Tanzania
PORTS HANDBOOK 2016-17
Contents
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Foreword
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Port sector’s key role in economy of our region
Electronic Payment System
On-line payments: a win-win for TPA and its customers
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Muhtasari (Swahili)
Bandari zetu chachu ya kukua kwa Uchumi
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Major lake port of Mwanza to be modernised
Introduction
New transport links enhance Dar’s hub status Central Corridor
Upgraded roads and railways to transform Central Corridor
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Location and Port Maps BRN Initiative
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Mwanza Port
Rapid growth plan is good news for ports
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Community
Community feels benefit of CSR programme
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Customs
Online system transforms cargo clearance at port
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Port Information
Dar es Salaam port information
Tanga Port
Lighterage port poised for upgrade
New equipment
TPA invests in infrastructure and new equipment
Mtwara Port
Mtwara expanding to serve oil and gas sector
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Security
Security, counter-theft, staff welfare and safety
World Bank
World Bank is key player in Dar expansion project
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One Stop Centre
One Stop Centre will speed cargo clearance
Kyela Port / Kigoma Port
Plans to upgrade lake ports
Railway
New rail network will boost hinterland links
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Road Haulage
Challenges ahead as road network takes weight of cargo growth
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Container Terminals
Container handling goes from strength to strength
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Directory
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Foreword
Port sector’s key role in economy of our region
T
anzania Ports Authority (TPA) is an essential gateway for trade in East Africa. The governments of our region understand that the performance of the port sector is critical to their economic success.
to expand and modernise the ports and
Tanzania strongly in the rapidly growing
develop new gateways to the hinterland.
regional oil and gas market. The port
We believe that when these initiatives are
industry is becoming more challenging
concluded, they will benefit the TPA and
and demanding. We shall endeavour,
the nation at large.
therefore, to provide user-friendly and value-for-money services so as to increase
The TPA has continued to implement the
our market share. This is achievable since
Ports Master Plan (2009 to 2028) together
the TPA aims higher, acts professionally
The TPA understands that ports are
with the Corporate Strategic Plan (2011/12
and is guided by a set of well formulated
essential to the success of our economy by
to 2015/16) aimed at modernising and
corporate goals.
facilitating trade and generating income to
expanding our country’s ports. As the
help the government fund essential public
TPA intends to develop and modernise its
Through team work, we are able to
services such as health, education and
ports to meet future demand, we expect
provide superior services to shipping
infrastructure development.
that the involvement of the private sector
lines, importers and exporters. We pay
is necessary for funding and expertise.
special tribute to the Government, our
A major issue for the TPA is the
collaborating partners, the railways,
government’s Big Results Now initiative
Recent developments in Tanzania, par-
shipping agents and customs authorities,
ticularly the discovery of natural gas, have
and we promise to maintain the good
led to a significant increase in maritime
relationships for our mutual benefit. Close
activity and Tanzania is starting to gear its
cooperation between the TPA, stakehold-
infrastructure and services to support the
ers and government will be sustained.
Image courtesy of TICTS
upcoming oil and gas sector. To support this growth, many providers of upstream
While the information contained in this
and midstream services and equipment
handbook is believed to be correct at
have opened offices in Mtwara. Ports like
the time of printing, for the latest ports
Dar es Salaam have also seen an increase
information readers should visit
in oil and gas activity as a result of the
www.tanzaniaports.com or other relevant
significant finds in Mtwara region.
ports publications available in all ports.
There is an urgent need to establish
Director General
an oil and gas services hub to position
Tanzania Ports Authority
tonnes, inward were 127,000 tonnes and transhipment was 100,000 tonnes.
The smaller seaports of Kilwa, Lindi and Mafia handled a total of 49,000 tonnes or 0.3 per cent of total cargo. On the other hand, the lake ports of Mwanza, Kigoma and Kyela dealt with 472,000 tonnes or 3.4 per cent.
Cargo handling During the 2012/13 financial year, port throughput and revenue grew by 13.4 and 10.4 per cent respectively. Total cargo traffic in our ports during this period was 13,727,000 tonnes, an increase of 13.3 per cent compared with the year before. Imports were 10,944,000 tonnes, exports were 2,282,000 tonnes, outward were 271,000
The Port of Dar es Salaam had the dominant market share, handling 12,545,000 tonnes or 91.3 per cent of total cargo. Tanga handled 457,000 tonnes or 3.3 per cent of total cargo and Mtwara handled 203,000 tonnes or 1.4 per cent.
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Muhtasari
Bandari zetu chachu ya kukua kwa Uchumi
M
amlaka ya Usimamizi wa Bandari Tanzania (TPA) inabeba dhamana kubwa ya kuhakikisha kuwa Bandari za Tanzania zinaendelea kuwa lango kuu la biashara ndani ya Afrika ya Mashariki na Kati. Serikali zote ndani ya ukanda zinatambua kuwa ufanisi wa sekta ya uchukuzi na hasa Bandari ni muhimu katika kufikia mafanikio ya kiuchumi.
Plan (2011/12 to 2015/16)’, hii yote
Ningependa kuwaahidi Wateja wetu
inalenga kuziboresha Bandari zetu na
wote kuwa tutatoa huduma rafiki na
kuzifanya kuwa za kisasa zaidi. Lakini pia
itakayokuwa yenye thamani ya fedha ya
tunatambua kuwa hatuwezi kufikia lengo
mteja kwa lengo la kuongeza ukubwa na
hili bila ya ushirikishwaji wa Sekta Binafsi
thamani ya soko tunalohudumia. Jambo
ambayo ni hazina kubwa ya uwezeshaji na
hili linawezekana kwani tumejipanga
utaalamu.
kikamilifu na kuwekea utaratibu mzuri wa kutekeleza majukumu yetu kwa weledi
Yapo mambo mengi yanayoleta chachu
tukiongozwa na mipango yetu makini
kwa Bandari zetu kukua moja wapo ni
tuliyokuwa nayo.
ugunduzi wa hivi karibuni wa gesi asilia hapa nchini ambao umechangia kwa
Kwa kupitia ufanyaji kazi wa pamoja,
kiasi kikubwa kuongezeka kwa shughuli
mpaka sasa tumefanikiwa kutoa huduma
TPA inatambua umuhimu wa Bandari
za biashara ya Bandari. Natambua kuwa
nzuri kwa Kampuni za Meli, waagizaji
katika kuchangia kukua kwa uchumi
Tanzania tayari imejiandaa kuweka
bidhaa wa ndani na nnje ya nchi.
wa nchi, kurahisisha ufanyaji biashara
miundombinu yake vizuri pamoja na
Tunapenda kutoa pongezi za dhati kwa
na kuongeza mapato yanayotumika
kuboresha sekta ya huduma kwa lengo la
Jitihada za Serikali, Washirika wetu ambao
kuboresha mfuko wa Serikali ili
kuunga mkono uchumi huu mpya wa sekta
ni pamoja na Mashirika ya Reli, Mawakala
kuiwezesha kugharamia na kuboresha
ya mafuta na gesi.
wa Meli, Mawakala wa Mizigo na Mamlaka
huduma mbalimbali za Afya, Elimu pamoja na Miundombinu kwa ajili ya maendeleo.
ya Mapato Tanzania (TRA), na tungependa Ili kuweza kuunga mkono ukuaji wa sekta
kuaahidi tutatoa ushirikiano pamoja na
hii, wadau mbalimbali hapa chini tayari
kudumisha mahusiano mazuri yaliyopo
Ili kufikia lengo hilo TPA itahakikisha
wameanza kufungua ofisi zao Mkoani
kwa maslahi ya pande zote. Uhusiano wa
tunaunga mkono jitihada zilizopo
Mtwara. Bandari zetu kama vile ya Dar es
karibu baina ya TPA, Serikali na Wadau
za Serikali kupitia mpango wake wa
Salaam tayari zimeanza kuona ongezeko
nao utadumishwa.
‘Matokeo Makubwa Sasa’, ambapo kupitia
la biashara inayohusiana na shughuli
mkakati huu Serikali imenuia kuboresha
mbalimbali za utafutaji wa mafuta na gesi
Nahitimisha kwa kutoa wito kuwa pamoja
Bandari zetu kuwa za kisasa zaidi bila
uliofanyika na unaondelea katika Mkoa wa
na kwamba taarifa inayopatikana ndani
kusahau lengo la kuziendeleza Bandari
Mtwara.
ya Jarida hili inatoa picha ya kazi zetu
zetu ziwe lango kuu la biashara. Tunayo
nawahimiza Wadau na Wasomaji wote
imani kuwa mara baada ya jitihada hizi
Kutokana na fursa hii sasa kuna umuhimu
kuendelea kuwasiliana na sisi moja kwa
kukamilika, zitainufaisha TPA, Wadau na
wa kipekee wa kuifanya Tanzania kuwa
moja wakati wowote ili kupata taarifa
Taifa letu kwa ujumla.
kitovu cha uzalishaji wa mafuta na gesi
mpya zaidi za maendeleo ya Bandari zetu.
katika Ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki na Kati
Karibuni pia mtembelee tovuti yetu www.
Mamlaka inaendelea kutekeleza
kwani tunashuhudia soko la mafuta na
tanzaniaports.com au msome majarida
majukumu yake kupitia mikakati yake
gesi likikuwa kwa kasi na kupata msukumo
mengine mpate kupata taarifa mbalimbali
mingine kama vile ‘the Ports Master
wa kipekee kutoka kwa wadau mbalimbali.
za Mamlama ya usimamizi wa Bandari
Plan (2009 to 2028)’ pamoja na mkakati
Ni wazi kuwa kwa ugunduzi huu wa
Tanzania (TPA).
wa Shirika ‘the Corporate Strategic
gesi Bandari nayo inaendelea kupata
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changamoto ya kutoa huduma kwa ufanisi
Mkurugenzi Mkuu
kwa wadau wake na wateja wake wote.
Mamlaka ya usimamizi Tanzania
Introduction
New transport links enhance Dar’s hub status
T
he Port of Dar es Salaam is one of East Africa’s leading freight gateways – a growing entry and exit point for goods, not only for the local Tanzanian market but for many landlocked nations across east and central Africa. The port is the Indian Ocean terminus of a complex logistics network stretching across much of central Africa.
Operated by the Tanzania Ports Authority
Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation
(TPA), the Port of Dar es Salaam handles
Agency (CCTTFA) – a joint venture
about 95 per cent of Tanzania’s interna-
between the governments of Burundi,
tional trade across 11 deepwater berths.
the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),
The TPA also owns and manages various
Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The
harbours, both on the Indian Ocean coast
agency’s role is to promote the seamless
(Tanga and Mtwara) and on the lakes of
movement of cargo to and from Dar es
Victoria, Tanganyika and Nyasa.
Salaam by road, rail and inland waterway (in effect, the cross-lake traffic).
