The Single Mooring Point (SMP) facility is expected to start operations this month, Transport Minister Dr Harrison Mwakyembe said.Dr Mwakyembe revealed in Dar es Salaam after touring the SMP project site at Mjimwema, Kigamboni area in Dar es Salaam.
The Single Mooring Point (SMP) facility is expected to start operations this month, Transport Minister Dr Harrison Mwakyembe said.Dr Mwakyembe revealed in Dar es Salaam after touring the SMP project site at Mjimwema, Kigamboni area in Dar es Salaam.
"We are in the process of going through the checklist of what has to be done for the SMP facility to take off this month," he said.Addressing a news conference, Dr Mwakyembe who was accompanied by ministers from Uganda and Burundi said that the seabed multiple pipelines installation is designed to increase the flow of petroleum products to ease the congestions of tankers at the port.
"The facility has the ability to receive tankers with the capacity of up to 150,000 tonnes…different from the current one that only receives 35,000 tonnes," he said adding that SMP will reduce freight costs. The Minister said that 97 per cent of the project which started last year is complete.
Meanwhile, the Ugandan Minister for Transport and Works Mr Abraham Byandala commended the government for setting up the project that would not only be beneficial to Tanzanians but East African Community (EAC) at large. "We really commend this development …it encourages us (EAC) and other people around the world to continue using the port and expedite development," he said.
The two ministers paid a visit to the country to assess the development of the transport sector and see how best to coordinate joint projects between Tanzania and other EAC member states.
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