Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has bought four heavy-duty cranes at a cost of €104 million to improve service at the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam, reports TradeMark East Africa (TMEA).
In addition, private container terminal operator Tanzania International Container Services plans to buy two ship-to-shore and seven rubber-tyred gantry cranes by the end of September this year.
TMEA cited TPA acting corporate communications manager, Janeth Ruzangi, as saying that TPA measures had seen clearance of cargo at Dar es Salaam port improve and dwell time reduce from 20 days in 2008 to eight to date.
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