# Mtwara (TZ MYW)

**UN/LOCODE:** TZ MYW  
**Country:** Tanzania  
**Water Body:** Indian Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** -10.2667, 40.2000

Cashew nuts drive Mtwara's export business, joined by cassava, sisal, coal, fertiliser and industrial imports across this deep-water port on Tanzania's southern coast. Throughput has climbed steeply — from about 106,000 tonnes in 2018/19 to roughly 1.7 million tonnes in 2023/24. Two berths handle the traffic, served by a 100-tonne mobile harbour crane, additional mobile cranes, reach stackers and empty-container handlers, with a new dedicated terminal planned for hazardous cargo. Inland links run mainly by road toward the southern regions and the Mtwara gas fields, as there is no through rail connection. The port mostly works general and bulk cargo rather than scheduled container lines. For container services and larger volumes, Dar es Salaam remains Tanzania's principal gateway, while Mtwara specialises in agricultural exports and project cargo.

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