Minister Ecweru commissions MV Mpungu to ply Port Bell-Mwanza route
Feb 21, 2024
State minister for works Musa Ecweru commissioned the 96-meter-long roll-on roll-off freight vessel that will be operating on Lake Victoria at SECO shipyard in Entebbe.
State minister for works Musa Ecweru commissioned the 96-meter-long roll-on roll-off freight vessel that will be operating on Lake Victoria at SECO shipyard in Entebbe. (Courtesy photo)
Apollo Mubiru
Journalist @New Vision
The Ministry of Works and Transport on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, commissioned the MV Mpungu to ply the Port Bell-Mwanza route.
State minister for works Musa Ecweru commissioned the 96-meter-long roll-on roll-off freight vessel that will be operating on Lake Victoria at SECO shipyard in Entebbe.
The minister said this would ease the movement of people, and goods and services.
The Ministry of Works and Transport on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, commissioned the MV Mpungu to ply the Port Bell-Mwanza route. (Courtesy photo)
The vessel has the capacity to carry up to 21 cargo trucks to the benefit of efficient transport in the region.
Of the 17 ferries, Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and the Ministry of Water and Transport run 15 ferries on inland water crossings in Uganda, while Uganda Railways Corporation operates two ferries on Lake Victoria, linking Port Bell and Jinja Port (Uganda) with the ports of Kisumu (Kenya) and Mwanza (Tanzania).
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