Dar es Salaam woos landlocked neighbour

ALAN PEAT THE PORT of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania has started a fight for more business – targeting its landlocked neighbours Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Zambia As part of its plan to woo port trade operators in these states, the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) is introducing an annual ports conference. This, said the authority, will involve transit transport organisations, trade operators and their global associates and will discuss trade trends and the port industry from a regional economic perspective, focusing on ways for them to grow their businesses. Meanwhile, portworld.com reports that the Tanzanian government has decided to restart the tender for the contract to operate the general cargo terminal at Dar es Salaam. This, the report added, is designed to ease growing congestion, with the government believing that greater efficiency at the port will enable it to challenge Mombasa as the leading port in East Africa.