Dar es Salaam Port documentary

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Sept 13, 2019
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Grand Duke Panama Ro - Ro with capacity to carry up to 6,000 vehicles docks at Dar es Salaam Port Tanzania. She was off loading vehicles that included heavy excavators and other construction equipments from China and Japan.


Source : Millard Ayo

Info about the vessel :
IMO: 9303170 : Flag: Panama [PA]
AIS Vessel Type: Cargo : Gross Tonnage: 59217 : Deadweight: 18315 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 199.9m × 32.26m
Year Built: 2005 Read more at source http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...9303170/vessel:GRAND_DUKE#ZS47gmT84WfeVV1p.99

 

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Sept 15, 2019
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project (DMGP)

The Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Program (DMGP) aims at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Dar es Salaam Port and supporting the economic development of Tanzania and the land-linked countries . This program will increase the capacity of the Port to handle Post Panamax vessels. Source : http://dmgp.tpa.go.tz/

Source : online Bandari TV Bandari TV

On completion port capacity will double to 28 million tonnes by 2020. Dongier said the total cost is envisaged to be $596 million, including an IBRD Enclave loan of up to $400 million, the first of its kind in the Africa region, a prospective grant of $136 million from DFID (£85 million equivalent), and committed and pipeline support from TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) in the sum of $60 million (£38 million equivalent), excluding the complementary private investment in the port. Modernizing and expanding Dar es Salaam Port will reduce ship’s dwell time from the current nine to10 days down to just five days by 2020.

11 Aug 2019
EM ASTORIA container ship entering the Dar es Salaam port of Tanzania.

Source : Geophrey Damson

 

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5 Sep 2019
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

TANZANIA PORTS AUTHORITY DIRECTOR GENERAL Mr . DEUSDEDIT KAKOKO MESSAGE TO SADC DELEGATES…”TRY OUR PORT SERVICE YOU WILL NEVER REGRET!” https://www.ports.go.tz/index.php/en/

Source : online Bandari TV Bandari TV

 

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August 2020
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dar es Salaam port handling cargo for East and Central african countries

 

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31 Oct 2020​

MP THE LAW | LARGEST CONTAINER SHIP LEAVING DAR ES SALAAM PORT [ TANZANIA ]​

"MP The Law" is a container ship built in 2009, the ship length is 259 meters and an width 32 meters. Mp the law was registered in Liberia and transport cargo all over the world, This time its dar es salaam Tanzania that this beautiful ship had to visit. I hope you enjoy this video.
Source : THE BOSS TV

 

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January 8, 2021
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

WAZIRI SIMBACHAWENE AKAGUA USALAMA WA RASI, PIA ATINGA BANDARINI DAR ES SALAAM


WAZIRI wa Mambo ya Ndani, Mhe. George Simbachawene, amefanya ziara katika bahari ya Hindi kukagua hali ya usalama katika bahari hiyo ambapo ameikagua pia meli iliyokamatwa kwa makosa ya uvuvi haramu. Kamishina Msaidizi wa Polisi, Evans Mwijage, amemuakikishia Waziri Simbachawene, kua hali ya usalama ni shwari na bahari hiyo ndio lango kubwa la uchumi.
Source : Global TV online

 

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23 March 2021
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The Berth No 5 was successfully launched at the Port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania




Source : Nanjing Deers Industrial Co., Ltd

 

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31 December 2021

Mtaaalamu - "Friends of " Mamlaka ya bandari ya Tanzania TPA wanatakiwa sana ili tuende vizuri



Mtaalamu afunguka mazito kuhusu uendeshaji wa bandari, uongozi wa bandari usaidiwe vipi na pia upanuzi sambamba na ujenzi wa bandari mpya kimkakati

Source : Global TV online

 

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12 January 2022
Mombasa, Kenya

BANDARI YA MOMBASA YAJIZATITI KWA KUNUNUA VITENDEA KAZI ZAIDI

Bandari ya Mombasa yanunua kreni zenye uwezo zaidi pamoja na tugboats kuongeza ufanisi bandarini. Vifaa hivyo vimeigharimu Mamlaka ya Bandari ya Mombasa Tsh. 64 bn (kShs.3.3 bn). Bandari ya Mombasa Kenya inataka kujiwekea nafasi ya kuvutia wateja zaidi eneo hili la Afrika ya Mashariki na Kati hivyo kupeleka changamoto kwa bandari yetu ya Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

BigLift vessel docks at the Port of Mombasa carrying modern equipment acquired by KPA



Source : NTV Kenya


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The three new ship to shore gantry cranes acquired by the Kenya Ports Authority are intended to improve productivity at the port of Mombasa.