Connecting these sea and lake ports, and also serving Tanzania’s neighbours, is a
At Dar es Salaam, this entrepôt role has
transport chain coordinated by the Central
been formalised in the Dar es Salaam
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Introduction
Beyond the Port of Dar es Salaam – as
and from Burundi, Rwanda, the DRC and
a result of loans from the World Bank
Uganda will continue to go by road.
– work is under way to rehabilitate Tanzania’s rail network and to speed the
Tanzania has two rail systems. Tanzania
movement of hinterland-bound containers
Railways Ltd (TRL) operates a 1 metre
while also increasing the rail network’s
gauge central line from Dar es Salaam to
currently low share of freight traffic in the
Kigoma and Mwanza on Lake Tanganyika
Central Corridor.
and Lake Victoria respectively; while Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority
By 2021, Tanzania plans to invest over
(TAZARA) operates a southern route, with
US$ 14 billion in the construction of an
a 1.067 metre gauge, between Dar es
Maritime Gateway Project, an ambitious
all-new standard gauge rail system right
Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi.
plan to boost cargo throughput from 14.7
across the country in a bid to become
million tonnes in 2014/15 to 18 million
East Africa’s preferred transport gateway
tonnes in 2016/17.
and to improve cargo flows. The first line
UPGRADED
will run 2,561 km from Dar es Salaam to
Beyond Dar es Salaam, other ports are
To achieve this goal, the TPA is spending
Burundi and Rwanda, while a second line,
being constructed or upgraded. Tanga
US$ 585 million to drive up efficiency
1,000 km long, will connect Ludewa with
has the proposed Mwambani Economic
in the Port of Dar es Salaam. It’s part of
the Port of Mtwara in the south. More rail
Corridor Project; four berths are to be
the government’s Big Results Now action
projects are expected to follow.
constructed at Mtwara Port and there are
programme to transform Tanzania into
exciting plans for brand-new harbours,
a middle income nation over the next 10
But until this rail upgrade is complete, and
such as the US$ 11 billion scheme to
years.
ahead of the construction of the standard
create the Port of Bagamoyo, 70 km north
gauge network, most containers moving to
of Dar es Salaam.
Led by the TPA, and with strong support from external funding agencies, Tanzania’s ports – and its vital and inextricably linked transport network – are really going places. And East Africa as a region is set to benefit.
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Central Corridor
Upgraded roads and railways to transform Central Corridor
H
elping to smooth the flow of cargo between the Port of Dar es Salaam and its large natural hinterland is the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA). The CCTTFA was established in 2006 by the governments of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Its aim is to co-ordinate road, rail and inland waterway (lake) networks within the Central Corridor in order to speed goods on their way to importers in Tanzania and those located in neighbouring states. The same is true for exports leaving the region.
STRATEGY Part of the CCTTFA’s strategy is to encourage the development of a series of licensed and bonded inland container
There is a long-established rail and lake
A key upgrading and expansion project
depots (ICDs) within the Corridor’s
port network, but the lion’s share of cargo
is the planned construction of an
natural envelope, allowing cargo to be
arriving and leaving the Port of Dar es
‘expressway’ between Dar es Salaam and
imported on through bills of lading to
Salaam is moved by truck, both within
Morogoro, especially the first 100 km
inland destinations. There are already
Tanzania and to and from neighbouring
stretch from the coast to Chalinze. When
several privately operated ICDs, close
states.
completed, this US$ 535 million mega
to the Port of Dar es Salaam, which all
project will create a toll road with four
allow off-terminal storage and customs
Tanzania has always had an impressive
to six lanes. At Chalinze the expressway
inspection. These ICDs have also reduced
and well-maintained road system but,
intersects with the main north-south
container congestion in the port.
as with much of the nation’s existing
Tanga road, providing links to Dar es
transport infrastructure, its main arterial
Salaam and to Mombasa over the border
routes are due for large-scale upgrading
in Kenya.
and expansion.
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Central Corridor
The existing Dar to Chalinze road is, in any case, the main route in and out of Dar es Salaam. This one highway is estimated to carry about 70 per cent of all freight leaving the port and, as a consequence, its upgrade is eagerly awaited. The other option for freight movers is to use Tanzania’s extensive rail network. Central Corridor is operated by stateowned Tanzania Railways (TRL), which is responsible for some 2,700 km of track. At the present time and for a variety of reasons, only a comparatively small percentage of freight imported into and exported out of Dar es Salaam is moved
Image courtesy of The Central Corridor TTFA
The metre-gauge rail system within the
by train within the Corridor. This is set to change, however, with investment in, and significant improve-
independently operated Tanzania Zambia
will, in effect, be bypassed by the DIKKM
ments to, the current rail infrastructure
Railway Authority (TAZARA) line from
line, which will offer a fast, seamless,
and, longer term, the coming of a new
Dar es Salaam to New Kapiri Mposhi in
one-mode transport link between Dar
standard-gauge system. In 2015 a
Zambia. Built in the 1970s, this 1,860
es Salaam and Rwanda and Burundi.
Chinese consortium was awarded a US$
km railway is a vital export route for
As a result, Kigoma’s days as a lakeside
7.6 billion contract to build a 2,561 km
Zambian copper. This line also needs to
gateway for freight traffic would appear to
standard-gauge line. This undertaking
be upgraded. Traffic on the 1.067 metre
be limited.
– the Dar es Salaam, Isaka, Kigali/Keza
gauge line is set to increase from 0.6
and Musongati (DIKKM) Railway – is one
million to 2 million tonnes a year.
of Africa’s biggest transport projects. The main element of this ambitious scheme is to replace the 970 km metre-gauge
INTEGRATED
stretch from Dar es Salaam to Isaka with
The current TRL rail system is integrated,
standard-gauge track. At the same time,
in its turn, with cross-lake ferry
an entirely new 702 km line will be built
services from the Port of Kigoma (Lake
from Isaka to a junction created at Keza.
Tanganyika), for connections to harbours
From Keza, one branch will serve the
in Burundi and the DRC, and the Port
Rwandan capital, Kigali, and the other
of Mwanza (Lake Victoria), which links
reaching Musongati in Burundi. It is
Tanzania with Kenya and Port Bell in
estimated that the DIKKM line will carry a
Uganda.
minimum of 8.5 million tonnes of freight by 2029 and probably an even greater
Cargo handling facilities at Tanzania’s lake
volume.
ports are in need of significant investment to improve their efficiency and allow them
In addition to the TRL system and
to compete with road transport. But this
the coming of DIKKM, there is the
traditional and mostly outdated route
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Location and port maps UGANDA
Bukoba Kemondo
RWANDA
Musoma Nansio Nansio Mwanza
KENYA
BURUNDI RU ND
TANGA TA ANGA
Kigoma
Kwale
Pangani
TA NZ
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Bagamoyo ga gamo amo oyo o
DAR ES S SALAAM SA ALA M AL ALAAM D.R. CONGO
Mafia M Ma afia Kasanga Kilwa Masoko
ZAMBIA BIA
Itungi Lindi Main Sea Po Ports
Manda
M WARA MTW W RA MTWARA
Smaller Sea Ports Main Lake P Ports
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Mbamba Lake a Nyasa ya
MOZAMBIQUE
Dar es Salaam Oil Terminal
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Independance Avenue
MTWARA
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BRN Initiative
Rapid growth plan is good news for ports A socio-economic scheme to make Tanzania a middle income economy by 2025 is helping to drive up efficiency in the ports sector. The Big Results Now initiative was launched by the government, using the economic success story of Malaysia as its model.
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operating procedures; reviewing the key performance indicators and tariffs for berth operations and cargo collection and delivery; and implementing 24-hour working at the port. Stakeholders meet
Image courtesy of TICTS
T
anzania’s ports are benefiting from a government initiative that aims to transform the nation from a low income to a middle income economy by 2025.
every month to discuss and oversee this process.
The Big Results Now (BRN) initiative – launched at the start of the 2013/2014
- Introduce a ‘port community system’
financial year – is modelled on the
with an electronic single window by
successful development strategy of
December 2015.
Malaysia and has also been adopted by
operational activities from administration. A new floor for operational staff has
Rwanda and Nigeria.
USE OF SPACE
been built above the TICTS workshop,
BRN is a government socio-economic
- Improve port layout, road access and
to the new TPA One Stop Centre.
scheme that monitors and oversees a
traffic as well as upgrading rail access
number of external projects. It is a neutral,
and infrastructure
independent unit created to steer through government programmes in a timely fashion. The initiative is focused on six areas:
• Energy and natural gas • Agriculture • Water • Education • Transport • Mobilisation of resources.
while admin. staff have been relocated
- Introduce one-way traffic in the port and improve access at the entry gates.
- Remove and relocate unused
The access roads to Gate 4 and Gate 8
facilities (sheds Nos 2 and 3 have been
(the exit for containers from TICTS) were
demolished)
rehabilitated in 2015.
- Relocation of the offices of Tanzania
- Relocate scanning processes at entry and
International Container Terminal
exit points. The TPA, through the Ministry
Services Ltd (TICTS) in order to separate
of Transport, received a grant of two
The ports sector is one of the key Tanzanian assets to benefit from the BRN initiative. The government is mindful that future growth of the nation’s economy will depend on improvements to its ports to make them more efficient and able to handle the growth in trade. Under the BRN initiative, the Port of Dar es Salaam surpassed its cargo handling target in the first year. BRN has set out key objectives in its drive to improve the efficiency of Dar es Salaam
PORT OPERATIONS - Transform operational processes by
Image courtesy of TICTS
and other ports.
introducing new high standards of
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Image courtesy of DSM Corridor Group
BRN Initiative
progress of the BRN initiative. At its official launch, the then President Jakaya Kikwete said: “Development plans are no longer secret matters for the executives, but the public will be involved to scanners from China. Nine staff went to China for training. Two mobile scanners
- Rehabilitation of facilities and equipment at Mwanza South Port.
learn about the development plans and share their views accordingly.”
from TradeMark East Africa financing. - Rail handling equipment at the port to be upgraded with rubber tyred gantry
INFRASTRUCTURE
Commenting on Tanzania’s 2025 devel-
- New ro-ro terminal at Gerezani Creek
Mizengo Pinda said the government was
cranes.
focused on ensuring a clear implementa- Channel dredging, widening of Berths
- Upgrade rail links and construct a rail loop within the port.
opment goal, the then Prime Minister
tion of the various projects.
1 to 7 and modernising of Berths 13 and 14.
Malaysian policy experts travelled to Tanzania to coach 300 Tanzanian
ADMINISTRATION
NEW METHODS
experts on the initiative and on how
- Drafting of a customer service charter to
Tanzania could be transformed into a
The Big Results Now (BRN) initiative
middle-class economy using the six
enhance professionalism and informa-
aims to adopt new methods of working in
priority areas articulated in the Tanzania
tion transparency.
specified time frames.
National Development Vision 2025.
