CLIN, or the Corredor Logístico Integrado do Norte (Integrated Northern Logistical Corridor), is a railway joint venture in Mozambique.
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Ownership
Vale, a Brazilian mining business, owns 80%; Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique owns the other 20%. There are provisions for CFM to increase its stake. The total cost of the new railways and the new coal port would be around 1.5 billion dollars.
Route
The new railway is planned to transport coal from Vale's mine at Moatize to a new coal terminal at the port of Nacala-a-Velha. Two new lines will be built, as well as the new coal port; one between Moatize and the Malawi border, and the other between Mossuril and Ponta Mamuaxi. Trains will pass through Malawi. Approximately 230 km of new track would be built, and 682 km of old track would be rehabilitated.
Operations
CLIN would have an annual capacity of 40 million tonnes of coal per year. It is possible that the new infrastructure could be used to carry passenger trains in future.