OSK-ShipTech to support Great Lakes passenger ferry project in East Africa

The contract with government-owned Marine Services Company Limited (MSCL) related to the provision of building supervision of MSCL’s new ferry, MV Mwanza, which has been prefabricated in Korea and shipped to Tanzania for final assembly.

The 92.6 metres long, 17 metres beam and 11.2 metres height vessel will be the largest operating in the Great Lakes region, with a capacity of 1,200 passengers and 400 tonnes of cargo. The new ferry for Lake Victoria is planned for completion around early summer 2022, OSK-ShipTech noted.

The project will allow MSCL to showcase its varied and extensive experience of operating in Africa. “We are really excited about this project and the cooperation with MSCL. For us it represents the unique opportunity to bridge our technical expertise with our cultural experiences built on many years of collaborations in both Asia and Africa,” says Anders Ørgård, CCO of OSK-ShipTech.

The new ferry project is part of a general increase in investment in infrastructure in the Eastern Africa region. OSK-ShipTech is currently engaged in discussions around two further African ferry projects.

“Both during our work within the international ferry operators Interferry and with local governments, we are contributing to the enhanced safety levels and improved safety culture in the region,” Ørgård concluded.