A report from Cornelder de Mozambique, the company that won a 25 year-long concession from the Government of Mozambique in 1998 to run the port, points to a sharp decline in the use of the port by Malawian exporters and importers.
Taarifa kutoka kwa Cornelder de Mozambique, kampuni ambayo ilipata zabuni kutoka kwa serikali ya Msumbiji mwaka 1998 ya kuendesha bandari hiyo, zinaonyesha kupungua kwa kasi kubwa katika matumizi ya waagizaji na wasafirishaji kwenda nje wa Malawi kwenye bandari hiyo.