company limited native name kampuni ya huduma za meli formerly called trc marine division type parastatal industry shipping transportation founded 8 december 1997 1997 12 08 headquarters mwanza tanzania number of locations 5 area served african great lakes lake victoria lake tanganyika lake nyasa key people b.rugarabamu ag . gm services passenger and cargo total equity tsh 1 million nominal value owner treasury registrar 100 % website www.mscl.go.tz marine services company limited mscl is a tanzanian company that operates ferries cargo ships and tankers on three of the african great lakes namely lake victoria lake tanganyika and lake nyasa . it provides services to neighbouring burundi dr congo zambia and malawi . 1 2 contents 1 history 2 corporate affairs 3 services 4 fleet 4.1 current 4.2 future 5 accidents and incidents 6 gallery 7 see also 8 references 9 external links history edit prior to its incorporation in 1997 mscl was an integral part of the tanzania railways corporation which was formed in 1977 after the dissolution of the east african railways and harbours corporation . 3 4 on 21 may 1996 mv bukoba capsized while travelling from bukoba to mwanza due to overloading . 5 at least 723 people died . 6 corporate affairs edit mscl is wholly owned by the tanzanian government via the treasury registrar and operates under the auspices of the ministry of transport . 1 2 its share capital consists of 1 000 shares each with a nominal value of tsh 1 000 . the company s head office is in the northern city of mwanza at the shores of lake victoria . 3 it maintains two branch offices in kigoma and kyela ; and liaison offices in dar es salaam and kampala . 7 services edit passenger services on lake tanganyika to neighbouring countries include mpulungu in zambia ; bujumbura in burundi ; and kalemie uvira and baraka in the democratic republic of the congo . the company also plies on lake nyasa between mbamba bay in southern tanzania and nkhata bay in malawi . 3 between july 2013 and april 2014 mscl transported 231 866 passengers and 41 234 tonnes of cargo . 8 fleet edit most of its fleet is located on lake victoria and includes mv victoria the former royal mail ship . mv liemba formerly the imperial german navy s sms graf von goetzen was built in 1913 and still operates on lake tanganyika . the company s livery appears to be the same as trc s predecessor the east african railways and harbours corporation white hull above the waterline white superstructure and buff funnel . the hull below the waterline appears to be dark red . 9 current edit mv liemba built in 1913 is the oldest vessel in the fleet . mv victoria the former royal mail ship anchored at bukoba port . ship built rehabilitated speed kn passengers cargo t lake served mv butiama 1980 12.5 200 100 victoria mv clarias 1961 1993 10.5 290 10 victoria mv iringa 1974 1988 10 139 5 nyasa mv liemba 1913 1993 10.5 600 200 tanganyika ml maindi 1938 1972 8 120 victoria mv mwongozo 1982 1992 11 800 80 tanganyika mt nyangumi 1958 1995 9 350 victoria mt sangara 1981 9 350 tanganyika mv serengeti 1988 9.5 593 350 victoria mv songea 1974 1994 10 212 40 nyasa mv umoja 1964 11 1 200 victoria mt ukerewe 1938 1972 740 victoria mv victoria 1960 1989 12.5 1 200 200 victoria ml wimbi 1938 1972 8 120 victoria future edit in 2014 transport minister harrison mwakyembe informed the parliament that the government s plan to purchase three new vessels from denmark had been delayed until june 2015 because of a 163 per cent increase in costs . the acquisition will cost us 74.9 million and construction of the vessels will take three years . he also stated that discussions with the south korean government are on going to procure three vessels . 8 accidents and incidents edit in february 2013 fire broke out on the mv victoria whilst docked at mwanza port . it is believed that it was due to the welding works going on in one of the lower deck rooms and sparks of fire then passed on to the adjacent storage compartment . the situation was under control within two hours . the surface and marine transport regulatory authority sumatra blamed the management for professional negligence . 10 on 10 october 2014 mv victoria experienced an engine failure midway on its journey from bukoba to mwanza . 6 11 gallery edit mv iringa mv mwongozo mv songea see also edit lake victoria ferries references edit a b mot affiliation . ministry of transport tanzania . retrieved 24 september 2014 . a b marine transport . sumatra consumer consultative council . retrieved 24 september 2014 . a b c mscl profile . mscl . retrieved 24 september 2014 . taarifa ya kampuni ya huduma za meli mscl kuhusu maadhimisho ya miaka 50 ya uhuru wa tanzania bara report of the marine services company on the 50th anniversary of independence of tanzania mainland pdf in swahili . mscl . 2011 . archived from the original pdf on march 26 2012 . retrieved 24 september 2014 . lake victoria tragedy . asahi net.or.jp . 1996 . retrieved 24 september 2014 . a b mulisa meddy 12 october 2014 . mv victoria s engine failure . retrieved 12 october 2014 . contacts . mscl . retrieved 24 september 2014 . a b hotuba ya waziri mwakyembe minister mwakyembe s budget speech pdf in swahili . parliament of tanzania . 2014 . p. 43 . retrieved 24 september 2014 . msc vessels and capacities . mscl . retrieved 24 september 2014 . meli ya mv victoria yanusurika kuteketea kwa moto . . michuzi blog . february 2013 . retrieved 13 october 2014 . panic stricken mv victoria passengers fail to travel . the guardian . 12 october 2014 . retrieved 12 october 2014 . external links edit find more about mscl at wikipedia s sister projects media from commons data from wikidata official website v t e marine services company limited ships motor ship butiama clarias iringa liemba mwongozo serengeti songea umoja victoria motor tanker nyangumi sangara ukerewe retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title marine services company limited & oldid 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