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  • Port of Nacala-a-Velha in 2015

    BRAZIL, 2014/03/16 Vale Moçambique plans to export its initial shipment of coal via the port of Nacala-a-Velha in 2015, and the test phase for exports is expected to begin in the final quarter of this year, said the company’s managing director, Ricardo Saad. The development project for the Port of Nacala-a-Velha and the Moatize-Nacala railway line, which is managed by Sociedade de Desenvolvimento do Corredor do Norte and owned by Vale Moçambique (80 %) and by port and rail manager Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (20 %), is due to be operational as of next year following investment of around US$4.5 billion.