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這個最大的投資終於開始有聲音了
60m寬，238km長，可以通行30噸的貨船
真得有可能嗎？
不是說技術上的問題
而是運河跨越三國
出海口的莫三鼻克會願意嗎？
The Malawi government says it is fast-tracking feasibility studies for the US$6-billion Shire-Zambezi waterway project in order for the construction works for the project to start in 2009 as scheduled.
The Shire-Zambezi waterway project entails the construction of a 238km waterway from Nsanje, Malawi's proposed port of call that will link Malawi to the sea through the port of Beira.
Chief surveyor of vessels in Malawi's marine department Tasiyana Kamanga says the feasibility studies for the project, which are currently focusing on the navigability of the Shire, are so far showing that there is nothing that can bar ships from sailing in the river since the average depth in most places is between eight and nine metres while the width is between 50 m and 60 m.
"It is possible for a 350 horse power vehicle that can carry 30 t or a ship that can carry 400 t to 500 t to sail in the river," says Kamanga.
Malawi's director of planning in the ministry of transport and public works Victor Lungu says after the feasibility studies, the project will move to the implementation stage where by dredging will be carried out in some parts of the two rivers.
Lungu says the government is also preparing to carry out other projects that are linked to the waterway such as the construction of the railway line from Nsanje through the commercial city Blantyre to Chipata in eastern Zambia.
He says the Malawi government is also advancing in its quest to secure financing for the waterway project, which will be financed through a consortium comprising donor agencies, the private sector and governments of the participating states within the framework of the New Partnership for Africa Development (Nepad).
Malawi last year signed a memorandum of understanding with the governments of Mozambique and Zambia to work together on the project which would enable the three countries make a direct annual cumulative saving of US$250-million on transport costs.
"Malawi will designate the Shire-Zambezi waterway as a rapid development zone where investors will enjoy additional incentives including substantially reduced corporate tax and certain exemptions from import duties," says Lungu.
The project's implementation committee, which is responsible for the design and implementation of the project, is made up of senior government officials, representatives of the donor community, marine, civil and structural engineers.
The on-going feasibility studies on the project will include technical, economic feasibility surveys and environmental impact assessment.
The Southern Africa Development Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) and the European Union (EU) have pledged to assist Malawi in implementing the project.
Comesa has already allocated US$500,000 towards the financing of the feasibility studies while the European funded a pre-feasibility study on the project that was carried out by a German firm, Hydroplan Ingenieur.
Landlocked Malawi mostly relies on road transport to link to the world market through the ports of Durban in South Africa, Beira in Mozambique and Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. -Engineering News
60m寬，238km長，可以通行30噸的貨船
真得有可能嗎？
不是說技術上的問題
而是運河跨越三國
出海口的莫三鼻克會願意嗎？
The Malawi government says it is fast-tracking feasibility studies for the US$6-billion Shire-Zambezi waterway project in order for the construction works for the project to start in 2009 as scheduled.
The Shire-Zambezi waterway project entails the construction of a 238km waterway from Nsanje, Malawi's proposed port of call that will link Malawi to the sea through the port of Beira.
Chief surveyor of vessels in Malawi's marine department Tasiyana Kamanga says the feasibility studies for the project, which are currently focusing on the navigability of the Shire, are so far showing that there is nothing that can bar ships from sailing in the river since the average depth in most places is between eight and nine metres while the width is between 50 m and 60 m.
"It is possible for a 350 horse power vehicle that can carry 30 t or a ship that can carry 400 t to 500 t to sail in the river," says Kamanga.
Malawi's director of planning in the ministry of transport and public works Victor Lungu says after the feasibility studies, the project will move to the implementation stage where by dredging will be carried out in some parts of the two rivers.
Lungu says the government is also preparing to carry out other projects that are linked to the waterway such as the construction of the railway line from Nsanje through the commercial city Blantyre to Chipata in eastern Zambia.
He says the Malawi government is also advancing in its quest to secure financing for the waterway project, which will be financed through a consortium comprising donor agencies, the private sector and governments of the participating states within the framework of the New Partnership for Africa Development (Nepad).
Malawi last year signed a memorandum of understanding with the governments of Mozambique and Zambia to work together on the project which would enable the three countries make a direct annual cumulative saving of US$250-million on transport costs.
"Malawi will designate the Shire-Zambezi waterway as a rapid development zone where investors will enjoy additional incentives including substantially reduced corporate tax and certain exemptions from import duties," says Lungu.
The project's implementation committee, which is responsible for the design and implementation of the project, is made up of senior government officials, representatives of the donor community, marine, civil and structural engineers.
The on-going feasibility studies on the project will include technical, economic feasibility surveys and environmental impact assessment.
The Southern Africa Development Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) and the European Union (EU) have pledged to assist Malawi in implementing the project.
Comesa has already allocated US$500,000 towards the financing of the feasibility studies while the European funded a pre-feasibility study on the project that was carried out by a German firm, Hydroplan Ingenieur.
Landlocked Malawi mostly relies on road transport to link to the world market through the ports of Durban in South Africa, Beira in Mozambique and Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. -Engineering News
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