KPA General Manager Engineering Service Javan Wanga said the acquisition of the equipment is in line with the government’s vision 2030.
He added the additional equipment will play a big role in positioning the port of Mombasa as a major harbour in the region.

“The specification of the acquired equipment was done by the authority’s local engineers,” he pointed out.

Wanga said he expects the equipment to handle more than 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs) annually when they become operational.

MV Big Lift Baffin carrying three new ship to shore gantry cranes acquired by the Kenya Ports Authority [KPA] on its way to dock along berth number 22 at the second container terminal at the port of Mombasa in Mombasa county. The equipment cost Sh 3.3 billion.
He was speaking to journalists during the reception of the equipment along berth number 22 at the second container terminal at the port of Mombasa in Mombasa county.

The KPA officer argued at the moment the authority handles 1.2 million TEUs annually.

He told journalists the additional equipment will make the authority handle an additional 50 per cent of cargo and containers at the port of Mombasa.

“The authority has other complementary equipment apart from the three newly acquired ones,” he added.
The KPA officer disclosed the equipment which were shipped from Japan can handle vessels which have 18 containers abreast.

Wanga told journalists the offloading of the three equipment from MV Big Lift Baffin will take two months before they are commissioned.

“The arrival of the three ship to shore gantry cranes brings the number of the equipment to seven,” he said.

The KPA officer disclosed the new equipment were meant for the second container terminal.
Wanga said the authority spent Sh 3.3 billion to buy the equipment with each costing Sh 1.1 billion adding that plans are at an advanced stage to acquire more such equipment for berth number 23.

 

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14 March 2022
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM PORT, TANZANIA PRIDE, GATEWAY FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE



Source : Tanzania Port Authority ( TPA)

Port of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania is one of the busiest ports in Africa.

This port is crucial to the international market and also doubles as an important landmark in African history. The Port of Dar es Salaam is the principal port serving Tanzania and handles over 90% of the country's cargo traffic.

Despite of the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, port Dar es salam managed to handle 17.5 million tonnes of cargoes in 2020, compared to 17.1 million tonnes recorded in 2019.

 

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30 March 2022

East African Community welcomes 7th member state, the Democratic Republic of Congo: Yusuf Dadio



The East African Community has officially welcomed its seventh member state - the Democratic Republic of Congo. That will add at least 90 million people to the bloc, bringing to 280 million, the new population of the East African Community. Other members of the Community include Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan. For more on this we are now joined by Zambian Economist Yusuf Dadio

Source : SABC

 

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30 March 2022
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dar welcomes DR Congo to take advantage of a good network of roads, rail and port facilities in Tanzania



The Democratic Republic of Congo has officially become a member of the East African Community, raising the number of partner states to seven. The admission followed the endorsement of the report of the EAC Council of Ministers on Friday and the heads of state, during a virtual meeting chaired by community chairperson Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. DRC’s admission to the EAC also followed increased emphasis by heads of state on the economic benefits of the expansion with a projected 50 per cent increase in population size and the Gross Domestic Product at 25

Source : NTV Uganda

 

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14 April 2022
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

TPA YAJENGA BARABARA YA ZEGE 2.I KM KUINGIA BANDARINI DAR ES SALAAM



Inatumika kwa saa 24 kila siku na kuondoa changamoto ya foleni maeneo ya Kigamboni, Mivinjeni Kurasini na bandari Road wafurahia uwekezaji waliofanya TPA
Source : TANZANIA PORTS AUTHORITY (TPA)

 

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22 October 2023

BANDARI YA DAR ES SALAAM INA JUMLA YA GATI 12, NA ZOTE KUENDESHWA KWA AINA YA UBINAFISHWAJI
Magati kuanzia gati 0 hadi 11 ya bandari sasa kuwekwa katika hali ya aina ya ubinafsishwaji taarifa inasema : magati namba 4-7 pia magati 0 -3 na upande wa kuanzia gati 8 hadi 11 mwekezaji tofauti na DP World anaswakwa.

