East African Business Week

DAR ES SALAAM - The Government will start extending developments of Dar es Salaam Port capacity to handle containers and bulk cargo at Kisarawe on the south western part of the City.
Already the Government has called for international and local firms to venture on a feasibility study for developing the dry port at Kisarawe.
Ms Janeth Ruzangi, the Principal Corporate Communication Officer of the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) told the East African Business Week in Dar that the development of the Kisarawe dry port will increase the capacity of Dar Port to handle the bulk cargo and cars landed at the Port.
She said that the handling capacity of Dar Port is diminishing with increasing cargoes for Tanzania and those destined to neighbouring landlocked countries.
Last week the European Union mission in the country warned TPA that it stood to lose business if fails to take serious measures to fast track cargo clearance at the port.
The warning was made by the EU team that was lead by Ambassador Tim Clarke during its visit to Dar es Salaam port.
"Trends of larger container and bulk ships increase the need for concentration at bigger and more specialized ports, which should benefit importers and exporters through efficiencies gained by economies of scale, increased levels of productivity, shorter turn-around times and lower generalized cost," said Ms Razingi.
She said a pre-feasibility study has concluded the Kisarawe found the area to be ideal location for the dry port.
According to Ms Ruzangi the development of the Kisarawe dry port is funded by the World Bank, but the exact of the dry port has not been fully established, she said.
The feasibility study will  investigate the geo-technical features of the site to determine suitability for yard, road, rail links.