Lake Victoria

East Africa Marine Transport’s newest Ro-Ro floated out

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...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/dry-cargo-world/ro-ro-world/east-africa-marine-transports-newest-ro-ro-floated-out/

New Year’s Eve boat mishap leaves five dead in central Uganda

Five people are confirmed dead after a passenger boat sank in Lake Victoria in central Uganda on the evening (local time) of Sunday, December 31. Local officials said the vessel was transporting a still undetermined number of people and was nearing Zinga Island in Uganda’s Buvuma District when it...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/new-years-eve-boat-mishap-leaves-five-dead-in-central-uganda/

VESSEL REVIEW | Uhuru II – New Kenya-built ferry to transport passengers and freight via Lake Victoria

Kenya Shipyards (KSL) has completed construction of a new freight and passenger ferry for operation in Lake Victoria. Uhuru II was built by KSL in collaboration with Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Gorinchem. The ferry was built in response to the high demand for freight services within the lake...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ro-pax/vessel-review-uhuru-ii-new-kenya-built-ferry-to-transport-passengers-and-freight-via-lake-victoria/