The cargo volume of Dar es Salaam Port has reached the planned upper limit six years ahead of schedule. Tanzania has launched a large-scale port investment plan, and multiple Chinese funded projects are steadily advancing, seizing the opportunity of upgrading the East African sea route.

The Tanzania Ports Authority has disclosed a total amount of 16.1 trillion Tanzanian shillings, approximately 6.2 billion US dollars, for the port infrastructure plan, which will be jointly funded by its own income and PPP private capital. The throughput of Dar es Salaam Port in the 2025-26 fiscal year is 33.7 million tons, an increase of 21.7% compared to the previous fiscal year, achieving the 2030-31 target six years ahead of schedule. Keywords: Tanzanian ports, East African logistics infrastructure

The progress of the Dagang oil storage tank project undertaken by the joint venture between China Railway Bridge Bureau and Fifth Ring Engineering is 54.8%, and the progress of the Mtwara Kisiwa Mgao port undertaken by China Harbour Engineering is 53.97%. Both projects are over half completed. The dredging of the newly built berth at Bagamoyo Port in Dagang is currently in the procurement preparation stage. The outbreak of local port demand has driven the demand for civil engineering equipment operation and maintenance. Chinese enterprises continue to deepen their cultivation of the East African port market based on the advantages of existing projects.Editor/Min Jing