Concession extension for Dar
NewsAfter years of criticism of its operations, Tanzania International Container Terminal Services’ (TICTS) concession to operate Dar es Salaa...
Rwanda opts for Tanzania link
NewsKigali has surprisingly opted to develop a new railway to Tanzania rather than the alternative route to Kenya...
VAT blamed for trade drop at Dar
NewsAccording to reports in Tanzania, the introduction of VAT on transit goods has greatly reduced the volume of transit business at the Port of...
Charges up in East Africa
NewsThe Shippers Council of Eastern Africa has published details of container handling charges at Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, revealing massive i...
Rapid growth at Dar
NewsContainer turnover at the Port of Dar es Salaam increased 8.9% last year to 612,551 TEU...
Tanzania looks to the future
NewsThe government of Tanzania has published plans for new transport projects to be undertaken in the country over the next five years...
Allegations hit Dar-es-Salaam
NewsThe director general of the Tanzania Ports Authority has been suspended while an investigation into corruption allegations is undertaken...
Fixed slots for Dar
NewsThe Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam is to be the first in East Africa to introduce fixed berthing slots for container vessels...
Dar dry port plan
NewsThe Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has asked for expressions of interest (EOI) for a contract to undertake a feasibility study into the deve...
Progress on Great Lakes line
NewsThe governments of Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda have set up a joint venture to raise the US$3.5B needed to construct a new railway from the ...
Two new terminals for Dar es Salaam?
NewsTanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has announced that it plans to commission two new container terminals at the port of Dar es Salaam rather tha...
New ICD for Tanzania
NewsThe government of Tanzania has sanctioned the development of a new inland container depot to help reduce congestion at the port of Dar es Sa...
Dredging agreed for Mombasa
NewsThe Kenya Ports Authority has awarded a contract to dredge the approaches to Mombasa harbour to Dutch firm Van Oord...
New terminal for Tanzania
NewsThe government of Tanzania has sanctioned the construction of a second container terminal at Dar es Salaam....
Efficiency up at Dar es Salaam
NewsA report into standards at the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam has revealed much improved performance over the past two years. The report wa...