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5.1.6 Corridor performance monitoring and dissemination
Monitoring system of implementation of agreements and activities
The Constitution of MCLI stipulates that the Board of Directors of MCLI is responsible for the
monitoring of the implementation of agreements and activities carried out within the framework of
the Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative.
Monitoring of performance of corridors
The monitoring of the performance of the Maputo Corridor remains one of the major challenges for
MCLI. It is always very useful to monitor the performance of the corridor in terms of traffic, trade, cargo
volumes, length of time it takes to travel along the corridor, fluctuation in waiting times at the borders,
transports costs and transport tariffs, etc. One of the problems is that one would need resources to
carry out regular surveys and establish a type of Corridor Performance Measuring and Monitoring
(CPMM) system. It may provide possible justification for investing in new infrastructure. The tricky
thing for the private sector is that as there are relatively few operators on the Maputo Corridor the
statistics may be easily allocated to a specific operator. MCLI has the ambition to design and implement
such a system, but presently lacks the funds for this.
Data collection mechanisms, methods and dissemination
Data collection only takes place at company level. Companies are still not eager to share this type of
information as they consider it confidential because of competition motives. Moreover, there is no
institutionalized system of data collection related with the performance of the Maputo Corridor.
Because of this, MCLI is not in the position to disseminate reliable statistics. It therefore depends on
the willingness of its members.
5.1.7 Promotion and stakeholder consultation
The promotion of the Maputo Corridor and regular stakeholder consultation can be considered as one
of the strongest assets of MCLI since it started its operation in 2004. MCLI is present on many national
and international conferences, workshops, seminars and meetings which are related to corridor
development in general and the development of the Maputo Corridor in particular.
The mission of MCLI is to involve stakeholders to a maximum. It has therefore created many different
platforms, but also maintains regular bilateral contacts with the stakeholders. This contact with
stakeholders also takes place when a specific problem is addressed that is in need of a solution.
5.1.8 Capacity building: technical assistance and studies
Carry out studies and provide technical support
The ambition of MCLI is to carry out more studies and provide technical support to the stakeholders
related to the Maputo Corridor. Therefore, it needs more financial resources, which it does not have at
the moment.
The alternative is to maintain good contacts with national and international organisations and request
support to carry out such studies. A good example of this is the study carried out in 2014: Sequeira, S.,
Hartmann, O., Kunaka, C. (2014). Reviving Trade Routes; Evidence from the Maputo Corridor. SSATP,
Discussion Paper No. 14.
Provide training and other capacity building
The Constitution stipulates that MCLI should facilitate capacity building and training opportunities,
which will include industry training across public and private stakeholders to ensure full
understanding of the supply chain with regard to the Maputo Development Corridor. But also in the