Port of Bujumbura

Port of Bujumbura
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Port of Bujumbura
Location in Burundi
Location
CountryBurundi
LocationBujumbura
Coordinates3°22′37″S 29°20′45″E / 3.377056°S 29.345802°E / -3.377056; 29.345802
Details
Opened19
Operated byGlobal Port Services Burundi (GPSB)
Owned byBurundi Maritime, Port and Railway Authority

The Port of Bujumbura is a port on Lake Tanganyika serving Bujumbura, the largest city in Burundi. It is the largest port on the lake and handles about 80% of Burundi's imports and exports. Constructed in 1959 and expanded in the early 1990s, the port includes berthing facilities, gantry cranes, warehouses, and an open storage area. The port is also used as a transit point for goods destined for Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.