Bagamoyo plans are revived
NewsThe new president of Tanzania has announced that her government will seek to restart the stalled project to build a new port at Bagamoyo. Sa...
Tanzania SGR begins testing
NewsThree new ZPMC low-profile cranes are on their way from Shanghai to Boston, US. The cranes were ordered by the Massachusetts Port Authority ...
Rolling stock for Tanzania Central Line
NewsThe Government of Tanzania has announced that 39 new locomotives and 800 freight wagons will be acquired for the redeveloped Central Line li...
Dar es Salaam to open vehicles terminal
NewsTanzania’s largest port, Dar es Salaam, is to open a ro-ro terminal that will be capable of handling 600,000 vehicles a year. The new faci...
Tanzania secures SGR secondstage funding from UK bank
NewsThe Tanzanian Government has secured US$1.46B in funding from Standard Chartered, the UK-based banking group. The money will be used to supp...
New second berth for Mtwara Port
NewsWork has begun on building a second berth at the Port of Mtwara, as the Tanzanian government seeks to expand the country’s most southerly
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Concession extension for Dar
NewsAfter years of criticism of its operations, Tanzania International Container Terminal Services’ (TICTS) concession to operate Dar es Salaa...
Uganda in tariff appeal
NewsThe Uganda Clearing Industry and Forwarding Association (UCIFA) has asked Tanzania to reduce transit charges for its traders passing through...
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...
TAZARA plans new link ups
NewsDespite ongoing financial difficulties at the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority, a planned alliance with neighbouring state-controlled Zambi...
Mixed messages on Tazara
NewsPlans for Chinese redevelopment of the Tanzania Zambia Railway have been complicated by recent negotiations between with SMH Rail of Malaysi...