A new freight-only Ro-Ro vessel ordered by Uganda operator East Africa Marine Transport (EAMT) was recently launched at the facilities of compatriot shipbuilder SECO Marine.
Mpungu will have a length of 96 metres and capacity for up to 1,000 tonnes of containerised cargo. The vessel will operate in Lake Victoria, transporting freight on a scheduled service between Port Bell in Uganda and Mwanza in Tanzania.
Mpungu will soon begin undergoing trials. Operational sailings will commence in April 2024.
The vessel was designed in compliance to Bureau Veritas class rules by Kenya-based Southern Engineering Company (SECO), SECO Marine's parent company, with support from Danish naval architecture firm OSK Design.