Editing Transport in Tanzania

{{Short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] -->'''Tanzania’s transport system''' comprises road, rail, air, and maritime infrastructure, serving both domestic mobility and international trade through key ports like Dar es Salaam . The road network is {{convert|86,472|km}} long, of which {{convert|12,786|km}} is classified as [[trunk road]] and {{convert|21,105|km}} as regional road.<ref name="Tanroads">{{cite web|url=http://tanroads.go.tz/|website=Tanroads|access-date=27 February 2016|title=TANROADS Official Website :: Home}}</ref> The rail network consists of {{convert|3682|km}} of track. [[Dar es Salaam commuter rail|Commuter rail]] service is in [[Dar es Salaam]] only. There are 28 airports, with [[Julius Nyerere International Airport|Julius Nyerere International]] being the largest and the busiest. Ferries connect Mainland Tanzania with the islands of Zanzibar. Several other ferries are active on the countries' rivers and lakes.

==Roads==
{{See also|List of roads in Tanzania}}[[File:Tanroads sign Mwanza.jpg|thumb|right|A sign by Tanzanian roads agency Tanroads, along the main road from [[Mwanza]] to [[Shinyanga]].]]
The Tanzania National Roads Agency ([[TANROADS]]) - an Executive Agency under the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications - came into operation in July 2000 and is the agency responsible for the maintenance and development of the trunk and regional road network in Mainland Tanzania. The total classified road network in Mainland Tanzania was estimated to be {{convert|86,472|km}} based on the Road Act 2007. The Ministry of Works through TANROADS is managing the national road network of about {{convert|33,891|km}}, comprising {{convert|12,786|km}} of [[trunk road]] and {{convert|21,105|km}} of regional road. The remaining network of about {{convert|53,460|km}} of urban, district and feeder roads is under the responsibility of the Prime Minister's Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG).<ref name="Tanroads"/>

In 2007, there were {{convert|91049|km|mi}} of roads, of which including {{convert|6578|km|mi}} was paved. The road network ranked 51st worldwide by length.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tanzania/| title = "The World Factbook: Tanzania", United States Central Intelligence Agency, 10 July 2013}}</ref>

===Trunk roads===
[[File:Trunk road Tanzania.jpg|thumb|right|An example of one of the trunk roads.]]
[[File:Trunk road Tanzania, Kilimanjaro.jpg|thumb|right|Trunk road, Kilimanjaro.]]
* [[Dar es Salaam]] and [[Dodoma]] ({{convert|451|km|mi}} entirely paved):<ref name="distances">{{cite web| url = http://www.tanroads.org/oct/Tanzania| title = Road Distance Chart - June 2012.pdf Tanzania Road Distance Chart, TANROADS, June 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The A-7 road links Dar es Salaam and [[Morogoro]]. The B-129 road then connects Morogoro with Dodoma.
* Dar es Salaam and [[Iringa]] ({{convert|492|km|mi}}<ref name="distances"/> entirely paved): The A-7 road links these cities.
* Dar es Salaam and [[Tanga, Tanzania|Tanga]] ({{convert|354|km|mi}}<ref name="distances"/> entirely paved): The A-7 road links Dar es Salaam and [[Chalinze]]. The A-14 road then connects Chalinze with Tanga.
* Dar es Salaam and [[Mtwara]] ({{convert|556|km|mi}}<ref name="distances"/> entirely paved): The B-2 road links these cities.
<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/201305170217.html "Tanzania: Ndundu-Somanga Road Project Delay Saga Explained", ''Daily News'', reprinted at allAfrica.com, 17 May 2013]</ref> The remainder of the road to Dar es Salaam is paved. The long [[Mkapa Bridge]] is on this stretch of road, spanning the [[Rufiji River]].
* Tanga and [[Arusha]] ({{convert|435|km|mi}}<ref name="distances"/> entirely paved): The A-14 road connects Tanga and [[Segera]]. From there, the B-2 road connects Segera with the road's terminus at the Himo Junction. The A-23 road then leads west to [[Moshi, Kilimanjaro|Moshi]] and [[Arusha]].
* Dodoma and [[Mwanza]] on [[Lake Victoria]] ({{convert|701|km|mi}}<ref name="distances"/> (entirely paved): The B-129 road leads west to [[Manyoni District|Manyoni]], followed by the B-141 road north to [[Singida Urban|Singida]]. From there, the B-3 road leads mostly west to [[Nzega]]. The final stretch is on the B-6 road through [[Shinyanga]] to Mwanza.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://tanroads.org/regional%20roads/Dodoma%20Roads%20Network.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140809073351/http://tanroads.org/regional%20roads/Dodoma%20Roads%20Network.pdf| url-status = usurped| archive-date = August 9, 2014| title = Dodoma Roads Network, TANROADS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://tanroads.org/regional%20roads/Singida%20Roads%20Network.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140809061052/http://tanroads.org/regional%20roads/Singida%20Roads%20Network.pdf| url-status = usurped| archive-date = August 9, 2014| title = Singida Roads Network, TANROADS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://tanroads.org/regional%20roads/Shinyanga%20Roads%20Network.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140809073803/http://tanroads.org/regional%20roads/Shinyanga%20Roads%20Network.pdf| url-status = usurped| archive-date = August 9, 2014| title = Shinyanga Roads Network, TANROADS}}</ref>
* Dodoma and the border with [[Rwanda]] at [[Rusomo Falls]] ({{convert|1281|km|mi}} (entirely paved): From Nzega in the [[Tabora Region]], the B-3 road leads to the Rwandan border ({{convert|380|km|mi|abbr=on}}).
* Kigoma and the border with [[Burundi]] at [[Manyovu]]: The road is entirely paved.
* Mwanza and [[Musoma]] ({{convert|218|km|mi}}<ref name="distances"/> entirely paved): The B-6 road connects these cities and then proceeds north to the Kenyan border.
* Arusha and [[Namanga]] on the Kenyan border ({{convert|106|km|mi}}: The A-104 road is entirely paved.
* Iringa and [[Mbeya]] ({{convert|330|km|mi}}<ref name="distances"/> entirely paved): The A-104 road links these cities, with its terminus in [[Tunduma]] on the Zambian border.

