CEAR Unveils Plans for 2022

Central East African Railways (CEAR) says it will by 2022, be transporting more than one million tons of goods per year following the revamp of new railway lines the company has been working on for the past years.

Speaking during a press conference held at Heritage Hotel in Blantyre, CEAR Director, Gustavo Henrique Stein said the company has been working on railway lines from Nkaya to Limbe, Nkaya to Kanengo and Mchinji and the main coal line from Nacala to Moatize.

In her remarks, Finance Manager and Company Secretary, Christina Chithila said “due to the conversant railway line, the company shipped in two coaches which have seen an increase in the number of train users from 45,000 passengers to 55,000 compared to last year’s first quarter.”

However, the company’s Commercial Manager, Kondwani Mkondo outlined some of the challenges the company has been experiencing such as vandalism which he said is slowing down their operations.

Mkondo commended Malawi government through the community workers for chipping in to raise awareness among those living along the railway line to end vandalism.

CEAR, with its Mozambican sister company, Corridor Desenvolvimento Do Norte, jointly started its operations in 1999 with an ultimate goal to improve the rail traffic, expanding and modernizing the existing fleet.