Tanzania, March 16 -- Mtwara. Handling of bulk and hazardous cargo at Mtwara Port is set to undergo a major transformation following the construction of a specialised facility designed to handle such shipments more safely and in an environmentally responsible manner.

The new Mgao Island Port, currently under construction at a cost of Sh434.5 billion, has reached 38.5 percent completion and is expected to be ready by July next year.

Once operational, the facility will handle bulk and hazardous cargo including coal, cement, fertiliser and Sulphur.

The Director General of Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), Mr Plasduce Mbossa, said the specialised port forms part of a broader strategy to modernise port infrastructure and support industrial an...