Trunk roads in Tanzania were marked by numbers following the two-tier number system with prefixes A- and B-, as is practiced in the rest of East Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eac.int/infrastructure/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=11&Itemid=70|title=East African Community Infrastructure|access-date=5 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324092405/http://www.eac.int/infrastructure/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=11&Itemid=70|archive-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> Following is the list of Tanzanian trunk roads.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tanroads.go.tz/uploads/documents/en/1444909370-Trunk%20n%20regional%20road%20map.pdf|title=TANROADS|access-date=5 June 2016}}</ref> Meanwhile, Tanzania has introduced a numbering system for trunk roads using numbers starting with "T"<ref>[http://open_jicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12150512_02.pdf Comprehensive Transport and Trade System Development Master Plan in the United Republic of Tanzania] (2011), Chapter 4 Road Sector, webpage Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA</ref> but so far the "A" designations are visible if at all.
{| class="wikitable"
!Road No.
!Length
!Span
!Via
!Status
!Remarks
|-
|A7
|492&nbsp;km
|Dar es Salaam - Iringa
|Chalinze - Morogoro - Mikumi
|Paved
|
|-
|A14
|315&nbsp;km
|Chalinze - Horohoro
|Segera - Tanga
|Paved
|Continues in Kenya up to Mombasa
|-
|A19
|620&nbsp;km
|Masasi - Mbamba Bay
|Tunduru - Songea - Mbinga
|Paved/Unpaved
|Paved: Masasi - Ngomano Road (56&nbsp;km) and Namtumbo - Mbinga (168&nbsp;km)
|-
|[[Arusha–Holili–Taveta–Voi Road|A23]]
|117&nbsp;km
|Arusha - Holili
|Moshi
|Paved
|Continues in Kenya up to Voi
|-
|A104
|1,218&nbsp;km
|Tunduma- Namanga
|Mbeya - Iringa - Dodoma - Kondoa - Arusha
|Paved
|Entirely part of [[Cairo-Cape Town Highway]], recently paved: Dodoma - Babati (257&nbsp;km)
|-
|B1
|263&nbsp;km
|Segera - Himo
|
|Paved
|Connects A14 with A23
|-
|B2
|561&nbsp;km
|Dar es Salaam - Mtwara
|Kilwa - Lindi
|Paved
|Paved 30&nbsp;km road to Kilwa Masoko from Nangurukuru
|-
|B3
|625&nbsp;km
|Singida - Rusumo Falls
|Nzega - Isaka - Kahama
|Paved
|Runs with B6 Nzega - Tinde (42&nbsp;km), Continues as RN3 in Rwanda up to Kigali
|-
|B4
|293&nbsp;km
|Makambako - Songea
|Njombe
|Paved
|
|-
|B5
|120&nbsp;km
|Mingoyo - Masasi
|
|Paved
|Connects B2 to A19
|-
|B6
|1,071&nbsp;km
|Makogolosi - Sirari
|Rungwa - Tabora - Shinyanga - Mwanza
|Paved/Unpaved
|Paved: Nzega - Sirari (524&nbsp;km), Runs with B3 Nzega - Tinde (42&nbsp;km)
|-
|B8
|1,128&nbsp;km
|Kasesha - Mutukula
|Sumbawanga - Mpanda - Kasulu - Biharamulo - Bukoba
|Paved/Unpaved
|Paved: Lusahunga (B3) - Mutukula (287&nbsp;km)
|-
|B129
|388&nbsp;km
|Morogoro - Manyoni
|Dodoma
|Paved
|
|-
|B141
|308&nbsp;km
|Rungwa - SIngida
|Itigi - Manyoni
