Tanzania, April 6 -- Zanzibar. Zanzibar is edging closer to commissioning the new Maruhubi Passenger and Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) Terminal after a successful operational test, marking a significant milestone in efforts to modernise the Isles' maritime infrastructure.

The test, conducted last week by ZF DevCo, involved two vessels-Azam SeaLink II (RoRo) and Comoro II (Landing Craft Tank)-and drew senior government officials.

Among those present were the Minister for Construction and Transport, Dr Khalid Salum Mohamed, his deputy Badria Attai Masoud, Principal Secretary Ali Bakari, and the Director General of the Zanzibar Ports Corporation (ZPC), Mr Akif Ali Khamis.

During the exercise, 47 trucks were offloaded and 16 reloaded within one ...