Transport
From The Report: Tanzania 2018
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Located along an increasingly important international trade corridor and benefitting from over 1400 km of Indian Ocean coastline, Tanzania is well positioned to expand its share of regional transit and trans-shipment activities. The country already serves as an international gateway for six landlocked African countries, making the development of its transportation sector a regional priority. Meanwhile, a push for domestic industrialisation necessitates a major overhaul of increasingly congested road, port and aviation networks. Addressing aspects of financing and actualising development spending will be a challenge for upcoming transportation development, but this has created new opportunities for private investors, as the government increasingly seeks to launch new projects under public-private partnership models. This chapter contains an interview with Jared Zerbe, CEO, Tanzania International Container Terminal Services.

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Overview

Setting targets: Recent projects highlight the current administration’s aspirations for the sector to drive the country forward
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Located along an increasingly important international trade corridor and benefitting from over 1400 km of Indian Ocean coastline, Tanzania is well positioned to expand its share of regional transit and trans-shipment activities. The country already serves as an international gateway for six landlocked African countries, making the development of its transportation sector a regional priority. Meanwhile, a push for domestic industrialisation necessitates a major overhaul of increasingly congested…

Analysis

Long way home: Improving road networks to reduce congestion and meet rising vehicle demand
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As is the case in markets from Dakar to Durban, roads in Tanzania handle the majority of the country’s internal trade, largely due to a lack of alternatives, with rail suffering from underinvestment and poor maintenance. Port congestion and railway deterioration have led to rising road traffic and congestion in Dar es Salaam and border roads. Rapid economic growth and a longstanding shortfall in investment has strained the country’s road network, with the African Development Bank (AfDB)…

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On high tides: Ambitious port infrastructure investments to boost traffic, efficiency and cargo volumes
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Enormous potential for future expansion exists in Tanzania’s maritime sector. The country’s coastline stretches approximately 1424 km across East Africa, acting as a central corridor linking the EAC, the Southern African Development Community and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. Its maritime industry benefits from an ideal location along Indian Ocean trade routes, with trade volumes slated to increase significantly in the coming years. The government is in the midst…

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An aim to ascend: New air links provide support for the tourism sector
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Expansion of air connections – including the launch of new low-cost routes – airport upgrades and developments, as well as new additions to the national airline are expected to help sustain Tanzania’s recent growth in visitor numbers, while also bolstering tourism overall. In June 2017 the UAE-based low-cost carrier flydubai announced that from late October 2017 it would launch six flights per week between the UAE and Kilimanjaro, the tallest peak on the African continent. This service…

Interview

A gateway to Africa: Jared Zerbe, CEO, Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS), on the importance of the Port of Dar es Salaam
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Interview:Jared Zerbe, CEO, Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS) What are the Port of Dar es Salaam’s chief competitive advantages compared to other ports in Africa? JARED ZERBE: The Port of Dar es Salaam is strategically located as a gateway to several landlocked countries, benefitting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Malawi. The port is owned by the Tanzania Ports Authority, with TICTS operating a container terminal…