Port of Mtwara (Tanzania Ports Authority)

Mtwara port is one of the three major ports managed by Tanzania Ports Authority developed in Southern Tanzania coast near the border with Mozambique. It is geographically located 578 kilometer south of Dar es salaam City. The deep water port at Mtwara was built between 1948 and 1954. Development of the deep water port was accompanied by railway construction from Mtwara to Nachingwea.

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