|Paved/Unpaved
|Paved: Itigi - Singida (160&nbsp;km)
|-
|B143
|151&nbsp;km
|Singida - Babati
|
|Paved
|
|-
|B144
|390&nbsp;km
|Makuyuni - Kukirango
|Karatu - Ngorongoro - Serengeti National Park
|Paved/Unpaved
|Paved: Makuyuni - Ngorongoro (79&nbsp;km), rest can't be paved because it's a National Park
|-
|B163
|230&nbsp;km
|Usagara - Biharamulo
|Sengerema - Geita
|Paved/Unpaved
|Unpaved: Bwanga - Biharamulo (68&nbsp;km), a paved road runs via Chato to go to Bukoba
|-
|B182
|171&nbsp;km
|Nyakasanza - Kyaka
|Kimisi - Burigi Game Reserve - Omurushaka
|Paved/Unpaved
|Paved: Omurushaka - Kyaka (57&nbsp;km), connects B3 to B8
|-
|B182 W
|111&nbsp;km
|Omurushaka - Murongo
|
|Unpaved
|Branches from B182 and runs up to Murongo border crossing with Uganda
|-
|
|173&nbsp;km
|Bulahu - Lamadai
|Bariadi
|Paved/Unpaved
|Paved: Bariadi - Lamadai (72&nbsp;km), marked as trunk road by TANROADS but no number
|-
|
|59&nbsp;km
|Nyakasanza - Kobero
|Ngara - Kabanga
|Paved
|Branches from B3 up to Kobero border crossing with Burundi, continues as RN6 there
|}
===Regional roads===
[[Image:Transportation in Tanzania Traffic problems.JPG|thumb|right| An unpaved road near [[Mount Kilimanjaro]], 2007]]
*[[Mtwara Region]]: Paved roads link Mtwara and [[Masasi]] and from there almost to [[Nangoma]]. An unpaved road then leads to [[Mtambaswala]] and the modern [[Unity Bridge]] on the [[Mozambique]] border.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://tanroads.org/regional%20roads/Mtwara%20Roads%20Network.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140809062815/http://tanroads.org/regional%20roads/Mtwara%20Roads%20Network.pdf| url-status = usurped| archive-date = August 9, 2014| title = Mtwara Roads Network, TANROADS}}</ref> The [[African Development Bank]] in April 2012 approved a loan to Tanzania to pave this road,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/afdb-approves-usd-251-million-funding-for-roads-in-tanzania-and-sierra-leone-9019| title = "AfDB Approves USD 251 Million Funding for Roads in Tanzania and Sierra Leone", African Development Bank Group, 5 April 2012}}</ref> followed in April 2013 with an additional loan of 7.659 billion yen (US$77.9 million) from Japan.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.tz.emb-japan.go.jp/e_event/4_8.htm| title = "Exchange of notes related for 'The Road Sector Support Project II'", Embassy of Japan in Tanzania, 8 April 2013}}</ref>
* Western regions are the most poorly served, with no paved highways except locally in [[Kigoma]] and [[Ujiji]]. Only one dirt road runs down the western side of the country, it is just a track between [[Kasulu]] and [[Sumbawanga]] and prone to flooding south of [[Mpanda]]. Between [[Tunduma]] in the south-west and Nyakanyazi junction near [[Kibondo]] in the north-west, a distance of nearly 1000&nbsp;km, there are no highways in the centre of the country.

