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PORT SERVICESMike hoganDirector-Geral, Fumigation International Mozambique, Lda.Managing Director, Fumigation international Mozambique, ltda reputação técnica e ética da Fumigation international é tal que esta também representa organizações internacionais e presta consultoria sobre projectos de fumigação em toda a região.Fumigation InternationalMozambique, Lda.Quem fornece uma variedade de soluções necessárias para lidar com a infestação de pragas em cargas valiosas de clientes é a Fumigation international mozambique, Lda. a empresa foi aberta no Porto da Beira em 2004 e oferece fumigação industrial e comercial e controlo de pragas para produtos vulneráveis.a empresa é especializada na protecção do tabaco armazenado, combatendo o besouro-do-fumo que, naundertaken large-scale public health programmes for mosquito control and worked in the open cast control centres where rodents can cause thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to cabling, cctV and computer terminals.in addition, the huge growth of commercial storage facilities in the Beira locale for products such as sugar, rice, coconut oil and maize production, has seen the commercial fumigation side of the company revamped into a new dedicated division, separate from tobacco and domestic fumigation.Despite an increasingly competitive market, the company has exciting plans going forward, expanding its operations in Malawi and Mozambique. a new branch opened in Blantyre in February 2017, with branches in Nacala, Pemba, Palma and Maputo opening by year-end 2018. “We are committed to being the most diversi ed and technically sound fumigation and pest control company in the region,” concludes Michael Hogan of Fumigation international.Beloma – Beira LogisticsManagementcontinuing to consolidate its core business – managing transit imports of wheat to Mozambique’s hinterland neighbours – while diversifying into new market sectors is fundamental to the operations of Beira logistics Management (Beloma).regular business handled by the dynamic organisation now covers a wider cargo spectrum, including transit exports of sugar from Malawi, interventions in movements of rice and fertilizer, as well as fuel shipments loading at Beira for onward transport to neighbouring nations.Beloma’s positive performance is built around an excellent professional reputation, its robust personal relationships with clients, which help to overcome market vagaries, and on-the- spot reporting, enabling customers to make quick decisions. the company’s aim is to report in such a way that its customers have no need to ask any additional questions about their cargoes moving through the Port of Beira.For transit cargoes, Beloma always works on the side of the traditional cargo agent. the company staff can therefore concentrate – in co-operation with that same cargo agent and the port operator, cornelder – on getting operations done as quickly and as neatly as possible, with rst-class reporting and streamlined communications to the various principals.“in 2017, Beloma was involved in the movement of around 300,000 tons of dry cargo through the cornelder terminals at the Port of Beira,” informs Dirk Dieltiens, Director of Beloma. “We also played a role in the safe and quick movement of 35,000m3 of fuel transiting Beira’s fuel terminal, which was destined for Zambia and the Democratic republic of congo.”the high-volume nature of Beloma’s business means most company staff operate “on the ground”, providing pro- active cargo services on the quayside and on vessels. they can also assist in transport for consignments moving to local warehouses or in transit to neighbouring countries, asPORT OF BEIRA PROFILE & DIRECTORY 2019 | 2020 81

