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Agility opens new
logistics park in Maputo
AGILITY, A global logistics and warehouse provider, has
opened a new Agility Logistics Park in Maputo, adding to its
growing network of international-standard warehouse parks
serving key African markets.
The new 290,000sqm Agility Park is strategically located
on the new Maputo ring road in the Marracuene-Chiongo
district, providing easy access to the burgeoning Maputo
market and road connections to the major highways leading
to the large markets in the north of Mozambique and to
South Africa.
The 32,000m of Agility warehousing constructed for
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the first phase of the development provides ready-built,
secure, international-standard facilities that are available to
lease by both local companies and multinationals. Tenants
lease the warehouses for storage, distribution, packaging,
processing, assembly and light manufacturing.
Agility warehouses meet international environmental
standards and feature eco-friendly construction materials.
Agility used energy-e’cient roof and side-insulated panels,
wind-driven roof fans, skylights for natural lighting, LED
and energy-saving bulbs and solar-powered streetlights.
The site will recycle paper, plastic, metal, and carton waste.
It provides eco-friendly waste management services and
carbon footprint reporting.
The Agility Logistics Park in Maputo is part of an
expanding network of warehouse parks that Agility is
funding and developing across key markets in Africa to
support the development of domestic and regional trade.
Other Agility Logistics Parks are located in Ghana, Côte
d’Ivoire and Nigeria.
Geo rey White, CEO Agility Africa, says, “We believe
that the provision of international-standard warehouses
in Africa for storage, distribution and light manufacturing
is one of the fundamental building blocks necessary for
economic growth. The Agility Logistics Parks enable
companies, whether multinationals or small and medium
local enterprises, to access quality infrastructure easily,
quickly and cost e ectively, enabling growth and
prosperity.” •
Agility Logistics Park, Maputo, Mozambique.
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Port of Durban
on track to be best
in Africa
Courtesy Southern Africa’s Freight News
PRESIDENT CYRIL Ramaphosa has
said that through both operational
improvements and structural reforms, the
Port of Durban will reclaim its place as the
best-performing port in Africa. “As part of
our Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, we
will continue to work tirelessly to expand
infrastructure investment and transform
our network industries,” the President
said.
In his weekly newsletter, he said if
the port did not function e’ciently, the
entire economy su ered, from importers
and exporters to consumers. “On the
other hand, if the port works well it can
drive economic growth and position our
country as a gateway to the region and
the continent,” he said.
He believes there has been good
progress over the past year in turning
around performance despite the impact
of COVID-19. “These e orts are already
showing results in improved maintenance
of equipment, reduced congestion,
quicker turnaround times, and increased
use of rail instead of road transport. Truck
turnaround times have greatly improved.
Similarly, the reliability of cargo handling
equipment has improved to 80 percent
and is heading towards at least 95 percent
to meet international benchmarks. Ship
waiting times have reduced to impressive
levels,” the President concluded. •
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