Zanzibar: Meli mpya yawasili!

[Falconer]

Wengine hapa wana AKILI finyu kweli. Muungano ukuivunjika haimaanishi kuwa biashara pia itakuwa haipo baina ya Tnganyika na Zanzibar. Siku ya pili itakuwa mambo kama kawaida ila sisi tutakuwa na UHURU wetu na maaamuzi yetu. Hamna ila tutakuwa tunaheshimiana kama mataifa mawili.

 

[Bagamoyo]

Published on Jul 27, 2012 by Kevin Ruby
Launch of Azam Sealink 1 in Volos Athens

Picha ya juu ferry ikiwa eneo la ukarafati (ukarabati)


Picha za chini zikionyesha hatua kwa hatua ya ukarabati:

Picha juu Kabla ya ukarabati inavyoonekana bila nafasi za ziada ya viti vya abiria

Picha baada ya ukarabati kuongeza sehemu za kuketi abiria
Picha zote hisani ya http://www.ferryvolution.com/2012/09/12/converting-a-ferry-for-zanzibar-operations/

Additional info below from http://www.ferryvolution.com/2012/09/12/converting-a-ferry-for-zanzibar-operations/

Azam Marine limited bought a Greek double-ender for its operations between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar in Tanzania. The 2011 Greece-built Protoporos V has been purchased to Greek shipowner Tsokos Line operating ferries between mainland and Island of Evbia (one of the largest Greek island, only separated from the mainland by a few miles).

The 100m long, Protoporos V and her sistership Protoporos VI are beautiful double ended ferries. Nevertheless, they are not designed for East African lines which requires as much passengers space as the vessel can host.

One sure thing while Viking Line is turning ferry shipping into cruise world, here the owner is hosting passengers on the same deck as car!

 

[Kibunango]

Tatizo Meli za kampuni hii haziuzi bia!

 

[ndetichia]

hongera zake..

 

[NG'OMBE]

Tunataka meli ya serikali na siyo ya makampuni binafsi.

 

[EMT]

Another disaster in waiting? Naona watu kibao wanasifia kupata boti mpya. I hope the authorities have learnt from their past mistakes and got it right this time.

Azam Marine limited bought a Greek double-ender for its operations between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar in Tanzania. The 2011 Greece-built Protoporos V (yes very new!) has been purchased to Greek shipowner Tsokos Line operating ferries between mainland and Island of Evbia (one of the largest Greek island, only separated from the mainland by a few miles).

AZAM SEALINK 1 (ex- PROTOPOROS V) was purchased few months ago by a shipping company at Zanzibar - Tanzania, same company that owns the ferry SPICE ISLANDER I (ex- APOSTOLOS P) Photo search - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker, which sunk with heavy loss of life (thousands of dead) on 10 September 2011 en-route to Zanzibar.

100m long, Protoporos V and her sistership Protoporos VI are beautiful double ended ferries. Nevertheless, they are not designed for East African lines which requires as much passengers space as the vessel can host. So, what did Azam do to accommodate more passangers? They converted the ferry into a cruise world!

Ramps for cars right and left in the garage, have acquired stairs and filled with seats for passengers as well as areas under the ramps and all open areas on all decks of the ship. Here you can see the changes compared with her sister ship PROTOPOROS VI : PROTOPOROS VI - IMO 9657222 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker.

If the converted ferry were to operate in the European Union, she would not have been allowed due to EU strict safety laws and regulations. But it was possible to allow the converted ferry to operate under Tanzanians laws!

The picture below from the vessel in her original configuration.

Below a picture after her conversion done in the Volos-based Amaliapolis shipyard. As you can see, ramps for cars right and left in the garage, have acquired stairs and filled with seats for passengers as well as areas under the ramps and all open areas on all decks of the ship. Here you can see the changes compared with her sister ship PROTOPOROS VI : PROTOPOROS VI - IMO 9657222 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker.