- Capacity building and workforce
The bureau of BRN advises and inputs
Malaysia, now an industrialised
enhancement. A group of marine pilots
measures to ensure the Tanzania Ports
country with one of the best economic
and engineers completed their studies
Authority is working efficiently. The
records in Asia, was at the same level
in Egypt in February 2015. TPA has
project is funded from various sources.
of development as Tanzania when it
budgeted for another group and will
gained independence and is expected to
send a second batch of trainees to Egypt
BRN’s emphasis on prioritisation of
in 2015/16.
frameworks, as well as rigorous and
LAKE PORT CAPACITY
become a developed country by 2020.
continuous monitoring and problem
Malaysia is a solid development
solving, helped Tanzania achieve beyond
model for Tanzania in view of the many
expectation within the first year.
similarities between the economies of
- Rehabilitation of facilities and
the two nations, such as mining and
equipment at the Port of Kigoma was
Tanzania’s top officials have set up
agriculture being the initial driving
completed in December 2014
mechanisms to ensure the smooth
forces for growth.
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Container Terminals
Container handling goes from strength to strength
C
ontainer handling at the Port of Dar es Salaam has been transformed since the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) took the decision in 2000 to privatise the port’s then only container terminal, opening the way to improvements in efficiency and productivity that continue to this day.
infrastructure has struggled to keep pace. The problem has been eased significantly, however, by improvements to the nation’s road network, the opening of more inland container depots (ICDs) and an expansion of the Port of Dar es Salaam. Today, TICTS handles about half a million containers a year – a fivefold increase since 2000. The company has two terminals with an annual capacity of
The terminal was leased to a consortium
400,000 teu. To supplement this, as the
of third-party operators in the shape of
TICTS terminal began to reach its peak
Tanzania International Container Terminal
capacity, the TPA has been handling more
Services Ltd (TICTS).
and more containers across its multipurpose berth, which has an annual capacity
Container handling services in the Port
of 200,000 teu.
of Dar es Salaam became the envy of its competitors as it achieved the best productivity ratings of any port in the region.
TICTS TICTS has been operating the container It now handles about 75 per cent of
call Dar es Salaam carrying more than
containers in the Port or Dar es Salaam.
600,000 teu – or 10 million tonnes – of containerised cargo. A further 60 to 70
TICTS is operated by Hutchison Port
containerships are handled each year in
Holdings Ltd (HPH), a subsidiary of
the regional ports of Tanga and Mtwara.
Hutchison Holdings Ltd (CK Hutchison),
Figures for 2014 show that 71 per cent of
the world’s leading port operator. So the
the containers handled were domestic, 25
reputation of TICTS for reliability and
per cent were in transit and four per cent
efficiency is backed by a world leader
were transhipped.
with operations in 52 ports and 26 countries.
Despite the economic challenges facing Tanzania and the hinterland nations,
The TICTS terminal in Dar es Salaam
cargo throughput has continued to
has 725 metres of continuous quay with
grow at an annual rate of over 10 per
four berths and a depth alongside of
cent since 2005. This growth has led to
12.2 metres. Access from the open sea
congestion and delays as the hinterland
is by way of a 140 metre wide channel with a depth of 10.7 metres. The berths are equipped with five ship-to-shore
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Images courtesy of TICTS
terminal on a 25-year lease since 2000. Today, about 450 containerships a year
gantry cranes, each with a capacity of
Other equipment at the terminal include
off-peak times as well as encouraging
45 tonnes. Three vessels can be accom-
a rail mounted gantry crane, fork-lift
inland clearance.
modated simultaneously at Berths 8, 9,
trucks, empty container handlers and yard
10 and 11.
tractors and trailers.
Lack of storage space in the port was for a long time an obstacle to growth.
There is a paved area of 18.75 hectares
EFFICIENCY
Container flow has now improved
of 11,500 teu served by 12 rubber tyred
Nearly all containers leave the port by
creation of inland container depots
gantry cranes and other yard handling
road, with less then one per cent going by
and container freight stations (CFS).
equipment. There are 92 plug-in points for
rail. This has been a significant cause of
They have greatly eased congestion
refrigerated containers.
road congestion, with about 800 vehicles
in the harbour as well as allowing the
for container stacking with a capacity
significantly, however, with the
entering and leaving the port each day. To
port to retain business. They have also
TICTS has two other container depots. The
combat this, the port is now endeavouring
boosted its effective capacity. Many
Kurasini Inland Container Depot (ICD) has
to make greater use of rail for hauling
containers are now discharged in the
a capacity of 500 teu and the Ubungo ICD
freight. The TPA is also striving to reduce
port and transferred directly to an ICD
has a capacity of 2,000 teu per annum.
congestion by releasing vehicles at
for customs clearance.
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Container Terminals
As well as those operated by TICTS, there
5. Tanzania Road Haulage ICD and CFS,
are private licensed ICDs – all within a
Tanzania’s largest independent ICD, 5
12 km radius of the port – with a
km from the port
TPA owns and operates a 3,600 teu
combined handling capacity of 13,900 teu.
capacity container stuffing facility 6. PMM ICD
outside the port. The facility is located
They include:
on Mandela Road in the former National 7. Trans-AMI ICD and CFS, operated by
1. Azam ICD and CFS: 30,600 square
CONTAINER STUFFING
Bollore Africa.
Shipping Agencies Company (Nasaco) yard next to the Camel Oil tank farm. It
metres and 1,600 teu capacity
receives export cargo from up-country
PRODUCTIVITY
and stuffs them into containers, which are
DICD and Jefag ICD with a combined
Productivity of the port has trebled
This facility has allowed stuffing
capacity of 4,000 containers and 3,500
since ICDs were introduced. It fell
operations to be sited away from the port,
square metres of warehousing
slightly when the container terminal
helping to further ease congestion.
2. Jefag Logistics Tanzania operating
then transferred to the port for shipment.
suffered congestion in 2009 but has now 3. MCCL ICD and CFS: 750 teu capacity
recovered. In 2014 it reached an average of 27.5 moves per hour for vessels
4. Lake Oil (African ICD): 42,000 square metres and 5,000 teu capacity
handled at TICTS and 16.6 moves per hour at the TPA quays.
Image courtesy of TICTS
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Road Haulage
Challenges ahead as road network takes weight of cargo growth
C
omplementing the expansion of Tanzania’s port facilities, there is an ongoing programme of development and investment to bring the nation’s road network into line with modern standards. With 99 per cent of inbound containers leaving the Port of Dar es Salaam by truck, it is clearly essential to create an efficient road network in order to maintain the growth and smooth operation of the port. Transport links have become a priority for the government in its budget forecasts as well as attracting a lot of foreign investment. Road haulage is a key part of Tanzania’s logistics network because it provides a largely door-to-door service and there is less risk of damage or pilferage. Further efforts are being made to reduce checkpoints and introduce a roundthe-clock service at the border to ease congestion, speed up delivery and reduce
Image courtesy of DSM Corridor Group
costs for importers and exporters. Another boost to the sector came early in 2015 when the ban on right-hand-drive trucks was lifted. Since then, more than 200 trucks have been imported into Tanzania and the nation’s trucking and
Images courtesy of Malawi Cargo Centres Limited (MCCL)
logistics services have become significantly more competitive. Tanzania acts as a cargo gateway for its landlocked neighbours of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. For Tanzania, having efficient transport links is vital to the growth of this trade and, ultimately, to the economies of its neighbours. This responsibility is taken very seriously by the government and Tanzania Ports Authority, which are
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working all the time to improve services and reduce delays. Dar es Salaam and on trunk routes. It has
TRUNK ROADS
been a focus of investment over the past
Tanzania has a network of about 87,000
national transport budget.
decade, receiving up to 70 per cent of the
km of roads, of which about 12,780 km
Development Bank. Work is expected to start in 2017.
are classified as trunk roads. Of the trunk
Under the current National Transport
roads about 5,130 km are paved and
Policy, the aim is to pave all trunk roads
7,650 km are unpaved. In addition, there
linking regional capitals to bitumen
Rapid Transit Project will involve the
are over 21,000 km of regional roads,
standard by 2018 as well as improving
construction of a rapid bus system
mostly unpaved.
urban roads to further reduce congestion.
along some 21 km of the road out of
The trunk roads provide international
Much of the foreign investment is from
Segregated bus lanes will be built, with
connections and join most major cities.
China, with US$ 1.7 billion pledged so far.
raised platforms in the centre of the
• The first phase of the Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam towards Morogoro.
The trunk and regional roads are the responsibility of the Tanzania National
road for passengers. As further phases Investment includes:
are rolled out across the city, it is hoped
Roads Agency (TANROADS), a semiWorks, created in 2000.
• About 100 km of the trunk road from Dar es Salaam to Chalinze is being
Jan Hoffmann | Wikimedia Commons | CC-BY-SA-3.0
autonomous agency of the Ministry of
upgraded to ease traffic flow. This is One of the many ways of reducing
the main westbound route from the
congestion and delays has been to set up
port, leading to the transit countries
dedicated cargo handling facilities away
as well as serving much of Tanzania’s
from the port.
interior. The road carries an estimated 70 per cent of cargo leaving the Port
• Isaka Dry Port, about 1,000 km north-
of Dar es Salaam, so it is a vital link in
west of Dar es Salaam, handles much of
the transport chain. Chalinze is also
the cargo in transit to and from Rwanda
the point where the road diverges to
and Burundi.
Tanga and further north, linking Dar es Salaam to Mombasa in Kenya. The toll
• Cargo centres are operated by
road will cost about US$ 535 million
Zamcargo, near the port, for transit
and will feature a six-lane highway for
trade with Zambia; and by the Malawi
50 km and a four-lane highway for the
government in both Dar es Salaam and
remainder. A further phase to upgrade
Mbeya, about 750 km from the port, for
the rest of the road to Morogoro is
transit traffic with Malawi.
being considered.
that this will reduce the number of vehicles on the roads, easing conges-
• In and around Dar es Salaam there are
• Together with improvements to the Port
12 inland container depots (ICDs) that
of Bagamoyo, about 50 km north of Dar
receive cargo directly from the port by
es Salaam, various road developments
road for clearance and oncarriage.
are under way including an arterial
North-South (Uhuru) Corridor to the
road running north to Malindi and the
Port of Kasanga on Lake Tanganyika.
tion and delays, especially for trucks.
• A spur road is being built from the
INVESTMENT
Kenyan border to boost cross-border trade. This US$ 500 million, 460 km
• An extension of the road from Arusha to
The country’s outdated road network is
route is being financed by the East
Musoma on Lake Victoria is being built
one of the main causes of congestion in
African Community and the African
to better serve trade with Uganda.
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Road Haulage
• In the Mtwara Corridor to the south of Dar es Salaam – considered one of
COOPERATION
the fastest-growing economic areas
Improving transport networks is a
because of oil and gas exploration –
major concern for every partner in the
roads are being expanded to three-lane
process and various organisations are
highways and a one-way traffic system
actively discussing and recommending
is being introduced in the port.
improvements.
