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Construction of 18bn/- Rukwa-Songwe Bridge kicks off

The Rukwa Tanroads Regional Manager, Engineer Masika Mkina revealed at the second meeting of Rukwa Reginal Road Board (RRB) held here in municipality that the bridge is a real link between Kilyamatundu village along the Lake Rukwa Basin in Sumbawanga District and Kamsamba village in Momba District.

The meeting was chaired by the Rukwa Regional Commissioner (RC) Mr Joachim Wangabo. He further said that the Chinese contractor Jianxi – Geo – Engineering (Group) Corporation (JGC) is undertaking the project which is scheduled for accomplishment on August 31, this year.

“The contract of the construction of the structure was signed on July 14, last year and the project took off officially on August 01, 2017 which will take 13 months to be completed,” added Eng Mkina.

Construction of 18bn/- Rukwa-Songwe Bridge kicks off

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Azam Marine orders world's first ferry with Cummins QSK95 propulsion

MARCH 15, 2018 — A 45 m Incat Crowther design fast ferry ordered by Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, headquartered Azam Marine will be the world's first ferry with Cummins QSK95 propulsion power.

Azam Marine and Coastal Fast Ferries operate passenger ferry boats between the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and mainland Tanzania. The 500 passenger Kilimanjaro VII, which is being built by Australian shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine, will be the largest of the seven vessel fleet measuring 45 meters in length.

The new vessel will be powered by two QSK95 propulsion engines andl will utilize water jet propulsion to reach its target top speed of 32 knots. Providing house load electrical power will be a pair of Cummins 6C-C Power marine generator sets producing 126 kWe power each.

Using the QSK95 will allow Kilimanjaro VII to carry more passengers while maintaining similar top speeds to its smaller sister ship, the Kilimanjaro VI.

"The QSK95 is a perfect fit for highly sophisticated vessels such as Kilimanjaro VII," said Jim Schacht, Executive Director – Cummins Global Marine Business. "This product fully leverages Cummins unique experience with our in-house technologies such as turbo chargers, filtration and electronics delivering increased power and reliability, fast transient response and simple serviceability."

The QSK95 is the newest and most powerful Cummins engine for the marine market offering a power output previously exclusive to medium-speed marine engines with power ratings from 3,200 hp to 4,200 hp for propulsion, auxiliary, generator and diesel electric applications. According to Cummins, the QSK95 brings the advantage of a lower capital cost, a more compact installation and exceptional fuel efficiency when compared to other engines in this class.

Extended service and more cost-effective rebuilds add a further economic advantage.

"Cummins has supported us well in the past, leading us to select the QSK95 for our newest and largest addition to the fleet," said Abubakar Aziz Salim, Managing Director . Azam Marine, "The unique engine design, high power density and available continuous-use power has allowed us to use a vessel design we are familiar with but expand its capability to carry more passengers."

"We are constantly improving the reliability, maintainability and availability of our vessel designs to provide more valuable assets for our clients with less maintenance cost and higher uptime," said Daniel Mace, Technical Manager – Incat Crowther. "Cummins provides reliable and durable propulsion power to support this further evolution of the design. They are easy to do business with due to their responsive and knowledgeable staff, providing all the technical information we need when we need it."

Azam Marine orders world's first ferry with Cummins QSK95 propulsion

PASSENGER FERRY FIRST FOR CUMMINS QSK95 PROPULSION


The Cummins QSK95 will allow the 'Kilimanjaro VII' to carry more passengers while maintaining similar top speeds as its smaller sister ship
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Azam Marine has chosen two Cummins QSK95 propulsion engines to provide main propulsion power for its next passenger ferry Kilimanjaro VII, the first QSK95 powered passenger ferry in the world.

The QSK95 is the newest Cummins engine offers a power output previously exclusive to medium-speed marine engines with power ratings from 3200 hp to 4200 hp, but this model has a more compact installation and exceptional fuel efficiency compared to other engines in the same class.

