According to Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM) chairman Rosário Mualeia, quoted by the paper Notícias, shortage of rolling stock is hampering the company in meeting demands for goods transport. Extensive repairs have been made to the various lines in recent years but the railway continues to operate below capacity due to limitations imposed by non-availability of rolling stock. Even wagons left at outlying stations have been recovered and refurbished, but CFM has never been able to match growing demand for freight transport by countries in the region.
At a recent three-way meeting in Maputo involving the rail operators of Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland in Maputo, Mualeia on behalf of CFM made a commitment to improve the levels of service, the aim being to attract more traffic to and from neighbouring countries such as South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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