Editing Transport in Tanzania (section)

==Maritime transport==
[[File:Zanzibar Harbour.jpg|thumb|right|Zanzibar Harbour]]

===Ports and harbours===
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There is an abundance of coastal and lake waterways. In the central areas there are no navigable lakes or rivers. There is a strong maritime tradition going back centuries. [[Zanzibar]] was once the chief port on the [[East Africa]]n, [[Indian Ocean coast]]. Its [[hinterland]] reached into [[Central Africa]] as far as the middle [[Congo River]]. [[Swahili people|Swahili]] traders used [[dhow]]s to conduct trade though many ports along the coast. This tradition continues today with motorized craft. In 2010, the government announced plans to develop a new port at Mbegani, near [[Bagamoyo]] as a deepwater harbour with a two-berth container terminal.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldcargonews.com/htm/n20101212.872714.htm | access-date=30 July 2013 | title=Green light for new Tanzanian port | date=November 2010}}</ref>

===Ferries===
[[File:M.V. Sengerema.JPG|thumb|right|The M.V. Sengerema in [[Lake Victoria]]. Crossing of the trunk road from [[Mwanza]] to [[Geita]].]]
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[[File:Mbamba bay.jpg|thumb|right|The Nyasa region (Mbamba bay) in Songea, Tanzania known for connecting two countries (Tanzania and Zambia).]]

;Lake Victoria
For about 80 years, the [[Lake Victoria ferries]] have carried rail wagons and vehicles from [[Uganda]] to [[Tanzania]]. The [[Train ferry|ferries]] are jointly run by the railway companies of [[Tanzania]] and [[Uganda]] and are the main means of transport between Tanzania and Uganda as well as between northern Tanzania and southwestern [[Kenya]]. Other ferry services link the [[Zanzibar archipelago]] and Tanzanian ports.
;Lake Tanganyika
Once a rival to Lake Victoria as a waterway, the [[Lake Tanganyika]] ferries are no longer as busy and train ferries no longer operate. Trade has suffered from wars in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. Small ferries link communities along the Tanzanian shore (some with no road access), and commercial traffic runs between [[Kigoma]] and [[Bujumbura]], [[Burundi]] and [[Mpulungu]], [[Zambia]], including the [[MV Liemba]].

;Lake Nyasa
Communities along the northeast shore (some without road access) are linked by ferry, and Malawian steamer and boat services have run the length of the lake for about 120 years.

===Merchant marine===
In 2008 the [[merchant fleet]] consisted of nine Tanzanian-flagged vessels and one registered in Honduras. The small number of ships may be attributed to the few exports, the relative insufficiency of its coast guard and naval forces, and the single major port in [[Dar es Salaam]]. The nine domestically flagged ships are one cargo ship, four passenger/cargo ships, and four oil tankers.