THE Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), in partnership with players that provide cargo transportation services through the Central Corridor, has established a long-term strategy to enhance and resolve various challenges to safeguard the market.
The plan is based on the huge commercial ships continuing to dock in different ports to discharge goods, one of which is Dar es Salaam Port, which handled over 25 million tonnes of cargo this year, up from 21.9 million tonnes in 2022.
The disclosure was made yesterday in Morogoro by the Director of Marketing and Public Relations at TPA, Dr George Fasha during the meeting of stakeholders in cargo transportation in the Central Corridor, which serves over six countries. “We have met with stakeholders in cargo transportation through the Central Corridor, to discuss and solve some of the existing challenges and set a strategy to solve them together,” Dr Fasha stated, adding that this is due to the improvements and the growth of cargo handling market.
He listed the challenges that need to be addressed and solutions offered, including security, cargo delays, inspection and weight issues on the roads, tax issues, cargo service providers, and foreign vehicle transporters.
Dr Fasha said that the countries that are served through the central corridor include Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Uganda. “If you talk about Uganda, we are not the only ones providing service in that market, we have to solve the challenge because our neighbours want
that market, we are looking at Uganda with a special eye because we want to increase the amount of cargo we serve,” he said.
On his part, the Chairman of the Tanzania Medium and Small Truck Owners Association (TAMSTOA), Mr Chuki Shabani, stated that trucks are transporting 80 per cent of the cargo coming from the port, but
in Tanzania, there has been a delay in truck inspection areas, particularly in terms of road safety, and they still do not know that foreign cargo should be delivered on time.
According to him, there are issues outside of Tanzania, such as the expropriation of goods, particularly copper, exorbitant fees, and needless delays in transportation. Additionally, Mr Andrew Mlacha, Licence and Registration Officer for the Land Transport Regulatory Authority (LATRA) Eastern Region, stated that drivers who have completed driving schools have so far prevented accidents via self-awareness
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