Ports projects position Zanzibar as EAC’s major trade gateway

Dar es Salaam. Zanzibar is fast-tracking ambitious port infrastructure projects to transform the isles into a regional trade gateway, including upgrades to Malindi Port in Unguja and expansions of Fumba and Wete ports in Pemba.

The initiatives include the $300 million Mangapwani Port Project in North Unguja, the Sh17.3 billion Shumba Port in Micheweni District, North Pemba, and a new dry port at Maruhubi.