Friday, April 27, 2007

Mozambique to modernise key Beira fishing port

(Reuters) - Mozambique's government said on Friday it was embarking on a $19 million renovation of a key fishing port that was shut down in 2001 because it was damaged and obsolete.

The modernisation of the port at Beira, located about 1,250 km (775 miles) north of the capital Maputo, will begin in July and be funded by the Arab Bank and Islamic Fund for Development, said Herminio Tembe, Mozambique's national fisheries director.


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