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In December 2015, Tanzania's president, John Magufuli, dissolved the board of the Tanzania port authority and sacked the permanent secretary of the transport ministry. This followed the discovery that over 2,700 shipping containers were smuggled at the Port of Dar es Salaam tax free. The government of Tanzania sacked three port chiefs in three ...
05°21′S 39°38′E. / 5.350°S 39.633°E / -5.350; 39.633 ( Port of Mkoani) Medium-sized port on the coast of Pemba Island. Port of Bukoba. Kagera Region. Bukoba. 01°20′S 31°48′E. / 1.333°S 31.800°E / -1.333; 31.800 ( Port of Bukoba) Medium-sized port on the south western shores of Lake Victoria.
Her loss was the catalyst for major reforms in shipping safety and is arguably the most famous maritime disaster, being the subject of numerous media portrayals. [12] 1,513 1954 Japan: Toya Maru – A train ferry that sank in Typhoon Marie in the Tsugaru Strait between Hokkaido and Honshu on 26 September. It is said that 1,153 people aboard ...
US$ 15 billion [6] Passenger traffic. 1,614,831 (2016) [5] Website. Port authority website. The Port of Dar es Salaam ( Bandari ya Dar es Salaam, in Swahili) is the principal port serving Tanzania located in Kurasini ward of Temeke District of Dar es Salaam Region. [7] [8] The port is one of three ocean ports in the country and handles over 90% ...
Caught fire close to Mallorca; no casualties. [20] 15 June 2019 MV Diamond Highway: Caught fire in the South China Sea, with all 25 crew members abandoning ship and rescued by a bulk carrier. [21] [22] 9 September 2019: MV Golden Ray: Capsized in St. Simons Sound, no casualties. Vessel caught fire during salvage operations. [23] [24] 4 June 2020
14,337 (2016) [3] Website. Port authority website. The Mtwara Port was built during the British Colonial times in the city of Mtwara in southern Tanzania. The harbor at the Port of Mtwara was deepened during the colonial times by the British in 1948-1954, and a railway line was built connecting the port, as part of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme.
86 (2016) [ 2] Annual cargo tonnage. 677,000 (2016) [ 2] Capacity. 1,200,000 tons p.a. Website. www .tanzaniaports .com. The Port of Tanga ( Bandari ya Tanga in Swahili) is the second largest port in Tanzania. It is located on Tanga Bay in Central ward of Tanga District of Tanga Region.
Website. www .ports .go .tz. The Bagamoyo Port or Port of Bagamoyo ( Bandari ya Bagamoyo, in Swahili) is one of the oldest ports in Tanzania. The port is located in the town of Bagamoyo in Bagamoyo District of Pwani Region. The port was once a main entry from the Zanzibar Channel to Bagamoyo Historic Town before the establishment and rise of ...