===International highways===
[[File:Heading to Ngorongoro.jpg|thumb|right|Road heading towards [[Ngorongoro District|Ngorongoro]]]]
The [[Cairo-Cape Town Highway]], Highway 4 in the [[Trans-African Highway network]], runs between the northern town of [[Namanga]] on the [[Kenya]]n border and the [[Zambia]]n border town of [[Tunduma]] in the southwest, via [[Arusha]], [[Dodoma]], [[Iringa]], and [[Mbeya]]. The section between the entrance to [[Tarangire National Park]] and Iringa has been recently paved between Babati-Kondoa-Dodoma-Iringa. There is no longer a need to traverse a longer eastern route from Arusha to Iringa via [[Moshi, Tanzania|Moshi]] and [[Morogoro]] is paved. This route is {{convert|921|km|mi}} versus {{convert|689|km|mi}} for the Arusha-Dodoma-Iringa route.<ref name="distances"/>

In the southwest, from Iringa to Tunduma, the Cairo-Cape Town Highway follows the [[Tanzam Highway]] linking [[Zambia]] and [[Dar es Salaam]].

==Rail transport==
[[File:Railways in Tanzania.svg|thumb|right|<span style="color:#D93C38">━━━</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Tanzania Railways]]
<br><span style="color:#FF8938">━━━</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;[[TAZARA Railway]]]]
{{main|Rail transport in Tanzania|History of rail transport in Zanzibar}}

In 2008 Tanzania had {{convert|3689|km|mi|abbr=on}} of rail, ranking it 46th in the world by length It includes {{convert|2720|km|mi|abbr=on}} of {{RailGauge|1000mm|lk=on}} Metre gauge and {{convert|969|km|mi|abbr=on}} of {{RailGauge|1067mm}} [[Rail gauge|gauge]] track. On 31 March 2015 the Tanzanian government announced it would use $14.2 billion of commercial loans to build new rail infrastructure across the country before 2021 and make the country a regional transport hub.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-03-31 |title=African Markets - Factors to watch on March 31 |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/africa-factors-idUSL6N0WX0EG20150331 |access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref>

===Tanzania Railways===
{{Main|Tanzania Railways}}

Proposals have been made for a railway to link Mtwara to [[iron ore]] deposits in the west, possibly connecting to [[Mbeya]].

The central line between [[Kigoma]] and [[Dar es Salaam]] carries international freight and passengers in transit from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda to the [[Indian Ocean]], and the branch from [[Tabora]] to [[Mwanza]] carries freight and passengers between [[Uganda]] and the Indian Ocean.

[[Isaka|Isaka Dry Port]] is a small town and station on the [[Mwanza]] Line at its intersection with the paved highway to [[Kigali]]. It has been developed into a so-called 'dry port' for trans-shipping [[Transportation in Burundi|Burundi]]an and [[Transportation in Rwanda|Rwanda]]n road freight onto freight trains for the seaport of [[Dar es Salaam]]. There are proposals to build a railway from [[Isaka]] to [[Rwanda]]/[[Burundi]].<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web| url = http://railwaysafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2407&Itemid=35| title = Railways Africa - STANDARD GAUGE FOR RWANDA<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>

===TAZARA Railway===
[[File:Rovos Rail on TAZARA track across Mpanga River.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rovos Rail]], a [[luxury train]] entering a tunnel on the TAZARA line]]
{{Main|TAZARA Railway}}

The '''Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority''' (TAZARA), formerly also called ''TanZam Railway'' operates {{convert|1860|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of {{RailGauge|1067mm}} [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] track (matching Zambian/Southern African networks) between [[Dar es Salaam]] and [[Kapiri Mposhi]] in [[Zambia]], of which {{convert|969|km|mi|0|abbr=on|disp=or}} is in [[Tanzania]] and {{convert|891|km|mi|0|abbr=on|disp=or}} in [[Zambia]]). It is not a part of [[Tanzania Railways Corporation]], and because of the difference in gauge there is no rail connection between the networks.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.tazara.co.tz/| title = TAZARA}}</ref>  There is a container trans-shipment yard to transfer [[Intermodal container|freight containers]] between TAZARA and Tanzania Railways Corporation  at [[Kidatu]] near [[Morogoro]]. This allows containers to be shipped from as far as [[Uganda]] and [[Kenya]] via the Lake Victoria [[Train ferry|train ferries]] and the Kidatu yard to the [[Southern African]] rail network via Zambia.

