Economic Growth in Mozambique: Impacts on the Transportation Sector
Luis Roque Aguiar, Commercial and Development Manager at Motrabro, a global logistics services company, gives his assessment of the transportation sector in Mozambique and presents Motrabro.
Luis Roque Aguiar, Commercial and Development Manager at Motrabro, a global logistics services company, gives his assessment of the transportation sector in Mozambique and presents Motrabro.
“Concerning the transportation sector in Mozambique, I can say it has been growing substantially, following the internationalization trend of Mozambique, the economical and mining sector growth, among other things. The need for transportation is getting bigger, that is why we currently have so many transport companies. Unfortunately, the smaller ones ended up losing themselves to the bigger ones, but in general the transportation sector is booming in Mozambique. There is a great potential here. The need for transportation will always be there because we need to carry things from the ports to the mines, or to other countries, and that is the service we are actually providing. Africa is becoming the source of raw materials to the world. We are also very busy with shipments to countries like Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe. They seek ocean access to import and export products. Mozambique attends that need and our company aids them to carry the products from our ports to their final destinations”, says Luis Roque Aguiar.
“We consider Motrabro as a small to medium company. It was founded by me, together with 2 friends, with 100% Mozambican capital. At the time I was working for a big logistic group, but I felt the need to open my own business, so, me and my friends got together and we opened a small office to offer transportation services. We have been in the market for 7 years and people no longer consider us brokers as we have managed to buy our own equipment and opened other branches in Nacala, Tete, Beira, Quelimane and lately in Johannesburg. The small company is no longer small and we are now considered a medium company. We have our own trucks. It is not yet a fleet because we only have around 8 trucks, but we are getting there and we expect to have between 20 and 25 trucks soon”, he adds.