The changes come against the backdrop of a remarkable year for Dar es Salaam Port. The port closed the 2024/25 financial year with a record cargo throughput of 27.7 million tonnes—a 15 percent ...

Tanzania has recorded a notable drop in pump prices for petrol, diesel, and kerosene in the beginning of October this year with retail petrol prices dropping by 55/- and diesel by 50/-, marking a ...

Built at a cost of $500 million, Tazara stretches 1,860km and was designed to carry up to five million tonnes of cargo annually. Today, it moves only about 200,000 tonnes—just four percent of capacity ...

The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) said all transit cargo bound for Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will now enjoy 30 days of free storage, up from 15. The extension, first announced ...

CHINA: TANZANIA, Zambia and China have signed a contract worth 1.4 billion US dollars (approximately 3.44tri/-) aimed at reviving and rehabilitating the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA), which has for ...

The decades-old TAZARA railway, a vital route for moving minerals from Zambian mines to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, will be refurbished under the agreement.

Mombasa port is falling behind its sub-Saharan African peers in operational efficiency, according to the latest Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2020-24 World Bank report. The report, released ...

Dar es Salaam. If there is one issue that continues to trouble city residents, it is the overwhelming daily demand for reliable public transport. Yet what surprises many even more is the state of the ...

The Chinese state-owned construction giant that built the Mao Zedong-era Tanzania-Zambia railway is returning to the project with a US$1.4 billion commitment to overhaul and run the line as it ...

CCM presidential running mate, Dr Emmanuel Nchimbi, has promised sweeping solutions to Dar es Salaam’s persistent transport challenges—ranging from road congestion and unreliable ferry services to ...

CCM presidential candidate Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan has pledged to transform Tanga Region into a hub of industries, trade and transport through the implementation of major projects.