During a tour of Chipoka Port on Lake Malawi, Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works Nancy Mdooko, outlined that the Tonse Alliance Administration is aimed at reviving the water and rail sectors in transport.

 “It is our intention to revive rail and water transport systems because we believe that these modes of transport can help us reduce the cost of fuel as its haulage will be by ship and train, which operate at very low cost” said the minister.

As strides are made in reviving rail transport, Mdooko pointed out that there are plans to repair the whole network and connect with Zambia and Mozambique. Malawi has four established ports of Chilumba in Karonga District, Nkhata Bay in Nkhata Bay, Chipoka in Salima and Monkey Bay in Mangochi, while a fifth port at Likoma is still under construction.

The country also has six vessels, namely MV Illala, MV Mtendere, MV Katundu, MV Karonga, MV Ufulu, Viphya tug and Pontoon.