Mikataba inayosainiwa leo ni baina ya Nchi mwenyeji, mkataba wa ukodishaji na uendeshaji wa gati namba 4-7 lakini pia kutakuwa na sehemu ambayo gati 0-3 zitaendeshwa kwa ushirikiano wa pamoja kati ya TPA na kampuni ya DP World kwa shughuli za kibiashara na shughuli za kiserikali.

Mikataba hii haihusishi eneo lote la bandari wala bandari zingine za Tanzania. Upande wa gati namba 8-11, mchakato wa kumpata mwendeshaji mwingine umeshaanza kufanyika na akipatikana mwekezaji mwingine mwenye sifa atakabidhiwa na sio DP World.

Miundombinu ya Bandari ya Dar es Salaam, Tanzania​

Nyenzo zilizopo ambazo husaidia uendeshaji wa shughuli za Bandari ya Dar es salaam ni kama ifuatavyo: -

• Kuna magati ya shehena mchanganyiko (0-5) kwa ajili ya shehena kavu na magari.
• Magati ya makasha (5-11) .
• Vihenge vya kuhifadhia nafaka (silos) vyenye uwezo wa tani 30,000, vituo vya makasha vya nchi kavu (ICD) vyenye uwezo wa kuhifadhi 24,300 TEUs na CFs yenye uwezo wa kutunza magari 6,000 kwa wakati.
• Pia kuna Single Point Mooring (SPM) yenye uwezo wa kuhudumia meli zinazobeba hadi tani 150,000 za mafuta ghafi na mafuta yaliyosafishwa.
• Bomba la Mafuta Kurasini (KOJ) kwa ajili ya bidhaa ambazo zimesafishwa inapokea meli zenye ukubwa wa tani 45,000 (MT) kwa KOJ1 na tani 5,000 kwa KOJ2.

Source : Bandari ya Dar es Salaam

 

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22 October 2023
Dodoma, Tanzania

DP World na TPA Tanzania Ports Authority wasaini rasmi mkataba wa uendeshaji ulioboreshwa

Hii ifuatia mikakati iliyofanyika kuboresha bandari kuongoza kina n.k lakini ufanisi ukawa ni changamoto

Uboreshaji wa Bandari ya Dar es salaam​

Mamlaka ya Usimamizi wa Bandari Tanzania (TPA) inatekeleza miradi mbalimbali mikuu kama ilivyoelezwa kwenye utafiti wa mpango mkuu wa Bandari wa Taifa (PMP) uliofanywa na Royal Haskoning, Februari, 2009 na kufanyiwa Maboresho mwaka 2020.



Utafiti huo umeweka mkakati wa muda urefu wa bandari za Tanzania kuwa na uwezo wa kukidhi matarajio ya mahitaji. Miongoni mwa miradi hiyo ni Mradi wa Lango la Bahari la Bandari ya Dar es Salaam (DMGP) DMGP utaboresha matumizi na ufanisi kwa kuibadilisha bandari kuwa ya kiwango cha kimataifa yenye ufanisi mkubwa.



Baadhi ya miradi itakayofanya bandari kuwa ya kisasa ni pamoja na kuimarisha na kuongeza kina cha magati ya 1 – 7 na gati la RoRo, uzoaji taka na tope kwenye njia ya kuingilia meli, mzunguko wa kugeuza meli, kuimarisha na kuongeza kina cha magati namba 8 – 11 na kujenga gati jipya la kuhudumia mafuta.
Source : Bandari ya Dar es salaam

 

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22 October 2023
Chamwino Dodoma

Prof. Makame Mnyaa Mbarawa
waziri wa Tanzania na Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem ambaye ni Group Chairman & Chief Executive Officer wa DP World wakikabidhiana nyaraka za uendeshaji bandari ya Dar es Salaam

 

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Kituo cha CEEC Congo DR chafungua ofisi Dar es Salaam

Tanzania, Machi 26, 2024 -- Dar es Salaam. Bidhaa za madini kutoka Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (DRC) sasa zitaidhinishwa katika kituo maalum nchini Tanzania huku nchi hizo mbili zikijaribu kuongeza wingi wa bidhaa zinazopitia Bandari ya Dar es Salaam na kukabiliana na magendo.

Kituo hicho kinachojulikana kama ofisi ya kituo cha biashara kinachosimamia bidhaa za madini chini ya Kituo cha Tathmini na Udhibitishaji wa Utaalamu (CEEC), kituo hicho kitaidhinisha madini yote kutoka DRC yanayopitia bandari hiyo.

