The country rail transport company, Central East African Railways (Cear), says it has surpassed its last year’s performance in the transportation of goods in the first half of the year.
From January to June this year, the company has transported about 119, 886 metric tonnes as compared to 75, 278 tonnes that it moved during the same period last year.
This according to the company’s Communications Manager Chisomo Mwamadi is due to the many interventions they are developing.
“The good performance is due to the addition of three locomotives and various wagon types on the Nacala corridor which has boosted the capacity to haul more cargo this year than last year.
“The company has also developed its technical capacity to deal with rain related issues which negatively affected the rail lines making it impossible for our trains to pass last year,” said Mwamadi.
During the first half of the year, Cear moved goods such as sugar, diesel, fertiliser and general cargo.
However, Mwamadi said he believes the company will achieve its targets as they will move a lot more pigeon peas, sugar and maize.
“The increase in tonnage also means there is a trust among people in our services at the moment from clients. At the same time there was general increase in the cargo on the corridor from Nacala to Malawi and from Malawi to Nacala,” he said.
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