# Mocambique (MZ MZQ)

**UN/LOCODE:** MZ MZQ  
**Country:** Mozambique  
**Water Body:** Mozambique Channel; Indian Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** -15.0333, 40.7333

Once the Portuguese capital of Mozambique for four centuries, Ilha de Moçambique today is chiefly a heritage and tourism site rather than a working cargo port. It lacks a modern container or bulk terminal, and its quay depths are not geared to commercial shipping. For routine import and export in northern Mozambique, the deep-water port of Nacala, about 28 nautical miles to the north, is the relevant gateway. Forwarders therefore route shipments via Nacala, or alternatively Pemba.

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