Especially in the shipping industry, currently, the East African Government intends to further renovate and enhance the downstream channel of the Zambezi River, extending its navigable distance from the current 400 plus kilometers to over 600 kilometers, effectively achieving full navigation along the downstream river.
This is of great significance to the overall development of the East African shipping industry, as the Zambezi already ranks among the major rivers in East Africa with fairly good navigation conditions.
Moreover, in the long run, the Zambezi River's shipping still holds potential for improvement, such as the construction of the Kabula Bassa Dam in the future, which, with a corresponding lock system, could further expand the Zambezi River channel westward.
