Significant rail and port infrastructure upgrades are envisaged in the short to medium term future in Mozambique (and South Africa) as a result of coal-mining licences expected to be awarded in Tete province. Media reports quote Arvind Khare, CEO of Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro da Beira (CCFB) as noting that a new coal terminal will have to be developed at Beira, as well as facilities to handle up to five billion tons of coal by July 2011. CCFB will be looking at awarding a concessionary contract to a private sector participant to build and operate the port infrastructure.

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