THE Dar es Salaam port may lose many customers from landlocked countries if it will not immediately address the problem of congestion.
This was learnt here yesterday when the Prime Minister, Mr Mizengo Pinda visited Namibia Port Authority at Walvis Bay port and was informed that the port was planning to serve all SADC countries by 2015.
The port's Sales Manager, Mr Elias Mwenyo, told the premier that the port had received international status and was currently serving countries in South America, Northern America, West Africa, Europe and Asia.
He said initially the port was merely a conduit of goods but currently was serving landlocked countries of Zambia, Malawi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana and Zimbabwe. "Good road, railway and air travel to SADC countries have enabled us to serve these countries -- we're crossing the Kalahari desert instead of going to Durban or Cape Town, South Africa and therefore we save seven to 11 days of transporting cargo," noted Mr Mwenyo.
When asked by Mr Pinda how many days ships were using in water before anchoring in the port, Mr Mwenyo said there were no such days because the ships are giving 72 day notice to the port before arrival.
He said the port, which had never lost any cargo, had the capacity of handling 4 million tones of cargo per year and 350 cargo ships per month. It has also workshops for rehabilitating ships once they break down or develop technical problems.
Earlier this week, President Jakaya Kikwete instructed the minister for Infrastructure Development, Dr Shukuru Kawambwa to reduce clearance days at the port from the current 23 to 10 days.
The Tanzania Port Authority (TPA) also presented a report to Mr Pinda on September 24, this year, indicating that Dar es Salaam, Tanga and Mtwara ports have the capacity of handling 11 million tones per year, but handled only 6.2 million tones (58 per cent) in 2007/08.
Mr Pinda is today expected to meet Namibia President Mr Hifikepunye Pohamba, visit Goreangab water project at Katutura, Windhoek before returning home in the afternoon.
Jameni, matatizo yetu ni makubwa, na hata wakati mwingine ni vigumu kuelewa ni kwa nini hatuwezi kufanikiwa kutatua hata tatizo mojawapo tu kwa ufanisi kabisa, na tukaanza kulitumia kama mfano mzuri wa kuigwa.
Hili tatizo la bandari zetu, hasa hasa hii ya Dar, hivi sababu hasa ni nini? Mipango mibaya, kushindwa kiutendaji au yote kwa pamoja?
Ni dhahiri, sote, pamoja na viongozi wetu wanaelewa wazi umuhimu wa bandari hii, sio kwa Tanzania tu, bali kwa nchi zote zilizo tayari kuitumia. Ni kitu gani kinachotushinda kuifanikisha ifanye kazi nzuri kama ile ya Mombasa?
Basi, napendekeza kwa 'spirit' ya EAC tuwaombe washiriki wenzetu hawa wa Mombasa waje watuendeshee bandari yetu hii ya Dar kwa ufanisi; kwani inaonekana wao wana uzoefu mzuri na kazi hii!
Kama hatutaki hao wa Mombasa, nina hakika kabisa Rwanda na Uganda wakipewa kazi hiyo wataifanya vizuri zaidi hata kuliko Mombasa. Kama hatutaki kuwapa Dar, basi tuwape waendelezee Tanga, (of course kwa maelewano ya malipo).
Inauma roho sana kuona kila jambo tunalolifanya sisi tunashindwa, sijui tunayo matatizo gani!
"uchumi tunao lakini tumeukalia"
mmh, in the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty!!
Bandari Ya Dar!
Wakuu,
Nimeagiza kontena, limefika Dar mpaka sasa wiki ya tano halijatoka. Yaani ni kuzungushana tuuu. Kuna jamaa zangu wengine ambao wanaishi Zambia nao walipata tabu kwelikweli kupitishia (transit) mizigo yao hapa Dar. Na wameapa kutopitisha tena mizigo kwenye hii Bandari.
Nyongeza, kuna ishu nyingine kuwa Angola wanajenga Bandari na nchi kama Zambia zitakuwa zinapitisha mizigo huko. Kwa hiyo Tanzania tutakosa mapato, halafu tunalalamika umaskini. Huu ni umaskini wa akili sasa. Viongozi tulio wapa dhamana ya uongozi hamnazo kabisa!
Hivi kuna mtu anaweza kutupa taarifa ya ni nini sababu ya uzembe wa hali ya juu katika hii Bandari ya Dar?
Akhsanteni
Bandari Ya Dar!
Wakuu,
Nimeagiza kontena, limefika Dar mpaka sasa wiki ya tano halijatoka. Yaani ni kuzungushana tuuu. Kuna jamaa zangu wengine ambao wanaishi Zambia nao walipata tabu kwelikweli kupitishia (transit) mizigo yao hapa Dar. Na wameapa kutopitisha tena mizigo kwenye hii Bandari.
Nyongeza, kuna ishu nyingine kuwa Angola wanajenga Bandari na nchi kama Zambia zitakuwa zinapitisha mizigo huko. Kwa hiyo Tanzania tutakosa mapato, halafu tunalalamika umaskini. Huu ni umaskini wa akili sasa. Viongozi tulio wapa dhamana ya uongozi hamnazo kabisa!
Hivi kuna mtu anaweza kutupa taarifa ya ni nini sababu ya uzembe wa hali ya juu katika hii Bandari ya Dar?
Akhsanteni
jamani usiku huu nimehesabu meli nimeishia Meli 22 na kuna jamaa aliagisa miti ya Krismass bado meli haijatia nanga mpaka leo
Je kama si ufisadi nini hii?
serikali inakosa revenues na baada ya JK kuwapiga mkwara juzi THA wameamua kuupeleka mzigo kwa wananchi KWA KUWALAZIMISHA WATU WAONDOE MAKONTENA WITHIN 7 DAYS ILIHALI KILA MTU ANAJUA KUWA TATIZO PALE NI TICS
uhsauri wa bure...kama una container lako umeliagiza basi bora ukalishushie MOMBASA badala ya DAR