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Increase in Cargo Handling Capacity at Dar es Salaam Port

Latest Tanzania transport news · Increase in Cargo Handling Capacity at Dar es Salaam Po… explained · updated Aug 22, 2026 · sports news · match · score

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  • Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan is set to officiate the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 15 oil storage tanks at Dar es Salaam Port on March 3, 2026.
  • The project is part of a broader government strategy to expand and improve the port's capacity, aiming to enhance its role as a key trade gateway in the region.
  • The government is also constructing a 500-meter long dock that will accommodate two vessels simultaneously, each capable of carrying approximately 50,000 tons.
  • From July to December last year, Dar es Salaam Port handled a total of 19.99 million tons of cargo, with a target to reach 40 million tons by the end of the 2025/2026 fiscal year.
  • The Kurasi Logistics Park is expected to start operations as a port extension in November this year to reduce congestion at the port and improve cargo handling efficiency.

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Amesema kwa kuanzia, eneo hilo litatumika kuhudumia makontena ya mizigo inayoingia nchini (import containers), huku mpango wa kushughulikia mizigo ya nje (export containers) ukifuatia baada ya changamoto zilizopo kutatuliwa.

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maboresho hayo yanalenga kuongeza uwezo wa bandari kuhudumia shehena kubwa zaidi, kupunguza msongamano wa meli na kuiwezesha Bandari ya Dar es Salaam kuwa miongoni mwa bandari zenye ushindani mkubwa zaidi katika ukanda wa Bahari ya Hindi.

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