• The main link from Dodoma to the
• The Port Improvement Company (PIC)
Rwandan border via Singida and
is an independent commercial and
Nzega is being expanded, along with
government initiative. Representatives
improvements, challenges and opportu-
another road direct to Kigoma on Lake
from major companies in the industry
nities. The PIC embraces organisations
Tanganyika.
meet every month to discuss
such as Tanzania Ports Authority, TICTS, Tanzania Revenue Authority, TRH, TANROADS, the ICDs, shipping lines and clearing and forwarding agents.
• The Tanzania Truck Owners Association (TATOA) is a voluntary business association that aims to create the most efficient and reliable transport sector in sub-Saharan Africa. TATOA has 962 members and foresees the road transport sector becoming the number two contributor to GDP.
• Trade Mark East Africa is working to improve roads in and around the port and thus boost efficiency.
• The Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency is a multilateral agency set up in 2006 by the governments of Burundi, DRC, Rwanda,
Images courtesy of TICTS
Tanzania and Uganda.
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Images courtesy of Malawi Cargo Centres Limited (MCCL)
Image courtesy of The Central Corridor TTFA
Railway
New rail network will boost hinterland links
T
anzania’s main Indian Ocean ports and its chief hinterland markets in Rwanda, Burundi, the DRC and Zambia are rail connected.
managed rail line, with a different gauge,
percentage of inbound cargo arriving in
links Dar es Salaam with Zambia.
the Port of Dar es Salaam and destined for hinterland destinations is actually
At present, the TRL rail system covers
transported by rail or rail and ferry.
some 2,700 km of track capable of supporting an axle load of 15 tons. In theory,
But this system – or at least the rail
Tanzania’s rail network consists largely
rail freight is part of a fully integrated rail
element – is set to change, and for two
of a metre gauge central line, which
and ferry system. Thus, Kigoma is the
reasons. First, improvements are being
connects Dar es Salaam with Kigoma (on
gateway to Bujumbura and the harbours
made to the existing rail infrastructure.
Lake Tanganyika) and Mwanza (on Lake
of Kalemie and Uvira in the DRC, while
Second, and more importantly, the
Victoria) and is run by Tanzania Railways
Mwanza links with Kisumu in Kenya and
construction of a new 2,561 km standard
Ltd (TRL). A second and separately
Port Bell in Uganda. Yet only a very small
gauge rail system is now under way.
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Railways
Tanzania plans to spend US$ 14.2 billion on a standard gauge network that is designed to improve the flow of cargo between Dar es Salaam and Rwanda, Burundi, the DRC and Uganda while also providing better and faster domestic connections.
UPGRADING The lead project is a US$ 7.6 billion scheme known as the Dar es Salaam, Isaka, Kigali/Keza and Musongati (DIKKM) line. This will involve upgrading the existing 970 km Dar es Salaam to Isaka line and then constructing a new 702 km line to a junction at Keza, where the route would divide, with branches to Rwanda and Burundi. Two additional freight-only main lines,
to Zambia, the DRC, Malawi, Burundi and
As part of this plan, a further 12 km of
Rwanda.
line from Kange to Tanga’s proposed
costing a total of around US$ 6.6 billion,
new port at Mwambani, and another
are to be constructed between mining
TAZARA has freight handling facilities at
25 km of railway from Kidomole to the
areas in the north and south of Tanzania
its terminal in Dar es Salaam and at the
port at Mbegani in Bagamoyo, are under
and the Port of Dar es Salaam.
stations of New Kapiri Mposhi, Kasama
consideration.
and Makambako. The station at New The 1,860 km, 1.067 metre gauge
Kapiri Mposhi handles cargo to and from
There are other sections of track, too,
TAZARA railway links Dar es Salaam
southern and central Africa regions, while
which remain outside the standard gauge
with New Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia’s
Kasama is a key station for the Great
upgrade, the reason being that the new
Central Province. Originally built in the
Lakes region. Mbeya and Makambako
DIKKM line seeks to cut out the need for
1970s to provide landlocked Zambia
deal with cargo from Malawi and parts of
lake ferry transfers and expensive double
with an alternative outlet for its copper
the Great Lakes.
handling. These lines include a 397 km
exports, TAZARA is now in need of a major upgrade. Exports of copper are, in
link between Isaka and Mwanza and a
MINING
branch from Tabora to Kigoma (although
producers regain confidence in the line
Another major rail line is planned to link
long-term upgrading plans). There is also
following investment in more modern
coal and iron ore mining projects in the
a section between Mruazi and the junction
locomotives and other equipment. As
south-western region of Njombe (600
on the Dar es Salaam-Isaka main line, the
well as transporting copper, manganese,
km from Dar) to Mtwara Port (500 km
210 km branch from Kaliua and Mpanda,
cobalt and other minerals for export, the
from Dar). This 1,000 km standard gauge
plus one or two other minor branches.
TAZARA carries imports such as fertilizer
railway line is expected to cost at least
These will all remain metre gauge.
any case, increasing as Zambia’s copper
these lines form part of the government’s
US$ 1.4 billion. There is also a US$ 1.9 billion plan to revive the existing 438 km metre gauge line from Tanga to Arusha and Moshi as well as to build a new 664 km section from Arusha to Musoma on Lake Victoria. Once in operation, this new standard gauge line would offer a fast and convenient link to the Indian Ocean for Ugandan importers and exporters.
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One Stop Centre
One Stop Centre will speed cargo clearance
C
argo clearance in the Port of Dar es Salaam will take a big step forward in April 2016 with the opening of an impressive new high-rise building, the One Stop Centre (OSC), in the centre of Dar es Salaam. The aim of the OSC is to bring all the government agencies involved in cargo clearance under one roof, thus streamlining the processes and leading to much greater efficiency in the clearance of documents. This in turn is expected to lead to a dramatic reduction in the number of days of dwell time for cargo passing through the Port of Dar es Salaam. The new 35-storey OSC building is one of the tallest in Dar es Salaam. It will house the head office and most departments of the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) as well as all the government agencies involved in the inspection of cargo imported through Dar es Salaam. These agencies include the Ministry of Transport, the
The OSC project was launched in August
es Salaam is roughly US$ 400 per 20 ft
Government Chemist Laboratory Agency,
2012 in response to complaints from
container.
the Atomic Energy Commission, the
shipping lines about the very inefficient
Weights and Measures Agency and the
way in which documents were being
Port users wanted much quicker
Food and Drugs Authority.
dealt with in the Port of Dar es Salaam.
and easier access to the authorities
In the past, before the creation of the
and institutions that deal with cargo
RESPONSE
OSC, clearing and forwarding agents have
processing in the port. With Dar es
been obliged to travel many kilometres
Salaam striving to position itself as a
The offices of various shipping lines and
between multiple agencies in order to
principal gateway to East and Central
other private companies will also be
complete the cargo clearance process.
Africa, it was clearly time to cut through
housed in the OSC building.
the red tape, clear the backlog and It has been calculated that the cost of
create a modern system that could
one day of dwell time at the Port of Dar
provide efficient cargo processing with a minimum of waiting time.
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The OSC project is one of the most ambitious long-term transformation plans by the TPA. The creation of this one-stop facility will go a long way towards helping the TPA to achieve its aim of making Tanzania the maritime gateway of choice for its landlocked neighbours. The TPA believes the OSC will allow the port to raise its game and offer its customers a much improved level of service. New technology will be used to process documents quickly, while the physical movement of documents will be greatly reduced by having all the various agencies in one building. The new technology will include electronic payments such as internet banking and telephone banking. From the point of view of the government and the ports authority, the OSC is likely to make the Port of Dar es Salaam much more efficient, thus enabling it to handle more cargo and generate more revenue for the national economy. From the point of view of freight forwarders and other port customers, the OSC will make the business of clearing their cargo through Dar es Salaam a lot easier and
addition to Dar es Salaam and Tanzania, it
quicker and free of hassle.
covers the borders of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda and the Port of Mombasa.
KEY PROCEDURES
This helps cargo owners and port users to
The beneficial effects of the new OSC have
find the government agencies they need
been further enhanced by the creation
as well as providing a clear guide to the
of a regional manual that sets out the
procedures and costs involved in clearing
procedures for cargo clearance not only
cargo through Dar es Salaam and other
in Dar es Salaam but throughout the East
ports.
Africa region. The USAID East Africa Trade and InvestThe manual contains key procedures,
ment Hub worked with the Federation
documentation and other requirements
of East African Freight Forwarders
for cargo clearance along the Northern,
Associations (FEAFFA) to produce the new
Central and Dar es Salaam corridors. In
manual.
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World Bank
World Bank is key player in Dar expansion project
W
ork is under way on a US$ 565 million project to modernise and expand the Port of Dar es Salaam in order to bring the port into line with its international competitors.
The expansion project is expected to
The World Bank was among those
approximately double the port’s cargo
who warned that, without a significant
handling capacity to 28 million tonnes by
upgrade, Dar es Salaam could be at
2020.
risk of falling behind rival ports. In a statement, the World Bank said: “If
Financial support for this project is being
the current situation is not remedied,
provided by a coalition of development
the Port of Dar es Salaam might lose
partners, including the World Bank Group,
its existing market share in regional
The port is critical for international trade
under the umbrella of the government’s Big
trade, particularly when other ports
and the integration of business in East
Results Now initiative. The World Bank will
and railways become operational in
Africa. For this reason, stakeholders have
use its expertise in the maritime transport
neighbouring countries.”
come together and recognised the urgent
sector to help Tanzania achieve higher
need for investment in better facilities and
levels of performance in its principal port.
a significant increase in capacity.
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World Bank
On 12 September 2014 a Memorandum of
and to increase the port’s cargo handling
Understanding (MoU) to develop the port
capacity to 28 million tonnes by 2020 in
was signed by Tanzania Ports Authority,
the first phase of the project.
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA), the World Bank and the UK Department for
In a second phase, there are plans to
International Development (DFID).
further increase the port’s handling capacity to 34 million tonnes by 2025. The
The cooperation, via the Dar es Salaam
overall project is expected to cost US$
Maritime Gateway Project, includes
750 million.
financial support for the deepening and strengthening of berths 1 to 7, dredging of
Work commenced with the demolition
the entrance channel and turning basin,
of two sheds, freeing up space for
construction of a new berth and ro-ro
cargo handling and helping to improve
terminal and improvements in the spatial
operational efficiency.
efficiency and operational effectiveness of the port.
The upgraded port will be able to accommodate larger vessels, thus allowing
PARTNERS
Tanzania to benefit from the economy
The US$ 565 million provisional cost of
will be improved, too, as will the nation’s
the project will be covered by a mixture of
roads and railways.
of scale. Infrastructure outside the port
loan, credit and grant from the development partners.
