{
  "id": 1437442,
  "title": "Tanzania Readies MV Liemba for 1 September Relaunch After US$12.9 Million Overhaul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/tanzania-readies-mv-liemba-for-1-september-relaunch-after-us-12-9",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:38:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/mv-liemba-relaunch-tanzania-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tanzania · INFRASTRUCTURE Key Facts —Relaunch date: Commercial operations on Lake Tanganyika resume on 1 September 2026, after final sea trials scheduled for 19 to 21 August 2026. —Project cost: The rehabilitation totals Sh34 billion (about US$12.9 million at 2,644.3 Tanzanian shillings to the dollar on 17 August 2026), fully funded by the government of […] The post Tanzania Readies MV Liemba for…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}