The terminal will be operated by Cornelder de Moçambique, which is a public-private partnership between state port and rail company CFM and Cornelder Holdings based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since 1998, Cornelder de Moçambique has managed the container and general cargo terminals at the port of Beira.
It has been reported that the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Manuela Rebelo, indicated that the new USD 5.8 million terminal would reduce the length of stay of trucks at the port because the entire process will be dealt with in the same place.
According to the port authority, truckers are looking for customs services in one place to speed up clearance and unloading of goods. Currently, that is not the case and these services are located somewhere else, which cause congestion and delays.
The new terminal will also have new access roads to the port of Beira and once completed this will eliminate truck congestion.