	Owner	Available for Rent	Capacity	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
Beira	Bollore	Yes	TBC	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Beira	ETG	Yes	TBC	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Beira	Agility	Yes	TBC	Concrete	TBC	TBC
Beira	IBLT	No	TBC	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Beira	Cornelder	Yes	12,000 MT	Concrete	Flat	TBC
Beira	BGT	Yes	TBC	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Beira	MANICA	Yes	24,000 MT	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Beira	Terramar	Yes	10,000 MT	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified
[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat
[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

In Beira, the major Agencies that have presence are WFP, UNICEF, UNFPA, FAO, IFRC, and MSF. WFP holds the biggest storage capacity, one warehouse managed directly by WFP and 2 managed by third parties – Bollore and Agility. UNICEF and IFRC have small warehouses managed by their staff. Other agencies have no storage facilities, they occasionally request to share storage with other agencies.

Location	Organization	Sharing Possibility	Capacity	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
Beira, Vaz area	WFP	Yes	9,776 m³ / 1,866 m²	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Beira, Vaz area	WFP	Yes	18,000 m³ / 2,000 m²	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Beira, CFM, Bollore	WFP	Yes	9,692 m³ / 1,589 m²	Concrete	Raised-siding	Appears intact
Beira	Unicef	TBC	TBC	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Beira	IFRC	No	TBC	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact

Public Sector Storage

Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction (INGD) is the leading Government agency that coordinates intervention in case of emergency surge.

Location	Ministry / Agency	Use Possibility	Capacity *(MT / m² / m³)*	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
Beira, Vaz area	INGD	Yes	1000 MT	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact

Location

Ministry / Agency

Use Possibility

Capacity
(MT / m² / m³)

Type [1]

Access [2]

Condition [3]

Beira, Vaz area

INGD

Yes

1000 MT

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Cold Chain

UNICEF is currently leading transport and storage of COVID-19 vaccines in Beira.

Location	Organization / Owner	Type [1]	Cooling / Power [2]	Quantity	Total Capacity *(m³)*	Condition
Beira	Unicef	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	Good

[1] Cold Room Positive, Cold Room Negative, Refrigerator, Freezer, etc.
[2] Compression, Absorption, Solar, Other, unspecified

2.6.2 Mozambique Storage Assessment - Chimoio

Commercial Storage
Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

Chimoio City is located in south-central Mozambique. It is a commercial and industrial centre. The Chicamba Real hydroelectric-power plant on the nearby Revuè River provides power for the city’s cotton, steel, and saw mills and for the manufacture of coarse textiles and processing of other agricultural and mineral products. Chimoio is connected by road and railway southeast to the port of Beira.

There are no many options for storage facilities in Chimoio. However, the few existing ones are very reliable, and they are sufficient for current needs. The major storage facility is owned by Shiraj Mossa NADAT Company. There is also a milling company called DECA.

For more information on storage company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Storage and Milling Companies Contact List.

Commercial Storage

Location	Owner	Available for Rent	Capacity	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
Chimoio	NADAT	Yes	8,600 MT	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Chimoio	DECA Limitada	Yes	18,000 MT	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

In Chimoio, UNWFP is the main Agency that has its presence in Manica province. FAO has an office, but they are sub-renting one store with WFP.

Location	Organization	Sharing Possibility	Capacity *(MT / m² / m³)*	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
Chimoio	WFP	Yes	4500 m²	Conrete	Flat	Appears intact

Location

Organization

Sharing Possibility

Capacity
(MT / m² / m³)

Type [1]

Access [2]

Condition [3]

Chimoio

WFP

Yes

4500 m²

Conrete

Flat

Appears intact

2.6.3 Mozambique Storage Assessment - Tete

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations
Public Sector Storage

Tete is the capital city of Tete Province in Mozambique, located at west-central part of the country, on the Zambezi River. There are very limited storage facilities in Tete.

For more information on storage company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Storage and Milling Companies Contact List.

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

In Tete, UNWFP is the main agency that has its presence in the province.

Location	Organization	Sharing Possibility	Capacity	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
Tete	WFP	Yes	2,500 MT	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact

Public Sector Storage

Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction (INGD) is the leading Government agency that coordinates intervention in case of emergency surge.

Location	Ministry / Agency	Use Possibility	Capacity	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
Tete	INGD	Yes	1,500 MT	Conrete	Flat	Appears intact

2.6.4 Mozambique Storage Assessment - Quelimane

Quelimane is the administrative capital of the Zambezia Province, located at the costal central region in Mozambique. The city stands 25 km from the mouth of the Rio dos Bons Sinais. Quelimane, along with much of Zambezia Province, is extremely prone to floods during Mozambique's rainy season. Commercial storage facilities exist, but a few of them are reliable. Due to climate conditions, rodents and frequent infestation are the main constraints when it comes to warehouse management in Quelimane.

For more information on storage company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Storage and Milling Companies Contact List.

Commercial Storage

Location	Owner	Available for Rent	Capacity	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
Quelimane	Arif	Yes	TBC	Concrete	Flat	TBC
Quelimane	MZM	Yes	TBC	Concrete	Flat	TBC