* [[Dar es Salaam]] - ocean port -  8&nbsp;km from TRC line <ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web| url = http://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/tanzania.html| title = Railways in Tanzania<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>
* [[Kidatu]] - [[break of gauge]] connection with [[Tanzania Railways Corporation]], with a [[Intermodal container|container]] trans-shipment facility
* [[Mbeya]]
* [[Tunduma]] - [[Transport in Zambia|Zambian]] border

===Urban rail===
{{main|Dar es Salaam commuter rail}}

==Air transport==

{{main|List of airports in Tanzania}}

===Airports===
[[File:Dar es Salaam Airport.jpg|thumb|right|[[Julius Nyerere International Airport]]]]
Air travel is regulated by the [[Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority]]. The [[Tanzania Airports Authority]] operates 25 airports out of the 58 aerodromes on the Tanzania mainland. [[Kilimanjaro International Airport|Kilimanjaro International]] is managed by the state-owned Kilimanjaro Airport Development Company, whilst airports in the semi-autonomous [[Zanzibar Archipelago]] are under the jurisdiction of the Zanzibar Airports Authority. Fifteen airports offer the [[airport of entry]] service.

Air services, both chartered and scheduled, are provided by local airlines such as the [[flag carrier]] [[Air Tanzania]], [[Precision Air]] and [[Coastal Aviation]]. Prior to the launch of [[Fastjet]], a [[low-cost carrier]], air travel was and still is unaffordable for the vast majority due to high [[airfare|fares]]. The lowest fare offered by Fastjet for a single journey is US$20 (excluding [[Taxation in Tanzania|tax]]) and its domestic route network is limited to only five destinations as the [[Airbus A319]] requires  {{convert|2,164|m}} of runway for takeoff.

The government is cognizant of the importance of air travel to the economy and has therefore rehabilitated airports at strategic locations such as [[Kigoma Airport|Kigoma]] to capture the market from neighboring countries. It intends to construct [[Kajunguti International Airport]] in the northwest to serve the [[African Great Lakes region]]. Other major airports under planning and consideration are [[Msalato International Airport|Msalato International]] and [[Serengeti International Airport|Serengeti International]], which will serve the capital [[Dodoma]] and the [[Serengeti National Park]] respectively.

===Airstrips===
[[File:Mtemere Airstrip.jpg|thumb|A giraffe passing by the [[Mtemere Airstrip]] in the [[Selous Game Reserve]]]]
There are a considerable number of both public and private [[airstrips]]. Tanzania Airports Authority manages 32 airstrips, such as [[Morogoro Airstrip|Morogoro]] and [[Singida Airstrip|Singida]].

The [[Tanzania National Parks Authority]] operates 26 airstrips in [[List of protected areas of Tanzania#National Parks|national parks]]. [[Seronera Airstrip]] is the busiest in the country. Sixty-one airstrips are operated by the [[Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism]].

Private organisations own 93 aerodromes such as the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation operating [[Songo Songo Airstrip]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tcaa.go.tz/files/All%20aerodromes.pdf |title= List of Aerodromes in Tanzania |publisher= [[Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority]] |access-date= 8 December 2013 |archive-date= 17 October 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131017224352/http://tcaa.go.tz/files/All%20aerodromes.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref>

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

===Ports and harbours===
{{main|Tanzania Ports Authority}}
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]].]]
{{main|Marine Services Company Limited}}
[[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.

==Other modes==
[[File:Shume3.jpg|thumb|right|[[Skyline logging]] at Shume, Lushoto]]

===Pipeline transport===
In 2008 there were {{convert|253|km|mi|abbr=on}} of [[natural gas|gas]] [[Pipeline transport|pipeline]], {{convert|888|km|mi|abbr=on}} of [[crude oil|oil]] pipeline, and an {{convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} pipeline for refined [[petroleum product]]s. The privately owned [[Tazama Pipeline]] accounts for a large portion of the crude oil transportation capability. It currently handles 600,000 tons of crude oil per year, but was designed to handle 1.1 million tons.

===Skyline logging===
A [[cable logging]] system exists in [[Lushoto District]], whereby logs are transported from the [[Usambara Mountains]] downhill.

==See also==
* [[Ministry of Transport (Tanzania)]]
* [[MV Liemba]]
* [[Economy of Tanzania]]
* [[Usambara Railway]]
* [[East African Railway Master Plan]]
* [[Lake Victoria ferries]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite book|title=The Routes of Man: How Roads Are Changing the World and the Way We Live Today|first=Ted|last=Conover|publisher=Alfred A. Knopf|location=New York|date=2010|pages=118–163|chapter=The Road Is Very Unfair|isbn=978-1-4000-4244-9}}

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