 Port of Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania)
Syllabus of the Subject: Port of Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania). Access to Burundi, Congo (DR), Rwanda, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, and Zambia
- Introduction to the Port of Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania)
- Main features of the Port of Dar es-Salaam
- Gateway to Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia
Maritime Transport in Africa (East African Ports)
Sample of the Subject: Port of Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania)

Description of the Subject: Port of Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania).
The Port of Dar es-Salaam is the largest port in Tanzania.
- 95% of the Tanzanian foreign trade
- Length of the Port of Dar es-Salaam: 2,000 metres
- The Port of Dar es-Salaam has Eleven deep-water berths
- General Cargo Terminal
- Grain Terminal
- Capacity of the Port of Dar es-Salaam (in million tonnes)
- General cargo: 3,1
- Liquid bulk: 6
- Container: 1
- Access to landlocked countries of
- Central Africa: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda
- East Africa: Kenya (West), Malawi, Uganda, and Zambia
- ZAMCARGO: Cargo consolidation to Zambia.
- Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA)
- The Malawi Cargo centre exports to the Malawian market. In Dar es-Salaam and Mbeya
- Tanzania Railways Corporation (Rail Transport in Africa). Links to the Lake Tanganyika region (1.255 kilometres),
DR Congo (Bukavu), Burundi,
Mwanza on Lake Victoria (Uganda), and Kenya
- Access to Dodoma and
Arusha
- Distance from Dar es-Salaam to the Port of Mombasa: 171 (nautical miles)
Top destinations and export products of the Port of Dar es-Salaam
- To the European Union (EU),
Japan, and the United States: Tea and coffee
- To South East Asia and Europe: cotton
- To India and Japan: Cashew nuts
The Tanzania Ports Authority manages the ports of Tanga, Mtwara, Dar es-Salaam and Tanzanian lake ports
The Port of Dar es-Salaam belongs to the East African Economic Area (African Civilisation).
Trans-African Roads related to the Port of Dar es-Salaam
- North-South Corridor
- Cairo-Gaborone Corridor
- Northern Corridor
- Asia-Africa Growth Corridor
- Central Corridor
African Regional Economic Communities:
- EAC (East African Community)
- SADC (Southern African Development Community)
- COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
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More information about Tanzania
(African Portal - EENI Global Business School).
- Transport and Logistics in Tanzania

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