“The QSK95 is a perfect fit for highly sophisticated vessels such as Kilimanjaro VII,” said Jim Schacht, executive director – Cummins Global Marine Business. “This product fully leverages Cummins unique experience with our in-house technologies such as turbo chargers, filtration and electronics delivering increased power and reliability, fast transient response and simple serviceability.”

Economic advantage

Mr Schacht added that the engine also offers extended service and more cost-effective rebuilds, a further economic advantage for high-hour, hardworking vessels such as passenger transport, tugs, inland waterway towboats, crew boats, dredges and government patrol vessels.

The QSK95 will allow the 45m Kilimanjaro VII to carry more passengers while maintaining similar top speeds as its smaller sister ship, the Kilimanjaro VI.

Kilimanjaro VII will utilise water jet propulsion to reach its target top speed of 32 knots. Providing house load electrical power will be a pair of Cummins 6C-C Power marine generator sets producing 126 kWe power each.

The fast catamaran hull of the vessel was designed by Incat Crowther and it will be built by Australian company Richardson Devine Marine in Tasmania.

Azam Marine and Coastal Fast Ferries operate passenger ferry boats between the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and mainland Tanzania.

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Use Dar port for efficiency, reliable services - Ugandan envoy urges traders

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On July 2, 2017, President John Magufuli unveiled the Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project (DSMGP), which aims to overhaul Port of Dar es Salaam’s infrastructure by 2023. The project, which according to the World Bank is set to cost approximately 421m US dollar, will see the construction of a new multipurpose berth at Gerezani Creek, dredging of the port’s entrance channel and intermodal improvements to both rail and road linkages.

The 11-berth port, which handled 13.8m tonnes of cargo in 2016, is expected to see its handling capacity more than double to 28m tonnes per year by 2020 as a result of the upgrades, while berth wait times will be reduced from 80 hours to 30. Recently, the Ugandan High Commissioner to Tanzania, Mr Richard Kabonero argued Ugandan traders to use the Port of Dar es Salaam for businesses.

He said it is vividly the port has recorded improvements in its performance. He said in recent years efforts have been made to address challenges, which were facing the business community from Uganda.

The Ugandan envoy expressed commitment of his government and the government of Tanzania to ensure improved transport infrastructure so that traders in Uganda could conduct business in a cost-effective environment. In order to achieve this goal, the Ugandan government is developing a major port in Kampala and continues to improve its transport infrastructure in order to use the Central corridor effectively.

“I commend the Ports Authority for the wonderful work. My President, Yoweri Museveni is very fond of the Port of Dar es Salaam, so our traders will continue to use this port and increase the share of Uganda’s cargo that passes here,“said the High Commissioner. Earlier, the TPA Director General Eng. Deusdedit Kakoko welcomed Mr Kabonero expressing the authority’s appreciation for his continued support to ensure the business community in Uganda use the Port of Dar es Salaam as their choice for shipping their cargo.

He said Uganda traffic has been increasing from 2016 when the port handled 165,919 tons which almost doubled in the following year to 271,957 metric tons due to efforts taken by the Government through the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication in revamping the rail and lake transport between Mwanza and Kampala and the marketing efforts made by the TPA Management to woo Uganda Customers.

“We acknowledge the efforts by his Excellency Kabonero to strengthen economic relations between TPA, his Government and Ugandan traders. We have recently witnessed many heads of diplomatic missions visiting us which signifies their quest to promote their countries’ economic relations, “said Kakoko.

While in the port, the Ugandan High Commissioner toured the on-going Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project (DMGP) which is being implemented and the shed dedicated for cargo from and to Uganda, dubbed“Ugandan Coffee Shed” which was built in 1966.

Use Dar port for efficiency, reliable services - Ugandan envoy urges traders

Mombasa port new rail link

Tanzania's new airport terminal to open in June 2019
Source: Xinhua 2018-03-24 03:48:39
DAR ES SALAAM, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's new state-of-the-art terminal at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam is expected to open in June 2019 after funding delays were resolved, the Prime Minister's Office said on Friday.

