MV Mwanza

MV Mwanza is a Lake Victoria ferry operating on Lake Victoria in Tanzania. The ferry is a Ro-Pax ferry that operates between the villages of Kigongo and Busisi south of Mwanza town across the Mwanza Gulf in east-west direction. MV Mwanza is not the only ferry along the route (there are three other ferries) which highlights the relevance of the ferry service.[2]

History
Tanzania
Name: MV Mwanza
Owner: Tanzanian Government[1]
Operator: TEMESA[2]
Port of registry: Mwanza
Route: Kigongo to Busisi (Mwanza)[2]
Builder: Songoro Marine Transport Ltd[2]
Cost: TSh 8.9 billion[2] (US$ 3.9 million)
Launched: 28 August 2017[2]
Completed: 21 June 2018[3]
In service: 11 July 2018[4]
Status: in service
General characteristics
Type: Ro-Pax Ferry[1]
Tonnage: 250 GT[1]
Length: 57.88 meters[1]
Beam: 14.6 meters[1]
Draught: 1.6 meters[1]
Depth: 2.8 meters[1]
Decks: 5[1]
Ramps: 2[1]
Installed power: 2 x Cat 3406C diesel engine, each 298kW @ 1,800rpm[1]
Propulsion: 2 x Schottel SRP 150 FP rudder propellers[1]
Speed: 10.8 knots[1]
Capacity:
  • 1000 passengers[1]
  • 34 vehicles[1]
Crew: 8[1]

The ferry, now the largest Ro-Pax ferry on Lake Victoria, has two decks for vehicles and goods (main deck and boat deck) and an indoor passenger deck with seats.[1] It was constructed by a local Tanzanian construction company in Mwanza, Songoro Marine Transport.[3]

References
  1. "VESSEL REVIEW: Mwanza – Tanzanian-built Ro-Pax for Lake Victoria". WORK BOAT WORLD. Baird Maritime. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. Erikali Kukamilisha Ujenzi Wa Kivuko Kipya Cha MV MWANZA Kukamilika Mwezi Juni 2018, TEMESA, 17 May 2018 (in Swahili)
  3. Kivuko Kipya Cha MV. MWANZA Chatoswa Kwenye Maji Tayari Kwa Majaribio, TEMESA, 21 June 2018 (in Swahili)
  4. MV. Mwanza, TEMESA, 11 July 2018 (in Swahili)


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