These port improvements in Dar es Salaam are likely to ease pressure on
The aim of the cooperation is to help the
other ports in the region that are strug-
TPA fulfil the government’s objectives as
gling to cope with ever-growing traffic due
set out in the Big Results Now initiative
to capacity constraints.
A milestone event When the MoU was signed in September 2014, Philippe Dongier, the World Bank’s country director for Tanzania, described it as “another significant milestone in the history of relations of the World Bank and Tanzania”. He said the World Bank Group had been a consistent supporter of Tanzania’s transport sector and now it was working closely with the DFID and TMEA to deliver a project that would make a substantive contribution to the development of both Tanzania and the East Africa region. Mr Dongier was confident that the World Bank’s international expertise in maritime transport and logistics and public-private partnerships would help Tanzania achieve the levels of the world’s best practices. Ros Cooper, speaking on behalf of DFID, said the Port of Dar es Salaam was arguably Tanzania’s most important infrastructure asset. “Future growth of the economy depends on the port’s ability to improve, to become more efficient and to be able to handle more trade,” said Ms Cooper. “This partnership between TPA, the World Bank, DFID and TMEA will make that happen.”
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Mtwara Port
Mtwara expands to serve oil and gas sector
T
he natural deepwater harbour of Mtwara, in Mikindani Bay, is one of Tanzania’s three main ports along with Dar es Salaam and Tanga. Situated some 580 km south of Dar es Salaam, Mtwara is being transformed now from a comparatively small harbour into a port that will play a major role in the future economic and social development of Tanzania. The discovery of significant oil and gas fields totalling an estimated 50 trillion cubic feet in the Indian Ocean has seen the port take on a new national importance. At the same time, the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has well-developed plans to expand and rehabilitate the port and US$ 214 million has been earmarked for this work. Some 263 hectares of land has been acquired for an expansion westwards that will see the quay lengthened and the number of berths increased to seven. Previously, the port covered only 70 hectares.
NEW EQUIPMENT Ahead of the proposed expansion, Mtwara consists of one continuous 385 metre quay with a maximum depth alongside of 10.0 metres (9.85 metres
port by acquiring new equipment includ-
At the same time, 110 hectares is ear-
draught) at both its general cargo berths
ing a reach stacker, a container spreader,
marked for a proposed new Free Zone that
and its oil terminal. The cargo berths are
empty container handlers and terminal
will be developed in two phases. The first
supported by four transit sheds while
tractors as well as a new pilot boat.
will involve development of 10 hectares
the oil and gas sector has dedicated
for oil and gas support companies while
facilities at one end of the quay. Ships are
The offshore oil and gas sector now uses
the remainder is to be used as a general
restricted in size to 175 metres LOA.
Mtwara as its main supply base and
export processing and economic zone.
several major international energy firms There are three mobile cranes of up to 25
operate from the port. A further 400
The long-term goal is to create a port
tonnes capacity for handling containers
hectares is being set aside for expansion
capable of handling 28 million tonnes
and general cargo. TPA has upgraded the
of the gas sector.
of cargo a year. Prior to the expansion,
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Mtwara Port
The Corridor passes through eight local
Furthermore, there is a US$ 3.6 billion
regions and it will form part of a new road
plan to build a new 862 km railway
and rail network connecting Mtwara with
connecting Mtwara with Mbamba Bay
Lake Nyasa.
with spurs to Mchuchuma and Liganga. From Mbamba Bay it is possible to reach
The Corridor has potential for rapid
Nkhata by ferry on the opposite shore of
growth based on mineral resources,
Lake Nyasa in Malawi.
agriculture, tourism, forestry, wildlife, fishing and tourism.
This line, which is being built by China Railway No 2 Engineering Group, will be
GATEWAY
used to export coal from Mchuchuma
tonnes a year – mainly general cargo,
Traditionally the gateway to southern
Liganga. There are also petrochemicals at
cement and foodstuffs. Even then, Mtwara
Tanzania, the Port of Mtwara is linked by
Songo Songo and gas at Mnazi Bay that
has been underused and recent figures
paved roads to the coastal town of Lindi
may also be exported via the new rail link.
show just over 200,000 tonnes of cargo
(107 km to the north, where gas produc-
There are plans, too, for a pipeline from
per year including about 14,600 teu.
tion facilities are being built) and Masasi
Mtwara to Mbamba Bay.
Mtwara could handle only about 400,000
and vanadium, titanium and iron ore from
and by semi-paved roads to Newala. As it is, the port forms a key element
Beyond Masasi the road is paved for some
It is the large-scale export of this coal and
of the Mtwara Development Corridor, a
60 km towards Tunduru and the Unity
iron ore that will eventually see Mtwara,
scheme to provide better transport links
Bridge crossing point to Mozambique,
as a mineral-based port, reach the 28
in Tanzania’s underdeveloped south and
where roads are also being upgraded.
million tonnes a year envisaged as part of
also with the neighbouring subregion
Eventually the 804 km A19 road will be
long-term expansion plans.
formed by northern Malawi, eastern
paved all the way from Mtwara to Songea
Zambia and northern Mozambique.
and on to Mbamba Bay on Lake Nyasa.
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Tanga Port
Lighterage port poised for upgrade
T
anga is Tanzania’s second largest port (after Dar es Salaam) and the natural freight gateway to the north of the country and points beyond. This role is set to be fulfilled with plans for an upgraded and extended rail connection between Tanga and Lake Victoria.
berths and are loaded and discharged
Engaruka soda ash plant at Wosiwosi near
using ships’ gear and lighters. There is
Lake Natron. Exports from these two sites
also a small tanker berth connected by
would go via the Port of Tanga.
submarine pipeline. At the same time, the 435 km TangaTanga is rail-connected by 1 metre gauge
Arusha line will be upgraded to standard
track to Arusha via Moshi. But only the
gauge to make it compatible with the
99 km stretch from Tanga to Korogwe
new Arusha-Musoma line. Total length
is operational. The rest of the line is
of the new line will be 1,108 km and the
disused.
estimated cost is US$ 3 billion.
For the time-being, Tanga remains a
However, there are plans to build a 668
The last recorded figures show that just
lighterage port with just two shallow-
km standard gauge line from Arusha to
under 10,500 teu of containers were
water berths for lighters and coast craft.
Musoma, on the shore of Lake Victoria.
handled in a 12-month period and about
As a result, ocean-going vessels anchor
The proposed line is expected to have
450,000 tonnes of cargo in total.
at seven stream buoys (with a maximum
two spurs, one to a phosphate mine
draught of 9.45 metres) offering up to 12
at Minjingu and another to a planned
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Electronic Payment System
On-line payments: a win-win for TPA and its customers
T
anzania Ports Authority (TPA) has introduced a new online payment processing system that it hopes will transform the way business is conducted in the port by further streamlining its operations. It means that more time can be spent developing services with less time spent moving paperwork around. It also means that more port operations are conducted on a 24-hour, seven days a week basis. The Integrated Electronic Payment System (IEPS) is a single window system overseen by Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA). It allows TPA customers to make online and branch payments of port fees and charges using CRDB Bank, NMB and Visa cards. More banks and payment channels will be introduced as the system gains momentum. Customers will also be able to use card machines and make payments via mobile banking facilities such as M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa and Airtel Money, POS It is hoped the new system will reduce
the level of paperwork – a vital step as
verification is successful, the cargo is col-
customer complaints about the speed of
TPA heads toward full e-port status.
lected from the delivery point, otherwise
the process as well as avoiding overpayment. In addition, because the process is
the agent returns to the revenue office to
CURRENT SYSTEM
correct the paperwork.
customers can use the system in complete
Under the current system, an invoice
This time-consuming manual process
confidence. Online functions include
is printed by the TPA and provided to
is one of the chief reasons for delays
monitoring and tracking payments.
clearing and forwarding agents for port
in cargo clearance, increased dwell
operated independently of third parties,
charges to be paid, and also to the
time and, ultimately, congestion in the
IEPS removes a lot of bureaucracy from
delivery point. The agent makes payment
port. There can also be further delays
the payment process and greatly reduces
by cash or cheque, after which someone
through the need to handle cash and
at the revenue office carries out a manual
clear cheques, which can only be carried
process of confirmation and verification. If
out during bank working hours. This manual system also suffers from possible fraud and forgery due to loopholes in
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which customers can register for an
• Greater visibility of financial supply chain
account and a PRN. Once the payment is reconciled against an invoice, the cargo is released for collection. Any
• Reduced costs involved in payment processing
documents, such as delivery orders and release orders, can be submitted by email from the agent.
BENEFITS
• Simplification of payment disputes and management of port charges
• Increased compliance with financial policies
Benefits to TPA customers include:
• Payment transaction status updated in • Relatively inexpensive
real-time in TPA’s account.
• Greater privacy • Enhanced security • Error-free processes that reduce paper-work time
• Independence in payment process • Savings in travel costs and time • Easy traceability of successful and the current payment processes as well
rejected payments
as substandard and often unreliable record-keeping.
IEPS should alleviate all of TPA’s current
• Efficient management of payment disputes
REAL-TIME
concerns about the handling of cash, clearing of cheques and waiting for confirmation of bank transfer payments. This
• TPA customers can review their current
will allow TPA to speed up cargo clearance
By contrast, IEPS offers access to infor-
open invoices and make payments
and thus gain time to handle additional
mation in real-time as well as immediate
against these invoices
cargo and collect more revenue.
payment and verification. Invoicing and payment processing are carried out online or via a mobile device, although
• Payment transactions status updated in real-time in the customer’s account.
branch payments are still acceptable. Benefits to TPA and government include:
invoice number or Bill of Lading
services there is a pressing need for effective communications alongside
Invoices can be accessed electronically by Payment Reference Number (PRN),
For TPA to provide world-class maritime
speedy payment processes. In short, TPA has moved significantly closer
• More efficient and faster revenue collection
to keeping pace with international competition.
number via www.tpapayments.com for
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Mwanza to be modernised
M
wanza, on Lake Victoria, has traditionally been a major rail-connected transit point for cargo moving to and from Dar es Salaam and Port Bell in Uganda. Mwanza is the largest and busiest of Tanzania’s lake ports. Mwanza North Port comprises a passenger terminal with an annual handling capacity of about 150,000 passengers and 20,000 tonnes of mainly personal effects. The North Pier has no shoreside cargo handling facilities, so loading and
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Mwanza Port
unloading of cargo is performed by ship’s gear and/or stevedores.
UGANDA
Mwanza South Port: The pier consists
Buboka
of a cargo terminal with an annual
Musoma
handling capacity of about 500,000 tonnes. It handles transit and locally sourced traffic moving to and from
RWANDA
Uganda.
Bunda Nansio
Mwanza Port is at the end of the Central Line from Dar es Salaam. It is the
Mwanza
gateway for the rail lake ferries through
to Kenya and Uganda. The North andNgara
Biharamulo
Magu
Sengerema
South Terminals were originally built to provide a seamless link in the East African rail system, but the vast
Buseresere
majority of this traffic is now moved by
BURUNDI RU ND
truck.
