Dar Es Salaam Port Raising Capacity

Tanzania Harbour Authority managing director Samson Luhigo said last week a dredging project valued at $35 million was scheduled to start next March to allow bigger cargo ships into Dar es Salaam.

The port entrance is restricted to ships of 35,000 tonnes drawing not more than nine metres at high tide. Luhigo said the narrow harbour entrance would be widened and deepened to allow in larger ships and enable the port to operate 24 hours per day.

We can't do night navigation which causes quite a few delays. An average vessel costs about $14,000 in 24 hours