This past week, African Rail Company (ARC), in partnership with Mozambique Railways (CFM), operated the first fuel train to Malawi. The train departed from the Port of Beira, carrying 48 tanktainers, (24 wagons), with its final destination being Marka, in the Malawian district of Nsanje, which borders Vila Nova da Fronteira on the Mozambican side. Members of the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) and ARC were at Marka to receive the inaugural fuel train.