Mozambique risks losing clients along its principal logistics corridors if it does not accelerate improvements in port efficiency and cargo transit systems, Ângelo Mondlane, Executive Director of the Nacala Corridor Secretariat, warned on Friday.
Mondlane was speaking at a seminar on logistics corridors held as part of the 61st edition of the Maputo International Trade Fair (FACIM 2026), where he argued that the competitiveness of these infrastructures depends on the country's ability to ease port bottlenecks and facilitate the movement of goods.
According to Mondlane, the existence of rail and road corridors alone is insufficient to guarantee the preference of economic operators, particularly in a regional environment defined by competition among multiple transport routes.
'Time is not on our side. If we do not move quickly and transform these corridors into efficient ones, we will lose clients,' he cautioned.
The Executive Director of the Nacala Corridor Secretariat explained that port inefficiencies and cargo transit constraints risk reducing the attractiveness of Mozambican routes, prompting operators to seek alternatives elsewhere in the region.
Mozambique operates several strategic logistics corridors, including those of Maputo, Beira, and Nacala, which handle the movement of domestic goods and also serve landlocked countries in the region such as Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini.
In this context, Mondlane argued that infrastructure investment must be accompanied by improvements in operational efficiency in order to make Mozambican corridors more competitive and attractive for regional and international trade.
The 61st edition of FACIM runs from 31 August to 6 September at the Centro Internacional de Feiras e Exposições de Ricatla in the district of Marracuene, Maputo Province, bringing together companies, investors, public institutions, and economic operators from a range of sectors.
Source: Diário Económico
Original article: https://www.diarioeconomico.co.mz/2026/09/04/negocios/infra-estruturas/facim-2026-corredores-logisticos-podem-perder-clientes-por-falta-de-eficiencia/
