MV Liemba's Rehabilitation Promises Better Services

TLDR

• MV Liemba is set to resume operations on September 1, 2026, after an eight-year hiatus.
• The rehabilitation project for MV Liemba cost 34 billion Tanzanian Shillings.
• The project is 97 percent complete, according to Project Manager Engineer Elias Kivara.
• Trials for the vessel began on August 15 and will continue until August 21, 2026.
• MV Liemba will operate between Kigoma Port in Tanzania and Mpulungu Port in Zambia.