| Port of Mtwara | |
|---|---|
 An aerial view of Mtwara Town. | |
 Location of Dodoma | |
| Location | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Location | Mtwara |
| Coordinates | 10°16′7.8″S 40°11′52.5″E / 10.268833°S 40.197917°E |
| UN/LOCODE | TZMYW[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1950 |
| Operated by | Tanzania Ports Authority |
| Owned by | Government of Tanzania |
| Type of harbour | Natural |
| No. of berths | 2 [2] |
| Employees | 220 (2012) [2] |
| Port Manager | Hebel Mwasenga |
| Channel depth | 10m |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals |  99 (2016) [3] |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 273,000 (2016) [3] |
| Annual container volume |  14,337 (2016) [3] |
| Website Port authority website | |
The Mtwara Port was built during the British Colonial times in the city of Mtwara in southern Tanzania. The harbor at the Port of Mtwara was deepened during the colonial times by the British in 1948-1954, and a railway line was built connecting the port, as part of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme. Due to the failure of the scheme the port immediately lost value and the railway line was removed. The port was functional but underutilized for many years due to poor transport infrastructure,[4] However, in the years of 2010-2011 the increased activity in oil and gas natural resources energy exploration caused a surge on operations.[5] The Mtwara port is also an integral part of the Mtwara Development Corridor project and has recently seen major upgrades.[6] The port also has a special economic zone attached to it and In December 2015 Alistair Freeports Limited injected $700,000 to upgrade the Export processing zone around the port area.[7]
- ^ "UNLOCODE (TZ) - TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF". service.unece.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b "TPA - Annual Statistics 2012/2013". tanzaniaports.com. Tanzania Ports Authority. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). www.ports.go.tz. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ TPA, TPA Ports, Mtwara Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Economist - Tanzania's gas boom - The Mtwara Rockefellers
- ^ "Mtwara port set for major upgrade". www.theeastafrican.co.ke. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ Kimaro, Haika (21 December 2015). "Dar Firm Injects Sh1.5 Billion in Mtwara's Free Port Zone". AllAfrica. The Citizen. Retrieved 23 December 2015.