Uyovu Ushirombo
Mwadui Shinyanga
Kahama
Nzega
Kasul Kasulu
Ujiji
Kigoma Kigom Kigoma Uvinza za
The port handled a total of 360,891
management system to minimise soil
tonnes of cargo in 2012/13 compared with
erosion and the silting of the port; and
Singida
210,284 tonnes in 2011/12 – an increase Taboracreating or reviving areas for vehicles
Nguruka of 150,607 tonnes or 71.6 per cent over
involved in ro-ro operations. Other
the previous 12 months.
projects envisaged over the long-term
Urambo
include an additional quay, a new
NEW EQUIPMENT
linkspan, a new oil berth, new open and
Plans are in hand to modernise Mwanza
parking for trucks.
coverage storage areas and improved
M
TA NZ South and three other Tanzanian lake
ports and to acquire new cargo handling
equipment. The Dutch firm Royal Haskoning DHV is the consultant for this work.
Mpanda
The project would involve dredging the
port to restore its 6.0 metre deep access channel; rehabilitating a watercourse
Rungwa
D.R. CONGO
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Kyela Port / Kigoma Port
Plans to upgrade lake ports
T
raditionally one of the busiest ports on Lake Tanganyika, Kigoma is linked by rail to Dar es Salaam and by ferry to other harbours on the lake such as Kalemie (suspended), Moba and Kahemi (Democratic Republic of Congo), Bujumbura (Burundi) and Mpulungu (Zambia). Kigoma Port has a 200 metre berth and several cranes and can handle containers. Kigoma is earmarked for upgrade and rehabilitation. At the same time, designs for the modernisation of many of Tanzania’s Lake Tanganyika ports are in the final stages. Kigoma handled a total of 81,880 tonnes in 2012/13 compared with 73,253 tonnes the previous year – an increase of 11.7 per cent. The port handles mainly bagged cargo,
sandbar and has more or less silted
But it is Mbamba Bay that is set to
which is loaded manually using labour to
up, but there are plans to revitalise the
become the main Tanzanian port on
carry the bags from quay to ship.
existing quay and buildings at Itungi, 11
Lake Nyasa. Mbamba Bay features
km south of Kyela.
prominently in the Southern Corridor
There is covered storage for up to 45,000
development plan which aims to link
tonnes of cargo in the port area and next
Until Itungi is dredged, ferry services
Mtwara with Malawi and other hinterland
to the quay and 75,000 tonnes of open
operate to Malawi from a temporary port
states.
storage including space for vehicles.
at Kiwira, 5 km south of Itungi.
KYELA
The Tanzania Ports Authority administers
The Port of Kyela handled 1,867 tonnes
Matema, Lundu, Lumbili, Igunga,
of cargo in 2014/15 compared with 6,319
Lupingu, Njambe, Nkili, Ndumbi and
tonnes in 2013/14.
Makonde. There are plans for most of
a total of nine harbours on Lake Nyasa:
these small harbours to become fully Kyela’s ferry terminal on Lake Nyasa is
operational again. Operations were
no longer operational due to a blocked
suspended in 2006.
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Security
Security, counter-theft, staff welfare and safety
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T
he Tanzania Ports Authority has a duty of care to ensure that all cargo passing through its facilities is handled both safely and securely. This same duty of care extends to all employees, and to visitors to the port areas under the TPA’s direct control.
which has seen the introduction of smart card entry at each visitor gate. As a result, both staff and visitors now require an annually renewable electronic card to enter buildings and to pass key security points within the port area. Modern secure heavy-duty barriers are now in place at all eight gates in Dar es Salaam port. These reinforce the TPA’s
This is particularly important in terms
heightened security regime and, with new
of security as Dar es Salaam port, for
gatehouses and electronic fencing, they
example, regularly handles consignments
represent the port’s outer rim security.
of high-value cargo including precious
Fencing all round the port perimeter
minerals, copper (from Zambia) and tan-
sends an electronic signal to a control
talite. To ensure that customer confidence
centre if anyone tries to breach these
is fully maintained, the TPA has invested
upgraded defences.
in the very latest security systems and in vitally important human resources.
Scanners are the last element of the TPA’s security network and are to be installed
This investment in security hardware in
at main building entrances and gates.
Dar es Salaam includes the purchase
These will scan all visitors and their bags
of new patrol boats, new electronic
for weapons or any other items prohibited
surveillance equipment including the
within the port area.
ISPS compliant To ensure that TPA’s seaports are recognised internationally, Dar es Salaam, Mtwara and Tanga are all International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code compliant. TPA has concluded a comprehensive Port Facility Security Assessment (PFSA) and prepared a Port Security Facility Plan (PFSP), which has been subsequently approved by the regulatory authority. To ensure that safety and security features comply with IMO standards, all Tanzanian ports undergo annual inspections from both internal and external auditors. Ports are then issued with ISPS compliance certificates.
installation of CCTV, a modern access control system and screening machines (comprising walk-through detectors and X-ray equipment). In particular, the TPA has purchased an Integrated Security System (ISS), which was commissioned in late 2015.
CENTREPIECE The centrepiece ISS project is designed to protect Dar es Salaam from cargo theft and from threats of terrorism. The US$ 6 million scheme involved the installation of some 465 CCTV cameras in all areas of the port and at head office. At the same time, 180 new high-powered lights have been installed in the Port of Dar es Salaam at the quayside and in the yards as well as two lights for each security post. In turn, this is supported and enhanced by the TPA’s new Access Control System
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Security
It’s not only cargo which is now more
vandalism in Dar es Salaam. Building on
secure; the new security measures have
this success, the authority will now make
also greatly contributed to employee
a similar investment in equipment and
safety. For example, there is a recently
personnel at both of Tanzania’s other main
installed public alarm system plus new PA
seaports, Tanga and Mtwara.
systems at each gate and in all buildings. These are to inform and reassure all TPA employees at their place of work.
ANTI-THEFT Finally, the TPA has put measures in place
With regard to human resources, the
to prevent staff theft and pilferage. There
TPA has a specially trained security force
is a strict zero tolerance policy, of which
with the necessary skills, equipment
all employees are aware.
and expertise to carry out checks at all Tanzania’s ports.
This policy helps protect customers’ goods within the port area and avoids or
Taken together, this high level of
greatly reduces any compensation claims
investment in hardware and an increased
for the ports authority.
emphasis on training have led to a significant reduction in theft and
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New equipment
TPA invests in infrastructure and new equipment
I
n recent years there has been considerable investment by Tanzania Ports Authority in new infrastructure and equipment with a view to making the nation’s ports more competitive and able to meet current and future demands.
• Reach stacker and two terminal tractors of 40 tonnes pull for Mtwara Port
• Container spreader of 40 tonnes capacity for Mtwara Port
• Dump truck for Mwanza Port • Pilot boat for Mtwara Port • Three mobile hoppers of 30 tonnes
The TPA has been following a Ports
capacity for grain terminal at Dar es
Master Plan and a Corporate Strategic
Salaam Port and Tanga Port
Plan covering the period from 2011/12 to 2015/16 which sets out the level of investment required to meet current and future port demands. This is in line with the TPA’s mandate, as set out in the 2004 Ports Act, to develop and manage the nation’s ports.
• Four grabs of 15 tonnes capacity for grain terminal
• Empty container handlers (five high) for Mtwara Port
• Mobile crane of 25 tonnes capacity for clinker handling at Kilwa Port
The TPA invested a total of TZS 114,187,000 in port infrastructure and equipment projects in 2011/12 and a total of TZS 112,140,000 in 2012/13.
• Two mobile cranes of 25 tonnes capacity for Bukoba and Mwanza ports
• Three buoys with solar lightning system (one green and two red) for
Examples of new facilities and equipment provided by TPA include:
• Six fork-lift trucks of 3 tonnes, 5 tonnes and 42 tonnes capacity
• Crawler crane for Kiwira Port • Two mobile weighbridges of 100 tonnes capacity for grain terminal
hydrographic survey
• Standby generator for Bandari College • Trailer pumps for Mtwara Port • Four passenger landing pontoons for Dar es Salaam Port
• Small wheel loader for Kilwa Port and one fire tender for Tanga Port.
MAJOR PROJECTS Major projects going into the financial year 2013/14 include:
• Integrated security system (ISPS Code) • Construction of office block on Sokoine Drive for one-stop shop
• Development of new port at Mbegani in Bagamoyo District (compensation)
• Development of Kisarawe Freight Station (land acquisition)
• Design and construction of Mafia Jetty, Mafia Island
• Construction of Kiwira Jetty on Lake Nyasa and Lake Tanganyika Jetties (Kagunga, Kipiri, Karema, Kalya/ Sibwesa and Lagosa)
• Development of Electronic Single Window System.
LATEST EQUIPMENT
∞∞ Equipment being installed at various ports during the 2015/16 procurement process:
∞∞ Skid steer loader for Tanga port ∞∞ Weighbridge (100 tonnes capacity) for Tanga ∞∞ Mobile workshop
∞∞ Mechanical grabs (15 tonnes) ∞∞ Reach stackers (45 tonnes) ∞∞ Empty container handler (five high) ∞∞ Fork-lift trucks (long and short mast)
∞∞ Portal crane (10 tonnes) for Kigoma ∞∞ Pilling and dredging machines ∞∞ Flow meters for Dar es Salaam port ∞∞ Mobile harbour crane (63 tonnes).
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Community
Community feels benefit of CSR programme
A
long with its success as a corporate citizen, Tanzania Ports Authority is aware of its responsibility to give back to society and to assist the communities who provide and sustain its workers.
The authority has supported community development projects in the field of education with a focus on construction of classes and providing desks and other utilities. It has donated funds for hospital materials, refurbishment of wards and health centres in various communities. Projects are also being considered to
The authority aims to contribute to
improve public health through better
social progress and improve the lives of
sanitation.
Tanzanians by helping to alleviate poverty and promoting economic development.
During 2014/15 TPA donated a total of TPA has provided special road signs to
over TZS 400 million to various charitable
assist physically handicapped people.
missions, institutions and individuals (see
TPA has continued to apply the principles
They will be placed at road crossings in
accompanying table).
of its corporate social responsibility
Dar es Salaam to start with.
programme. In support of government
PUBLICITY
development initiatives, TPA has been
The authority aims to respond to
focusing its assistance on health,
national disasters – for example by
In the next financial year the authority will
education, social development and
assisting with foodstuffs for victims of
conduct a vigorous publicity campaign on
physically handicapped people as well as
the Gongolamboto bomb blasts in Dar
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
responding to national disasters.
es Salaam.
and the Client Service Charter (CSC). The authority plans to launch publicity programmes that it expects will raise awareness among TPA customers and the general public.
