Tanzania: Port to Start Single Mooring Facility This Month

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.

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