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had a number of barriers making transport The deal for the Bagamoyo port was signed maritime, logistics and industrial hub in the become a hub for international trade and
cost to increase significantly. in 2013 by the government of Magufuli's Horn of Africa. It focuses on contributing to logistics. The country also aims to be the
predecessor, Jakaya Kikwete, during a visit Somaliland's economy and those of Singapore of Africa. The Port of Djibouti
by Chinese President Xi Jinping. surrounding local communities in Container Terminal has a handling capacity
Bagamoyo Port neighbouring countries. of 350 000 TEU Per annum. Djibouti port is
If implemented, the Bagamoyo port is emerging to be an important port due to its
To complement Dar es Salaam port, expected to be the largest port in East Being managed by DP World and
Tanzania is planning to construct two long Africa. It would have a capacity to handle 20 implementing new digital systems, strategic location enabling the port
authorities to turn the port into a regional
berths in Bagamoyo which will handle larger million twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) sustainable business practices and through hub for the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, as
vessels than Dar es Salaam port. by 2045 - 25 times the amount of cargo its increased, trained staff complement, well as for Europe, Africa and Asia. Djibouti
that Dar es Salaam port handles today. vessel waiting times have been reduced
The planned construction of the two berths from days to mere hours. Container Port Throughput was reported at
is currently in the stage of seeking a The port, to be built 40 nautical miles north 635,000.000 TEU in Dec 2022 an indication
contractor, and the berths will be part of of Dar es Salaam, would also dwarf Berbera Port's expansion was financed by of a decrease from the previous number of
the envisioned Bagamoyo Port. neighboring Kenya's port at Mombasa - East DP World, a multinational logistics company 692,000.000 TEU for Dec 2021. Djibouti
The Bagamoyo port is a $10 billion worth Africa's trade gateway, located some 160 based in Dubai. Specializing in cargo Container Port Throughput data is updated
logistics, port operations, maritime services
nautical miles to the north.
yearly, averaging 787,867.000 TEU from Dec
project aimed at decongesting the Dar es and free trade zones, the company has 2008 to 2022, with 15 observations. The
Salaam port, which currently handles 17.025 The planned Bagamoyo port would be an
million tonnes of cargo yearly with a added asset for Tanzania especially if the commercial interests in 34 countries, data reached an all-time high of 987,400.000
TEU in 2016 and a record low of
among them 12 in Africa and the Middle
growing trend. country is to effectively create capacity East. 356,462.000 TEU in 2008
Tanzania signed a framework agreement ahead of demand, the ports' authority
already in 2013 with China Merchants argued that the project could adversely In exchange for its $442 million (€416
million) investment, DP World has won a
Holdings International (CMHI), the Chinese affect existing ports. The Port of Mogadishu
largest port operator, to build a deep China is pushing for Tanzania to kick start 30-year concession with an automatic 10- Also known as the Mogadishu International
year extension to manage the port.
waters seaport in Bagamoyo. Construction the project at a time when the country has Port, is the official seaport of Mogadishu, the
works were however interrupted in 2019, been losing cargo business to Kenya. New machinery, such as cranes to offload
due to a disagreement between China and Congestion at the port of Dar es Salaam in ships carrying big cargo, has been capital of Somalia.
Tanzania on the terms of the loan given by recent weeks has caused a number of introduced to the port resulting in The port has since developed facilities to
China for the development of the port, shipping lines divert cargo to port of improved performances. support operations of the port which
which Tanzania defined as “exploitative and Mombasa, making the Tanzanian facility lose “In the past, we used to run into situations include 2 General cargo berths from break
awkward”. business for inland markets like Uganda, where we didn't have an appropriate crane bulk, RORO and dry bulk, 2 container
The project was also financially backed by Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic to unload some types of containers, but the terminal berths, grain terminal facility (silos
Oman's State General Reserve Fund. It Republic of Congo. president of the Somaliland Republic's with storage capacity of 30,000 tons).
included a Special Economic Zone, which policy and the cooperation we established Generally, the capacity of the Mogadishu
was expected to attract about 700 Port Berbera with DP World made it possible for us to port is to handle more than 3 million tons
companies. bring the most up-to-date equipment,” of cargo where general cargo tally to 5
The terms set by CMH included Tanzania According to a World Bank's third edition Berbera port manager Saeed Hassan million tons, container 200,000 TEUs
granting the company a guaranteed term of of the global Container Port Performance Abdillahi. approximately 1.5 million tons and liquid
bulk 500 thousand tons.
33 years and a lease of 99 years, tax Index (CPPI) survey from 2022 released
holidays, and Tanzania ceding the right to May 2023, the port made a lot of progress The port has a container yard with the
develop other ports between Tanga to in recent years where it was ranked 144 Djibouti Port capacity of (14,500 TEUs) and CFs with the
Mtwara. globally in terms of port services, advancing Djibouti port is the most efficient port in capacity of holding 2,000 vehicles at once).
from its previous year ranking that placed it
On 26 June 2021 Tanzania announced the at 165. Sub Saharan Africa measured by minutes Classified as a major class port, it is the
per container move, according to the latest
private sector in Dar es Salaam that the largest harbour in the country. The port has
government of Tanzania re-started WB report singled its key strategic location, ranking from World Bank. The latest been operated by Albayrak since 2014. As a
negotiations with China for reviving the and significant improvements it had made Container Ports Performance Index also major East African port and a significant
places Djibouti at number 26th globally.
Bagamoyo port project. The Bagamoyo port to the port's infrastructure to the highest asset to Somalia, improvements will focus
will accommodate vessels larger than those ranking with its capacity for 500,000 TEUs a This data unequivocally demonstrates that on facilitating increased trade flows, a new
handled by the Dar-es-Salaam port, which year. the Djibouti Ports are not only serving terminal operating system and a new
currently has the capacity to receive ships Due to its location, the port serves the Ethiopian traffic, but functions as a pivotal revenue share
that can carry up to 8,000 TEUs. cargo destined to Ethiopia, a country that hub for transshipment and redistribution MOGADISHU PORT
borders the Republic of Somaliland. across the entire region, extending from
In June 2023, President Samia Suluhu Sudan to South Africa.
announced plans to revive the Bagamoyo Berbera port located in Somaliland is the
port project, although the actual process is only prominent multipurpose port in Over the past 15 years, Djibouti has tried
yet to kick off. Somaliland, working as the new integrated to capitalise on its strength and location to

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