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Currently, the port is designed to handle In the past two months, Dar es Salaam port The contract has a 30 years' limit and DP
more than 10 million tonnes of cargo has reported an increase of inefficiency to World performance will be evaluated after
annually, where four million tonnes are dry record 16-days of ship waiting time every five years.
general cargo, six million tonnes of liquid compared to two days at port of Mombasa. Dar es Salaam also serves landlocked
bulk and one million tonnes in the PORT OF CALL
container terminal section. To address management challenges at the nations in east and southern Africa like
port, Tanzania has partnered with renowned Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and copper
But Tanzania also remained positive if its terminal operators to improve efficiency. producer Zambia.
investments it has had in the past five years In October last year, Tanzania government But Tanzania is wooing more clients to its
increased its cargo throughput by 2 million signed agreements with Dubai state-owned ports by scrapping storage periods for
tonnes annually.
ports operator DP World to operate part transit cargo destined to four East African
Dar es salaam Port director Mrisho Mrisho of the Dar es Salaam port for 30 years, a Community (EAC) states whereas Kenya Since 1995, AAL Shipping (AAL)
said the port intends to handle 24 million deal that will revitalize the operations at the charges up to $1200 more per 40 feet has delivered global project heavy
tonnes of cargo in 2023/2024 fiscal year port to increase its efficiency. container passing through the port of
after completion of the the Dar es Salaam TPA said DP World will lease and operate Mombasa. lift, breakbulk and dry bulk cargo
Maritime Gateway Program (DMGP) which solutions for even the most complex
aims at improving the effectiveness and four of the 12 berths at the country's While Central Corridor estimated at
largest port.
1,300km beginning at the Port of Dar es
efficiency of the Dar es Salaam Port and Salaam into Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, customer demands. Connecting the
supporting the economic activities. The government signed a Host Government Americas, Africa, Europe, Middle East,
Agreement (HGA) and lease and operation Uganda and Eastern DRC strives to reduce
Port of Dar es salaam handled 21.46 million agreements with DP World to operate Non-Tariff Barriers, the Northern corridor Asia and Oceania with frequency and
tonnes 2022/2023 surpassing the 19.6 berths four to seven at the port. which stretches about 1,700km from the
million tonnes target by over 2 million. Mombasa port through Kenya, Uganda, reliability, our best-in-class fleet and
Revenue data from the last six months from The government is looking for other Rwanda, Burundi and the eastern shipping professionals are available
Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) shows investors to operate berths eight to 11. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has
that 40 percent of customs revenue comes 24/7 worldwide, to keep your cargo
from the Dar es Salaam port,” said Mr moving-however big or small and
Mrisho.
despite any market challenges.
Also, the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA)
Director General Plasduce Mbossa has said
authority plans to set up a single buoy
mooring (SrM) for handling liquid cargo
such as petroleum products for tanker
ships. This will be in line with the
construction of two tank farms for oil
storage at the Dar es Salaam Port, in order
to expedite oil tanker offloading.
Furthermore, four additional berths will be
constructed at the Dar es Salaam Port, in
addition to the current 12 berths.
Mr Mbossa said the project involving a
private investor will also increase the depth
of berths 8-11 to increase port capacity.
Dar es salaam port currently has only 12
berths, which means that only 12 vessels or
less can dock at a time thus creating
challenges, especially during the high season
between September and February when PORT BERBERA
there is an increase in cargo.

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