Donations by TPA Donations by TPA in 2014/15 Sector Education Sector Health Sector
Amount (TZS) 123,548,720.00 70,000,000.00
Community Development 268,013,307.00 Disaster and Emergencies Grand Total
35,100,000.00 496,662,027.00
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Customs
Online system transforms cargo clearance at port
C
ustoms clearance in the Port of Dar es Salaam has been transformed by the introduction of the Tanzania Customs Integrated System (TANCIS). Introduced by the Tanzania Revenue Authority in March 2014, the TANCIS system has brought total transparency
agencies involved in the clearance process – such as Tanzania Bureau
- Ministry of Livestock & Fisheries Development
of Standards and Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority – can issue permits and clearance.
IMPORT PROCEDURES
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security & Cooperatives - Ministry of Home Affairs (Immigration, Police)
• Importers appoint a clearing and forwarding agent
- Department of Forestry
to the clearance process by handling all documentation online. Instead of clearing
• Customs agents and importers
agents moving from office to office, the
complete a declaration and self-
whole process can be carried out from the
assessment online through TANCIS
agent’s desk, with a huge saving in time.
(customs.tra.go.tz) and attach relevant documents at least seven days before
Expected time for import clearance has
- Commercial invoice
the TRA, customs, shipping agents and freight forwarders
- Authorisation letter from importer to agent
payment of fees and duties.
• The freight forwarder extracts the Delivery Order, pays customs taxes and
- Necessary import permits Importers and exporters submit all documentation online while government
ments are up-loaded onto TANCIS and are accessible to the terminal operator,
TANCIS also links with other stakeholders Tanzania Ports Authority to allow quick
- Security agencies
• Clearance is then carried out and docu• Import documents include:
five days to a single day.
such as shipping lines, banks and the
- Bureau of Standards
the arrival of the vessel
been reduced from nine to days five, while export clearance has been reduced from
- Tanzania Revenue Authority
obtains a Release Order. The Delivery Order and Release Order are then
- Exemption documents (if any)
lodged with the terminal operator for invoicing and subsequent payment of
- Packing list - Bill of lading or other transport
port charges
• The cargo is released.
documents - Certificate of origin
• Government agencies at the port ensure that all requirements have been met. These include:
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Port Information
Dar es Salaam port information ACCESS: The port is accessible via a
vessel types. Tankers must obtain prior
berthing area for coastal vessels at the
3.5 km entrance channel that can allow
permission from the harbour master.
Lighterage Quay.
140 metres breadth with a depth of 10.5
BERTHS: The port has a total quay
DEEPWATER BERTHS:
metres at Chart Datum.
length of 2.6 km. There are 12 berths
vessels of up to 234 metres LOA and
at the Main Quay, plus a Single Buoy
ANCHORAGE: Outer anchorage for all
Mooring (SBM) and a dedicated
• Berths Nos 1 to 7 with depths from 8.7 to 10.5 metres for general cargo vessels.
• Berths Nos 8 to 11 with an average depth of 11.0 metres for container vessels.
• Kurasini Oil Jetty (1 and 2) with an average depth of 11.0 metres for refined liquid products.
• SBM with a depth of above 14.0 metres for both white and crude Image courtesy of Freight Forwarders Tanzania Ltd
liquid products.
COASTAL VESSEL BERTHS:
• Malindi Wharf for coastal passenger and cargo vessels. The passenger terminal is for domestic services between the islands of the Zanzibar archipelago, mainly Unguja.
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Port Information
CONTROL: The port has a modern Image courtesy of Freight Forwarders Tanzania Ltd
vessel traffic control tower with a radar
• The port has storage yards for containers, motor vehicles and general cargo.
system. It also uses electronic charts and identification systems to enhance data
• Container yards:
collection. A search and rescue centre is operated by the Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority.
- TICTS has three yards: the main terminal yard with a capacity of 11,500 teu, Kurasini Inland Container Depot
DIMENSIONS: Maximum size: breadth
with a capacity of 500 teu and Ubungo
38.0 metres, LOA 250 metres, draught
ICD with a capacity of 2,000 teu.
13.2 metres. - Tanzania Port Authority has several
LOCATION: 6°50’4”S and 39°17’57”E.
container yards with a total capacity of stacking 5,110 teu in the port and
• Dhow Wharf for dhows and schooners.
PILOTAGE: Compulsory except for
3,600 teu outside the port in the
vessels owned by government and TPA,
former Nasaco area.
ferries under 200 grt, vessels under 200 nrt, tugs, dredgers, barges and other
• The Lighterage berths have a total quay
specially exempted vessels.
length of 588 metres.
BUNKERS: MGO and IFO supplied
- There are several yards for temporary storage of motor vehicles with a combined capacity of 4,650 units.
RADIO: Radio frequency information:
There are plug-in points for 118 reefer
Signal station Channel 12.
containers.
in-port via road tanker. Three working days’ notice is required for efficient
STEVEDORING: TPA provides stevedor-
WATER: The port’s fresh water supply is
delivery. Only fully tax-paid bunkers are
ing services to all geared vessels on a
not guaranteed. Delivery by truck from
supplied.
24-hour basis. The shift performance on
outside the port is more reliable.
general cargo is 200 tonnes per gang per
CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT:
shift and 60 teu on containerised cargo per gang per shift.
shore gantry cranes, rubber tyred gantry
TIDES: There is a maximum tidal
cranes and a rail-mounted gantry crane.
variation of about 3.25 metres.
Tanga Port Information
empty container handlers and terminal
TOWAGE: There are six berthing tugs of
ACCESS CHANNEL: Access from the
tractors and trailers.
up to 3,680 bkW with 60.2 tons bollard
ocean is via a 6 km deepwater natural
pull and 16 smaller tugs for towing
channel that follows the course of a river
lighters.
to the port. The channel has not been
TICTS: TICTS operates panamax ship-to-
Other equipment includes fork-lift trucks,
GENERAL CARGO: Container-handling equipment include mobile cranes such as Gottwald and reach stackers, empty
dredged for some time although there
WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE:
handlers, front loaders, tractors, trailers, highway trucks and fork-lift trucks.
are plans to do so. Deepsea ships and coasters must anchor in the river channel.
• The port has sheds for cargo storage. ANCHORAGE: Safe anchorage for seven
• A silo can store up to 30,000 tonnes of grain.
oceangoing vessels of up 21.3 metres length and draughts from 6.4 to 9.45 metres. Three anchorages with a depth of
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over 9.45 metres in the outer harbour for vessel. The least shallow of these has a depth of 13.72 metres.
TOWAGE: Tugs available. BERTHS: The port has an unused multipurpose jetty, 12 anchorage berths and a
WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE:
lighterage quay of 3.8 metres draught for
Three sheds totalling 68,411 square
TIDES: No tidal restrictions for vessels
local craft. Maximum alongside draught
metres. There is 34,692 square metres
entering and leaving the port.
is 11.0 metres. The 12 anchorage berths
of open storage and stacking space for
range from 5.0 to 12.5 metres draught.
4,300 teu.
TOWAGE: Tugs available.
WATER: Available.
WAREHOUSING: Four transit sheds with
There is a tanker berth with a maximum draught of 4.1 metres and a submarine pipeline to discharge fuel oil.
a total storage capacity of about 15,000 tonnes.
BUNKERS: Supplied by Shell Oil Tanzania. Fuel oil not available.
CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT: Front
Mtwara Port Information:
loaders, empty stackers, reach stackers, fork-lift trucks, tractor units, 20 tonne
ACCESS: Up to 10.0 metres depth
capacity AFM and RTG trailers and 40 tonne RTG and AFM trailers, mobile tower
ANCHORAGE: There is sheltered
cranes of up to 63 tonnes capacity and
anchorage in the inner bay (basin) with
five portal cranes.
good holding ground of 20 metres. The basin can accommodate six vessels of 175
DIMENSIONS: Ships work at stream
metres in length.
anchorage using own gear. Maximum LOA 220 metres and draught 12.0 metres. No
BERTHS: The port has a quay length of
size restrictions in terms of beam.
385 metres with a draught of 9.85 metres, able to accommodate two ships and one
LOCATION: 5°3’56”S and 39°6’18”E.
coastal vessel.
PILOTAGE: Compulsory for all deepsea
BUNKERS: Supplies available.
vessels and permitted in daylight hours. Communication via VHF Channels 16, 11
CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT:
and 12. The latter two channels are used
Three mobile cranes (25 tonnes, 15 tonnes
for stevedoring. Charts in use area BA
and 4 tonnes), four tractors, 18 trailers,
866.669 3310 and Admiralty Pilot NP3.
eight fork-lift trucks and a front loader of 7.5 tonnes which can be upgraded to 15
STEVEDORING: The port provides
tonnes.
stevedoring services to all geared vessels on a 24-hour basis. The shift performance
DIMENSIONS: Maximum depth: 9.5
on general cargo is 200 tonnes per gang
metres; LOA 175 metres maximum,
per shift and 60 teu on containerised
draught 9.5 metres.
cargo per gang per shift.
LOCATION: 10°16’4”S and 40°11’53”E. TIDES: Mean tide is 3.35 metres (11.0 ft). No tidal restrictions.
PILOTAGE: Compulsory.
