# Kilwa Kivinje (TZ KIK)

**UN/LOCODE:** TZ KIK  
**Country:** Tanzania  
**Water Body:** Indian Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** -8.7333, 39.4167

At low tide, dozens of wooden fishing boats sit stranded on the wide sandy foreshore of Kilwa Kivinje — a fitting image of a place that today lives mainly from artisanal fishing. The site was a major Omani trading station and later a German colonial outpost, yet it offers no modern container or general-cargo terminals, only an open roadstead. Commercial freight relevance is therefore limited, and regular cargo for southern Tanzania moves through Mtwara or the national gateway of Dar es Salaam. Forwarders should treat Kilwa Kivinje as a historic landing place rather than an operational freight port.

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