Kwa kufanya hivyo, inalenga kuongeza imani ya wawekezaji, hatimaye kunufaisha nchi zote mbili.

Kwa mujibu wa Mamlaka ya Usimamizi wa Bandari Tanzania (TPA), Bandari ya Dar es Salaam hivi sasa inahudumia asilimia 68 ya mizigo ya DRC inayosafirishwa kupitia njia mbalimbali za bahari.

Welcome to C.E.E.C​

Certification, Expertise, and Evaluation and Centre (Centre d'Expertise, d'Evaluation et de Certification) of precious and semi-precious mineral substances, established by the Ministry of Mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Source: CEEC - Centre d'Expertise, d'Evaluation et de Certification

New port facility to verify minerals from DR Congo​

Tanzania, March 26, 2024 -- Dar es Salaam. Mineral products from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will now be approved in a special facility in Tanzania as the two countries try to increase the quantity of products passing through the Port of Dar es Salaam and combat smuggling.

The center known as the office of the trade center that manages mineral products under the Center for Evaluation and Certification of Expertise (CEEC), the center will approve all minerals from the DRC passing through the port.

By doing so, it aims to increase investor confidence, ultimately benefiting both countries.

According to the Tanzania Port Authority (TPA), the Port of Dar es Salaam currently serves 68 percent of DRC's cargo transported through various sea routes.

 

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March 2026
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

TANZANIA PORT STUDY - Inside the Port of Dar es Salaam | UNCTAD Field Learning



View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lZBCLMWxMfY
UNCTAD role, I brought the class on a real port tour at the Port of Dar es Salaam turning port management theory into hands-on learning.

We examined live operations, discussed challenges and opportunities, and compared governance and efficiency models with globally managed ports such as Dubai’s Jebel Ali.This was not about imitation. It was about understanding principles, context, and leadership in port development. Ports are living systems—and when managed well, they shape nations.

Through United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD, I had the responsibility not only to lecture, but to bring the class into the field—to see port management where theory meets steel, water, and people.

We conducted an actual port tour at the Port of Dar es Salaam, and the experience anchored the entire module. Walking through the port, the discussions immediately became real. Berths, yards, gates, and traffic flows were no longer slides—they were moving systems.

You could see the pressure points, the strengths, and the operational realities faced by an African gateway port handling growing regional demand.

The class asked sharper questions. Observations became practical. Learning accelerated.What made the visit more meaningful was comparison. We discussed ports managed under global standards, including Dubai-managed terminals such as Jebel Ali Port. The contrast was deliberate. Not to impress—but to analyze.

Governance models, digitalization, productivity benchmarks, and labor integration were discussed openly, without illusion.The goal was not to copy Dubai. The goal was to understand why certain systems work—and how principles can be adapted to local context. Port management is never one-size-fits-all. It is leadership, discipline, and continuous improvement applied to infrastructure and people.

By the end of the tour, the class understood something essential: ports are not just assets. They are living systems. When managed properly, they become engines of national development.That day at the Dar es Salaam Port turned knowledge into insight—and insight into responsibility

 

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2026

The 2025 Container Port Efficiency Rankings: Where Do African Ports Stand?​

Saturday, 13 June 2026 19:09

• Morocco’s Tanger Med was Africa’s most efficient container port in 2025, ranking sixth globally and overtaking Egypt’s Port Said
• North African ports dominated the continent’s rankings, with five facilities among Africa’s top 10 performers
• African ports generally lag global leaders due to capacity constraints, limited investment, weaker transport links and import-heavy trade flows

Tanger Med in Morocco was Africa’s best-performing container port in 2025, according to a ranking published on June 10 by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The 2025 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) evaluates the performance of 400 ports worldwide by measuring the time between a vessel’s arrival at anchorage and its departure from the berth after cargo operations have been completed. The index provides a widely used benchmark for assessing port efficiency around the world.

The ranking shows that five North African ports are among the continent’s 10 most operationally efficient container facilities. Tanger Med, which ranks sixth globally, recorded a slight decline in its score, falling from 136 points in 2024 to 134 points in 2025.

Despite the modest drop, Tanger Med overtook Egypt’s Port Said to become Africa’s top-performing container port. The Moroccan port serves as the centerpiece of a special economic zone covering nearly 2,000 hectares and hosting more than 500 companies in industries such as automotive manufacturing, aerospace, textiles and agribusiness.

