Malawi’s government signed an agreement Monday with Chinese company Hongtai Investment Group to supply two marine vessels and upgrade a shipyard on Lake Malawi, in a project worth $20 million. The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed in the capital Lilongwe, covers the delivery of a cargo vessel and a passenger vessel as well as the […]
The government is pursuing the acquisition of new vessels to replace the ageing MV Ilala, as part of a wider effort to modernise water transport on Lake Malawi and reduce the cost of doing business in the country. Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango disclosed the plans in Parliament on Friday, saying government […]
The MV Ilala is reportedly back on Lake Malawi after Malawi Shipping Company Workers have accepted to get back to work as the management finalizes their agreement by 30th September 2020. It is said the Mota Engil which runs the Vessel has also written a commitment letter through government that it will sort out on […]
MV Ilala passengers who stayed at Monkey Bay Shipyard for 10 days following Malawi Shipping Company (MSC) employees’ sit-in finally left on Sunday using land transport courtesy of well-wishers through the district council. The passengers, who included men, women and children, arrived at the shipyard on Thursday, September 3, to board the Ilala on Friday, […]
Transport remains a problem for people of Likoma and Chizumulu Islands as MV Ilala is reportedly suspended following resumption of workers sit-in at Malawi Shipping Company over unmet demands for salary hike. On June 18 this year, the workers staged another strike forcing management to increase their wages, but the management obtained a court injunction […]
Malawi Shipping Company has withdrawn MV Ilala from Lake Malawi waters for routine maintenance. Company spokesperson Thomas Chafunya has said MV Chilembwe will replace MV Ilala which goes for maintenance this Friday. “MV Ilala will undergo routine maintenance for three weeks,” said Chafunya. He said passengers will pay MV Ilala fares on MV Chilembwe. People […]
Passengers aboard MV Ilala on Tuesday night prayed ceaselessly as strong Mwera winds ceaselessly pounded the ship, knocking off its lights soon after leaving Likoma island for Nkhotakota. Some passengers who were on board the MV Ilala said the situation got out of hand as the ship was heading to Nkhotakota on its way to […]
People in Nkhata Bay have been severely warned against boarding any vessels on Lake Malawi, saying most of them are uncertified and unseaworthy. This follows the decision by the government to withdraw MV Ilala for maintenance. Nkhata Bay Police Station public relations officer said marine police have found that people have now resorted to boarding […]
Authorities from Marine department have declared MV Chambo, a new vessel from Mozambique owned by Mota Engil which has come to replace the grounded MV Ilala. The vessel which docked at Nkhata-Bay port at exactly 03:30 in the afternoon on Friday flying a Mozambican flag was previously plying its trade between Khobwe and Matengula in […]
The lady luck smiled on over 100 people Sunday evening after they got stranded on the middle of Lake Malawi for more than three hours as they eventually managed to safely sail to the shoreline. The people were travelling in a privately owned engine boat from Likoma and Chizumulu Islands to Nkhata Bay Boma. Among […]
Hundreds of families at Likoma and Chizumulu Islands on Lake Malawi breathed a collective sigh of relief after they finally reunited with their family members who had been stranded at the mainland since November 27, 2011. Over 200 people destined for the two islands had been stranded at Nkhata Bay Jetty for about two weeks […]