The long delayed completion of the terminal of the country's main airport is expected to boost government plans to transform Tanzania into a regional transport hub.

Seventy percent of the construction of the airport, expected to cost about 300 million U.S. dollars, is completed, said the statement issued after Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa inspected construction of the terminal.

The new terminal III building at the JNIA will have capacity to park 24 large aircraft at once and handle 6 million passengers each year, said the statement.

Annual traffic at the airport currently stands at around 2.5 million passengers.

Expanding the airport is part of the Tanzanian government's plan to transform Tanzania into a regional hub and boost the country's tourism sector.

The airport construction had initially been due to be completed in 2015, but the schedule was delayed due to shortage of funds.

Tanzania has ramped up infrastructure spending in recent years to expand and build new transport links.

The JNIA terminal III project is designed to accommodate growing traffic and boost tourist arrivals in Tanzania.

Tourism, Tanzania's biggest foreign exchange earner, fetched around 2.4 billion U.S. dollars last year, according to latest Bank of Tanzania data.

Tanzania currently relies the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Kenya to receive some of its tourists as some major airlines, such as British Airways, currently do not fly to its airports due to low traffic levels.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli ordered a probe into the airport project in February last year after project costs and construction schedules were derailed.

The new airport terminal is being built by Dutch contractor BAM Group in two phases.

Editor: Mu Xuequan

Tanzania's new airport terminal to open in June 2019 - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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Not true as Qatar, Turkish airline and Emirates increased their frequences to cover the loophole.

JNIA Terminal III 6 mln PAX capacity.

TANZANIA TAKES DELIVERY OF BOEING 787 DREAMLINER
Posted 2018-03-22 by Corporate Digest
Tanzania will in July take delivery of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner as it seeks to support its national airline to play a bigger role in the regional aviation...



Tanzania will in July take delivery of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner as it seeks to support its national airline to play a bigger role in the regional aviation market dominated by Ethiopian, Kenyan and Rwandan carriers.

The government expects two new Bombardier CS300s, whose purchase agreements have been finalised.

Two years ago, Tanzania developed a programme to revitalise its national carrier — Air Tanzania. The programme included purchasing six new aircraft between 2016 and 2018, payment of debts and provision of start-up capital, improvement and modernisation of business systems.

Boeing confirmed Dar’s order for one 787-8 Dreamliner, which is valued at $224.6 million to be operated by Air Tanzania.

“I am pleased to welcome Air Tanzania as the newest member of the Dreamliner family. We are honoured that Air Tanzania has chosen the 787 to operate its long-haul operations,” said Van Rex Gallard, sales vice-president for Boeing Commercial Airplanes in Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean.

Air Tanzania said the Dreamliner will be its flagship aircraft as it renews and grows its fleet.

The plan shows that by July this year, Air Tanzania will be operating the fleet of seven aircraft. It has been operating one Bombardier DASH8 Q300 since 2011.

“We aim to establish our long-haul capability by starting flights to Europe, Asia and the US in the short-term and the 787 Dreamliner is the perfect aircraft to achieve this ambition,” said Air Tanzania chief executive officer Ladislaus Matindi.

It is understood that Tanzania signed a firm purchase agreement with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft for the two Bombardier Q400 aircraft in July 2016 and the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner five months later.

Mr Matindi said that the Bombardier C300s would be used to open up to six regional routes in Southern and West Africa as the airline angle to capture a share of the markets.

“We are looking at South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe and in future expanding to West Africa with Ghana and Nigeria firmly on our sight. We will, however, use the Dreamliner for intercontinental routes to China and India initially, followed by Europe in a second phase.

“We are already in talks with Boeing and the government to have a second delivery of the same aircraft in the near future,” Mr Matindi said.

TANZANIA TAKES DELIVERY OF BOEING 787 DREAMLINER - Corporate Digest