Dar es Salaam Merchant Group LTD (DMG)

Dar es Salaam Merchant Group (DMG) is a Tanzanian industrial group whose marine division builds, repairs and commissions vessels for East African inland and coastal waters, including ferries, tugs, barges and specialist craft. Alongside shipbuilding it offers engineering and construction (including port and harbour civil works), consultancy and feasibility studies, project management, and technical training through its Nuru Academy. Stated projects include the construction of the MV Mwanza passenger-and-cargo ferry for Lake Victoria, the MV Umoja rehabilitation, the major rehabilitation of MV Liemba for TASHICO in partnership with Brodosplit JSC of Croatia, a tug boat development programme, and the Mafia-Nyamisati ferry supply for the Ministry of Transport. The company is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and works with a Korean shipbuilding joint-venture partner.

DMG is a Tanzania-based group of companies describing itself as an integrated engineering and industrial business, with marine and shipbuilding as its cornerstone division. The company delivers new-build vessels, repair and life-extension works, port and industrial construction, advisory studies and workforce training across East Africa, combining local engineering capacity with international partnerships and technology transfer.

Services

New vessel design and full hull fabrication; passenger and cargo ferry construction; tug and workboat building
Ship repair, dry-docking and life-extension works
Commissioning, sea trials and classification society certification
Marine technical supervision and owner's engineer services
Vessel procurement, specification development and tender management
Engineering and construction: civil and structural works, quay walls, jetties, marine civil works, industrial facilities
Consultancy: prefeasibility and feasibility studies, technical due diligence, regulatory and permitting advisory, financial modelling, procurement strategy
Project management: scope definition, planning, risk management, procurement and contract management, cost control, QA/QC
Training via Nuru Academy: marine trades (welding, fitting, electrical), supervision, HSE certification, leadership and apprenticeship programmes

Vessel Types

Passenger and passenger-cargo ferries for lake and inland waterway routes
Tug boats for harbour-assist and deep-sea towing
Barges and specialist craft
Shallow-draft ferries for tidal inlet routes

Projects Cited

MV Mwanza — design, construction and commissioning of a Lake Victoria passenger-and-cargo ferry, with Tanzania Ports Authority
Major rehabilitation of MV Liemba for Tanzania Shipping Company Limited (TASHICO), in partnership with Brodosplit JSC of Croatia
MV Umoja rehabilitation — structural survey, hull renewal, engine overhaul and class reinstatement
Tug Boats Development Project under the Heavy Industries joint venture
Mafia-Nyamisati ferry supply for the Tanzanian Ministry of Transport

Partnerships and Standards

Joint-venture partnership with Korean shipbuilders for shipbuilding and heavy industry
Work referenced against SOLAS and applicable classification society standards
Site claims a quality management system aligned to international standards and a top marine contracting classification for offshore and harbour works

Location

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — phone +255 770 500 500, [email protected]
Projects across Tanzania and the wider East African region, including Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika routes