Port Said, which ranks 15th globally, slipped to second place in Africa after its score fell by 20 points to 117. The decline was partly attributed to disruptions in maritime traffic through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

Djibouti, ranked 53rd globally, placed third in Africa, followed by Damietta in Egypt (105th globally), El Sokhna in Egypt (115th), Mogadishu in Somalia (127th), Dakar in Senegal (144th), El Dekheila in Egypt (179th) and San Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire (211th). Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, ranked 222nd globally, completed the continent’s top 10.

Factors Affecting African Port Performance

Overall, African ports continued to record longer vessel turnaround times than many of their global counterparts, largely because of capacity constraints, limited investment, weaker hinterland connectivity and insufficient competition between ports.

Trade patterns also influence port performance. Countries with export-oriented trade profiles generally achieve higher CPPI scores because export containers can be staged and organized according to loading schedules before vessels arrive. This improves crane productivity and reduces operational delays.

Ports that handle predominantly import traffic face greater uncertainty in container-yard management and storage operations. This helps explain why many African ports—where imports account for a large share of trade and competition between facilities is often limited—continue to post lower efficiency scores.

Global Rankings

China dominated the global rankings, with four ports occupying positions in the top five: Fuzhou, Dalian, Mawan and Chiwan. Ports in the Middle East, which had performed strongly in previous editions of the index, generally fell in the rankings because of disruptions to maritime traffic linked to regional conflicts. More broadly, global port performance weakened slightly in 2025 compared with the previous year, leading to longer average vessel turnaround times worldwide.

Walid Kéfi

Ranking of Africa’s Container Ports in 2025

1. Tanger Med, Morocco (6th globally)
2. Port Said, Egypt (15th)
3. Djibouti (53rd)
4. Damietta, Egypt (105th)
5. El Sokhna, Egypt (115th)
6. Mogadishu, Somalia (127th)
7. Dakar, Senegal (144th)
8. El Dekheila, Egypt (179th)
9. San Pedro, Côte d’Ivoire (211th)
10. Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (222nd)
11. Toamasina, Madagascar (225th)
12. Rades, Tunisia (238th)
13. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (255th)
14. Lobito, Angola (256th)
15. Onne, Nigeria (259th)
16. Annaba, Algeria (270th)
17. Maputo, Mozambique (273rd)
18. Agadir, Morocco (279th)
19. Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (285th)
20. Qasr Ahmed, Libya (286th)
21. Port Victoria, Seychelles (287th)
22. Bata, Equatorial Guinea (293rd)
23. Alexandria, Egypt (299th)
24. Owendo, Gabon (300th)
25. Nouakchott, Mauritania (304th)
26. Khoms, Libya (308th)
27. Port Elizabeth, South Africa (314th)
28. Beira, Mozambique (315th)
29. Tin Can Island, Nigeria (318th)
30. Lagos, Nigeria (320th)
31. Cotonou, Benin (324th)
32. Freetown, Sierra Leone (330th)
33. Banjul, Gambia (337th)
34. Lamu, Kenya (345th)
35. Lomé, Togo (347th)
36. Lekki, Nigeria (353rd)
37. Nacala, Mozambique (356th)
38. Monrovia, Liberia (360th)
39. Casablanca, Morocco (365th)
40. Port Louis, Mauritius (369th)
41. Douala, Cameroon (370th)
42. Walvis Bay, Namibia (372nd)
43. Tema, Ghana (376th)
44. Algiers, Algeria (379th)
45. Ngqura, South Africa (380th)
46. Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (381st)
47. Béjaïa, Algeria (388th)
48. Luanda, Angola (390th)
49. Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo (391st)
50. Kribi, Cameroon (395th)
51. Mombasa, Kenya (396th)
52. Durban, South Africa (398th)
53. Conakry, Guinea (399th)
54. Cape Town, South Africa (400th)

Source : Source : www.ecofinagency.com/ news-infrasyructures 2025 container port efficiency rankings where do african ports stang

 

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23 September 2025
Cape Town

Cape Town Container Terminal Launches New RTGs

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4woozQ8TyH8
Last week marked a key milestone for the Cape Town Container Terminal as it launched the brand new rubber-tyred gantries (RTGs).

These RTGs are set to improve container handling by increasing efficiency and boosting the terminal’s capacity.

Watch Transnet Board Chairperson Mr. Andile Sangqu and Transnet Port Terminals Chief Executive Jabu Mdaki share their insights on how this development will strengthen operations and support growth at the terminal