BBC Chartering BBC Xingang delivers 10 heavy duty locomotives for Nacala corridor railraod June 2014 – Ten heavy duty locomotives just made their way to Mozambique onboard the heavy lift vessel BBC Xingang. As the mining industry is currently the primary driver for infrastructure development in Mozambique, the improvement of the country’s railway system is necessary to support the mines ability to export raw materials and increase their competitiveness. Significant coal reserves have attracted prominent mining companies such as Vale and Rio Tinto. Vale has invested in developing two railroad projects – the Sane railroad project and the Nacala corridor project for transporting coal from the Moatize mine to the sea port of Beira. The 912 kilometer long Nacala corridor, which is currently und

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