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Directory
USEFUL ADDRESSES Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (TTFA) PO Box 2372 Dar es Salaam +255 22 2127 149 ttfa@centralcorridor-ttfa.org Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (SUMATRA) PO Box 3093, Dar es Salaam +255 22 2129 325
Tanzania Ports Authority PO Box 9184 Dar es Salaam +255 22 2211 0401 dg@tanzaniaports.com AIRLINES
Tanzania Trucks Owners Association (TATOA) PO Box 4082, Dar es Salaam +255 22 286 3041 info@tatoa.co.tz
BANKS Barclays Bank PO Box 5137, Dar es Salaam +255 774 700 703 feedback.tz@barclays.com Citigroup Bank (T) Ltd PO Box 71625, Dar es Salaam +255 22 221 1226 CRDB Bank Plc PO Box 268, Dar es Salaam +255 22 219 7700 National Microfinance Bank Plc PO Box 9213, Dar es Salaam +255 22 232 2000 info@nmbtz.com
Air Tanzania PO Box 543, Dar es Salaam +255 22 211 7500 info@airtanzania.com
NBC Bank Plc PO Box 6826, Dar es Salaam +255 22 2199 793 contact-centre@nbctz.com
Fastjet PO Box 38639, Dar es Salaam +255 784 108900 sales.tanzania@fastjet.com
Stanbic Bank PO Box 72647, Dar es Salaam +255 22 266 6881
ASSOCIATIONS Container Freight Stations – Inland Container Depots Dry Ports Association of Tanzania (CIDAT) PO Box 2517 Dar es Salaam +255 222 866 323 ashsokhan@yahoo.com Tanzania Freight Forwarders Association PO Box 7900, Dar es Salaam +255 22 213 7237 info@taffa.or.tz Tanzania Shipping Agents Association PO Box 12070, Dar es Salaam +255 74 1324 573
Superdoll Trailer Manufacture Co Ltd PO Box 16541 Dar es Salaam +255 22 2860 930 sales@superdoll-tz.com
BUNKER SUPPLIERS Petrofuel (T) Ltd PO Box 14525 Dar es Salaam +255 22 286 6011 info@petrofuel.net CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT Comarco Tanzania Ltd PO Box 14065 Dar es Salaam +254 20 2381 040 info@comarcogroup.com
CLEARING AND FORWARDING BNM Freight Forwarders Co Ltd PO Box 8812 Dar es Salaam +255 22 212 1580 info@bnmfreight.com Cargo Stars Ltd PO Box 10000 Dar es Salaam +255 22 211 5064 info@cargostars.com Freight Forwarders Tanzania PO Box 79658 Dar es Salaam +255 213 9892 general@ffwdt.com Jambo Freight Ltd PO Box 70355 Dar es Salaam +255 22 286 3790 info@jambofreight.com JSB Envidep Ltd PO Box 32312 Dar es Salaam +255 22 245 2137
Mcjuro Investments Ltd PO Box 33790 Dar es Salaam +255 784 780 071 info@mcjuro.co.tz Ralucot Tanzania Ltd PO Box 246 Dar es Salaam +255 22 211 8796 info@ralucot.co.tz
Sea Air Forwarders (T) Ltd PO Box 6150 Dar es Salaam +255 22 2121 261 info@safitz.com Sodetra (SPRL) LTD PO Box 71784 Dar es Salaam +255 22 211 3598 sodetra-dsm@sodetra.com
United Youth Shipping Co Ltd PO Box 372 Dar es Salaam Tanzania +255 22 2134 359 +255 754780151 info@uyscl.com CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING Chex Engineering Ltd PO Box 33112, Dar es Salaam +255 22 277 3950 Comfix & Engineering Ltd PO Box 311211, Dar es Salaam +255 22 239 4678 info@comfix-engineering.com Del Monte (T) Ltd PO Box 8877, Dar es Salaam +255 22 220 3191 info@delmonte.co.tz Estim Construction PO Box 19716, Dar es Salaam +255 22 277 4253 info@estimconstruction.com Gemen Engineering Company Ltd PO Box 562, Mwanza +255 28 255 0714 info@gemenengineering.com K & M Archplans (T) LTD PO Box 32625, Dar es Salaam +255 22 266 7915 Jandu Construction & Plumbers Ltd PO Box 7541, Dar es Salaam +255 27 250 3468 jandu@cybernet.co.tz
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Royal Haskoning DHV PO Box 1132 3800 BC Amerfoot The Netherlands +3188 348 2000 Saxon Building Contractors Ltd PO Box 22347, Dar es Salaam +255 22 211 2191 Skol Building Contractor Ltd PO Box 7963, Dar es Salaam +255 22 277 4064 info@skol.co.tz
CONTAINER FREIGHT STATIONS African Inland Container Depot (AFICD) Lake Group, PO Box 5055 Dar es Salaam +255 22 2861 949 admin@lakeoilgroup.com Al-Hushoom ICD PO Box 20831 Dar es Salaam +255 22 211 0091/4 info@alhushoom-icd.com AMI Tanzania Ltd ICD Bollore Africa PO Box 9041 Dar es Salaam +255 22 240 1016 ami.tanzania@bollore.com
Azam ICD & CFS Bakhresa Group of Companies PO Box 2517 Dar es Salaam +255 22 286 3435 info@bakhresa.com Chikasa CFS PO Box 25234, Dar es Salaam East Coast Liquid Storage Ltd PO Box 20660, Dar es Salaam Farion Trading Ltd PO Box 22786, Dar es Salaam Hesu Investment Ltd PO Box 2465, Dar es Salaam +255 788 449010 info@hesu.co.tz
Impala Terminals Tanzania Ltd PO Box 50065 Dar es Salaam www.impalaterminals.com
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Mas Holding and Container Depot Ltd PO Box 8593, Dar es Salaam info@masholdingstz.com
PMM Estates Ltd ICD PO Box 33790 Dar es Salaam +255 784 780071 info@pmmicd.com TICTS PO Box 71442 Dar es Salaam +255 22 213 4056 /7/8 ticts@ticts.com Trans African Logistic Ltd CFS PO Box 75238, Dar es Salaam
ENERGY Camel Oil (T) Ltd Amsons Group PO Box 22786, Dar es Salaam info@amsonsgroup.net
Lake Oil Group PO Box 5055 Dar es Salaam +255 222 861 949 admin@lakeoilgroup.com Oryx Oil Ltd PO Box 9540 Dar es Salaam +255 22 551 4000 oryx.tanzania@oryxenergies.com Pan African Energy Tanzania Ltd PO Box 80139, Dar es Salaam +255 22 2138 737 Puma Energy Tanzania Ltd PO Box 9043, Dar es Salaam +255 22 211 1269 tanzania@pumaenergy.com
HAULAGE Mainline Carriers Ltd PO Box 42804 Dar es Salaam +255 732 992 463 general@mainlinecarriers.co.tz
MCCL Ltd PO Box 21157 Dar es Salaam +255 222 851 845 mtmccdar@mccl.co.tz
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Tanzania Road Haulage (TRH) Ltd PO Box 21493 Dar es Salaam +255 22 285 0625 mfo@trhtz.com
LOGISTICS
DSM Corridor Group Ltd PO Box 50163 Dar es Salaam +255 22 212 7190 dcg@dsmcorridor.com
INSPECTION SERVICES
Alpha Logistics (T) Ltd PO Box 8316, Dar es Salaam +255 22 212 8828 info@alphatz.com
SGS Tanzania Superintendence PO Box 2249 Dar es Salaam
Bollore Logistics PO Box 1683 Dar es Salaam +255 22 240 1016 bollore.tanzania@bollore.com
Jefag Logistics PO Box 70329 Dar es Salaam +255 22 285 0703 info@jefag.com
INSURANCE
Bravo Logistics PO Box 38387 Dar es Salaam +255 22 285 0579 info@bravo.co.tz
Ralucot Tanzania Limited PO Box 246 Dar es Salaam +255 22 211 8796 info@ralucot.co.tz
ASTRA Insurance Co Ltd PO Box 75178, Dar es Salaam +255 22 212 1091
Raphael Logistics (T) Ltd PO Box 62353 Dar es Salaam +255 22 245 1526 info@raphaellogistics.com Simba Logistics Ltd PO Box 19681 Dar es Salaam +255 752 696 344 info@simba-logistics.com Supply Base Solutions PO Box 11407 Dar es Salaam +255 22 266 6692
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Teddy Junior PO Box 1360 Dar es Salaam +255 22 213 5990 zim@teddyjnr.com MISCELLANEOUS Export Trading Group PO Box 10295 Dar es Salaam +255 22 2117 212 etg@etgworld.com Kearsleys Travel & Tours PO Box 801 Dar es Salaam +252 22 213 7713 info@kearsleys.com Pillars Intertrade Ltd PO Box 72706, Dar es Salaam +255 784 253 636 SEC Company Ltd PO Box 8454, Dar es Salaam +255 22 2112002
Usangu Logistics (T) Ltd PO Box 79421 Dar es Salaam +255 22 217 0051 info@usangu.co.tz SAFETY Industrial Safety and General Mercantile (ISGM) Ltd PO Box 7468, Dar es Salaam +255 22 2118922/3 info@isgmtz.com
Kotes (T) Ltd PO Box 7211, Dar es Salaam +255 222 136 884 info@kotes.co.tz Pharoes Group Catershoflaan 77,2170 Merksem, Belgium SCI Ltd PO Box 80015, Dar es Salaam +255 22 219 8600 sales@scitz.com
Systems 2000 PO Box 372 Dar es Salaam +255 22 2136642 info@systems2000.net WIA Company Ltd PO Box 5117, Dar es Salaam +255 222 923 206/7 info@wiagroup.co.tz
SHIP CHANDLER DCSC DSM Corridor Ships Chandelling PO Box 42191 Dar es Salaam +255 65 831 8798 chandelling@dsmcorridor.com
SHIP REPAIRS Songoro Marine Transport Ltd PO Box 473, Mwanza +255 713 233 607 smtbyard@yahoo.com
SHIPPING AGENTS SECURITY & TECHNOLOGY Business Connexion (T) Ltd PO BOX 76384, Dar es Salaam +255 22 278 0606 Central Electricals International Ltd PO Box 5968, Dar es Salaam +255 22 266 7545
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African Shipping PO Box 79130, Dar es Salaam +255 22 212 6740/42 info@asltanzania.com Diamond Shipping Ltd PO Box 75970, Dar es Salaam +255 22 212 0160 info@dssdar.com
East Africa Commercial & Shipping Co Ltd PO Box 80202 Dar es Salaam +255 22 2127170 General.EACS@bollore.com Emirates Shipping Agencies PO Box 79130, Dar es Salaam Forebridge Tanzania Ltd PO Box 72338, Dar es Salaam +255 28 254 1051 Nyota Tanzania PO Box 77264, Dar es Salaam +255 22 286 5871
PIL Tanzania Ltd PO Box 77940 Dar es Salaam +255 22 2119116 sales@dar.pilship.com Rais Shipping Services PO Box 79869, Dar es Salaam +255 22 2136860/61 neel.c@rsstz.com Seaforth General Agencies PO Box 9313, Dar es Salaam +255 22 213 9109 info@seaforthtz.com Sharaf Shipping Delta House, PO Box 75924 Dar es Salaam +255 22 212 2290 info@ssatanzania.com Sturrock Shipping Co Ltd PO Box 3746, Dar es Salaam +255 22 215 1760/02 sgm.dar@sturrockgrindrod.com
Tanzania Shipping Agency WEC Lines PO Box 372 Dar es Salaam +255 22 2850671/2 gmtsal@tsal.co.tz
SHIPPING LINES Ignazio Messina & Co (T) Ltd PO Box 3317, Dar es Salaam +255 22 213 4801 daressalaam@messinaline-tz.com Mediterranean Shipping Co PO Box 63069, Dar es Salaam +255 655 444 662 info.tzdar@msctzdar.com
TELECOMMUNICATIONS Airtel Tanzania Ltd PO Box 9623, Dar es Salaam +255 784 103001 helpdesk@tz.airtel.com
VEHICLE PROVIDERS City Motors Tanzania Ltd PO Box 71774, Dar es Salaam +255 22 211 5338 Incar Tanzania Ltd PO Box 20479, Dar es Salaam +255 714 042 566 Noble Motors Ltd PO Box 20066, Dar es Salaam + 255 765 923 535 noblemotors@cats-net.com Toyota Tanzania Ltd PO Box 9060, Dar es Salaam +255 22 2866353/8 sales@toyotatz.com