Dar es Salaam box volume surges 9pc annually over past six years
CONTAINER througput at the Port of Dar es Salaam has grown by 8.9 per cent annually since 2009, according to the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA).
TPA acting director general Awadh Massawe told Kampala's East African Business Week that volume increase 40.5 per cent to 612,551 TEU from 2009/2010 to 2013/2014, mainly because of better cargo clearance.
Mr Massaw added that the average container dwell time has improved from 9.8 days as compared to 9.4 days in 2013/14.
Investment Minister of State Mary Nagu said the port handled 14.26 million tonnes of cargo in 2013/2014, surpassing the 13 million tonne target set for the year and the 12 million tonnes handled the previous year.
Dr Nague attributed the achievement to implementation of the Big Results Now (BRN) initiative, which has been implemented during the past year.
Through BRN, the government identified six key results areas to boost the economy as the country geared itself to attaining a middle income economy by 2025 through the Tanzania Development Vision 2025.
"There have been impressive achievements since the introduction of BRN initiative. Change of mindsets among public servants is among the attainments," Dr Nague said.
"We now have in place an institutional framework for implementation of the initiative," she said.
"Apart from the improvements at the port, the government has also revamped passenger and cargo transport on the central railway network by refurbishing the railway line and locomotives," she explained.
The port serves a big hinterland consisting of Tanzania and the six inland countries of Zambia, Malawi, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. The facility is connected by road and two railway systems of different gauge as transit traffic contributes 30 per cent of the cargo traffic handled by the port.
CONTAINER througput at the Port of Dar es Salaam has grown by 8.9 per cent annually since 2009, according to the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA).
TPA acting director general Awadh Massawe told Kampala's East African Business Week that volume increase 40.5 per cent to 612,551 TEU from 2009/2010 to 2013/2014, mainly because of better cargo clearance.
Mr Massaw added that the average container dwell time has improved from 9.8 days as compared to 9.4 days in 2013/14.
Investment Minister of State Mary Nagu said the port handled 14.26 million tonnes of cargo in 2013/2014, surpassing the 13 million tonne target set for the year and the 12 million tonnes handled the previous year.
Dr Nague attributed the achievement to implementation of the Big Results Now (BRN) initiative, which has been implemented during the past year.
Through BRN, the government identified six key results areas to boost the economy as the country geared itself to attaining a middle income economy by 2025 through the Tanzania Development Vision 2025.
"There have been impressive achievements since the introduction of BRN initiative. Change of mindsets among public servants is among the attainments," Dr Nague said.
"We now have in place an institutional framework for implementation of the initiative," she said.
"Apart from the improvements at the port, the government has also revamped passenger and cargo transport on the central railway network by refurbishing the railway line and locomotives," she explained.
The port serves a big hinterland consisting of Tanzania and the six inland countries of Zambia, Malawi, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. The facility is connected by road and two railway systems of different gauge as transit traffic contributes 30 per cent of the cargo traffic handled by the port.