Tanzania building three new vessels for Lake Nyasa

Tanzania Port Authority (TPA) is finalising the construction of three modern vessels to ply Lake Nyasa, reports Daily News Tanzania.

The two cargo freighters and one passenger craft are intended to help open up business opportunities for the surrounding regions as well as neighbouring countries of Mozambique and Zambia.

It is also designed to open up the ‘Mtwara Development Corridor’ and for the Mtwara and Mbamba Bay ports to serve the market in Malawi.

The cargo vessels are due to be completed in October and the passenger vessel by February next year.