Maputo Development Corridor update: Swaziland Rail

Presentation to MCLI

stakeholder Forum

(RAIL)

22nd July 2015

Contents

Efficiency Re-defined

�Why Maputo?

�Joint Operating Centre –Maputo

�Benefits of JOC

�The Goba-Maputo Line

�Opportunities


Why Maputo?

The Maputo Port offers a relatively shorter distance to sea when compared to the Ports of Richards Bay and Durban.

Below are examples of compared distances;

Matsapha - Goba – Maputo = 156kms + 70kms =226kms

Matsapha – Golela – Durban = 158kms + 390kms =548kms

Matsapha – Golela -Richards Bay = 158kms + 198kms=356kms

Mpaka – Goba – Maputo = 51kms + 70kms = 121kms

Mlawula –Goba – Maputo = 13kms + 70kms = 83kms


Joint Operating Centre -Maputo

Objective of the Joint Operating Centre

�Integrate coordination of traffic flows into Maputo Harbourand its terminals

�Coordinate all the traffic flows from local Mozambique , and international cargo from Swaziland and South Africa

�If there is no coordination, it was observed that everyone would be negatively affected.


Joint Operating Centre -Maputo

With these four key players signing an agreement, the JOCworks amazingly well ;

�Swaziland Railway (SR),

�Transnet Freight Rail (TFR),

�Mozambique Railways & Ports (CFM) and

�Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC)


Management Structure

JOC Executive Committee-CEOs of the four organizations

�Make decisions on� investments in Infrastructure

�Capacity Improvement in rolling stock & Human Resources

Tactical Committee� Operations Managers of the four organizations that

implement the decisions taken by the Executive

Committee in terms of

� Volumes targeted

� Turnaround times of wagons

� Availability of rolling stock� Meeting of customer requirements

� Meeting targeted volumes and customer orders


Management Structure

JOC Maputo Centre

JOC-Maputo involves three main corridors .with traffic that has to be co-ordinated effectively

�Ressanio Garcia- Maputo

�Goba-Maputo

�Chicualacuala-Maputo

�All these lines converge at Machava station where a bottleneck has to be avoided

�Desk Officers from TFR , CFM & Swaziland Railway are stationed at the center to coordinate this traffic for 24 hrs a day �Operations Centre now fully staffed


Benefits from JOC

�Since the introduction of the JOC�Traffic has been closely monitored to cut bottlenecks

�Cutting idle time at exchange points

�Moving more traffic on the Ressanio-Garcia Line

�Decongesting at Stations

�Reports Generated ensured prompt actions to deal with challenges

�More traffic is being handled by the Maputo Port and MatolaTerminal

�If Maputo is well coordinated and receives high volumes of traffic,Traders from all three countries will be competitive with their products in the international market due to reduced transport and logistics costs.


The Goba-Maputo Line


�The rail line is relatively good on both sides of thecountries.

�It operates at a maximum speed of 60km/h.

�On the Swaziland side, the line was upgraded in2004 from Matsapha.

�Wooden sleepers were replaced with concreteones.

�For a vacuum train, 40 wagons can be hauled withan airbrake train capable of hauling 50 wagons.

�The current idle capacity (Unused slots) of this line is75%�Can be used as a relief for the Ressanio Garcia Line during traindisruptions or Congestions

Swaziland Railway link to Maputo

Future prospects

�New 146km North Westline (Swaziland Rail Link )anticipated to be fullyoperational in 2021

�This proposed line linksSwaziland with GautengProvince, Mpumalanga,Richards Bay and Maputo


Opportunities


• That Can be unlocked

• Regional distribution hub (proposed)

• International markets

• Harmonisation of railway systems

• Express trains

• Tourism

• Intermodal connectivity

• National projects (integrated planning and execution)

• Partnering


Key Contacts

� Business: Gift Mngomezulu 7602 9040 / Sandla Msibi 7602 9069/ Sam

Mzileni 7602 6328

� Other stakeholder issues: Sive Manana 7624 8940

� Tracking Cargo: Helpdesk 2404 2486

� Website: www.swazirail.co.sz

Q & A Session


Thank You
