The dry dock of Quelimane, in Mozambique’s Zambézia province, is in an advanced state of degradation and requires an estimated $15 million investment to be fully rehabilitated and equipped with modern technology that would allow for the repair and maintenance of boats and ships.
According to the newspaper O País, the infrastructure—considered strategic for the region’s maritime and fishing sector—shows serious signs of neglect. The main floodgate is destroyed, preventing the dock from operating normally and compromising ship maintenance services.
The Secretary of State in Zambézia, Avelino Muchine, recently visited the site to assess the situation and expressed concern about its condition. “This is an enterprise of great economic and social importance that requires urgent intervention to once again serve the maritime sector,” he stated.
Private investors from Spain and China have already shown interest in rehabilitating and operating the dock, but no concrete progress has been made so far. A national company has also been waiting for four years for a response from the Ministry of Transport and Logistics regarding its proposal to take over management and rehabilitation of the facility.
During his visit, the Secretary of State also toured the Quelimane Fishing Port, another facility that is almost inoperative due to lack of investment. The industrial ice production units, which once supplied the city and fishing vessels, have been inactive for several years.
In the same trip, Avelino Muchine visited the Quelimane–Recambia crossing in Inhassunge district, as well as the Zambézia Maritime Administration facilities, where he urged the rehabilitation of infrastructure and the improvement of public services related to the maritime and port sector.
Provincial authorities acknowledge that revitalizing maritime infrastructure is crucial to stimulating the local economy, creating jobs, and strengthening logistics chains linked to fishing and coastal transport.
Source: Diário Económico