According to Azam Marine offical facebook Page, the vessel is able to carry over 1,500 passengers. However, the original ferry was not allowed to carry more than One sure thing while Viking Line is turning ferry shipping into cruise world, here the owner is hosting passengers on the same deck as cars!

This is how she looked before she was converted.

Her sister Protoporis VI still in her original configuration.

Source: Converting a ferry for Zanzibar operations - Ferryvolution The Leading portal for ferry innovation

 

[nngu007]

Kwa hiyo mtu akinunua gari jipya la kubebea mizigo na ku-convert kuwa basi la abiria ni sawa simply because gari lilikuwa jipya? Siku ikizama tena huko baharini uje utuambie ilikuwa mpya! Use your brain. Do research to know the details.

Man nampa compliment ? na nasema Tuache Siasa... Sababu EYE ni CCM na SIIPENDI CCM nothing ELSE

 

[EMT]

Man nampa compliment ? na nasema Tuache Siasa... Sababu EYE ni CCM na SIIPENDI CCM nothing ELSE

Jibu swali.

 

[nngu007]

Jibu swali.

Haya Uliye Ndani ya Mawazo yangu JIBU HILO SWALI THEN!!!

 

[MATESLAA]

Sasa mimi sioni haja ya kuwa na serekali ambayo inashwa kuwa na boti

 

[MATESLAA]

Hapa najuwa mama rizi na bilali wanachuwana vikali kwenda kuizindua hii boti

 

[Bosco Ntaganda]

Hakuna anayefahamu mishahara ya ma engineer wa Azam?

 

[Genekai]

Abiria 1500 na magari 200? Hii sasa ni titanic ya Tz. Kampuni hii haina muda mrefu lakini imekua kwa kasi sana!!!!

 

[Jodoki Kalimilo]

Hii ni boti sio meli

Kibongobongo ni meli maana mwingine atasema hiyo ni FERRY

 

[EMT]

Abiria 1500 na magari 200? Hii sasa ni titanic ya Tz. Kampuni hii haina muda mrefu lakini imekua kwa kasi sana!!!!

Ilikuwa haina uwezo wa kubeba zaidi ya abiria 700 na kitu hivi lakini wameimodify ibebe abiria hao wote. Soma post namba 46 uone kilichofanyika. Watu wanasifia kwa vile ilitengenezwa mwaka 2011. But most don't know the details yet.

 

[TIQO]

Sio used hii?

 

[Jodoki Kalimilo]

Sasa mimi sioni haja ya kuwa na serekali ambayo inashwa kuwa na boti

Si wanasema serikali haifanyi biashara na ndio maana ikafika wakajisahau mpaka nchi ikawa na shirika la ndege lisilokuwa na ndege

 

[abousalah2]

wow!!. afadhali nimeiona. ina rangi ya chama kubwa chadema. mia

bakhresa na chadema wapi na wapi rangi za cuf, cdm sio wameiga

 

[EMT]

Haya Uliye Ndani ya Mawazo yangu JIBU HILO SWALI THEN!!!

Nimekuuliza mtu akinunua gari jipya la kubebea mizigo na ku-convert kuwa basi la abiria ni sawa simply because gari lilikuwa jipya? Hapo nahitaji kuwa ndani ya mawazo yako ili kujibu swali?

 

[Genekai]

Ilikuwa haina uwezo wa kubeba zaidi ya abiria 700 na kitu hivi lakini wameimodify ibebe abiria hao wote. Soma post namba 46 uone kilichofanyika. Watu wanasifia kwa vile ilitengenezwa mwaka 2011. But most don't know the details yet.

Heh, kumbe ilikuwa ferry? Hii ni hatari sana manake ferries are not meant to be used in deep and open sea navigation, si ni yale yale ya Skagit na Space Islander yatajirudia? Nchi hii makosa tunayoyafanya mara kwa mara hayatufundishi lolote kweli?