Port of Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam Port
Location
Country Tanzania
Location Kurasini, Dar es Salaam
Coordinates 6°50′6.40″S 39°17′37.65″E / 6.8351111°S 39.2937917°ECoordinates: 6°50′6.40″S 39°17′37.65″E / 6.8351111°S 39.2937917°E
Details
Operated by Tanzania International Container Terminal Services
Owned by Tanzanian Government
Type of harbor Natural
Available berths 11
Channel depth 12m[1]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage 12.1 million (2012)[2]
Annual container volume 0.5 million[3]
Value of cargo US$ 15 billion[4]
Website
www.tanzaniaports.com

The Port of Dar es Salaam is the principal port serving Tanzania.[5] According to the International Association of Ports and Harbors, it is the fourth largest port on the African continent's Indian Ocean coastline after Durban, Mombasa and Maputo.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dar Port dockyard for dredging". Daily News (Tanzania). 5 December 2013. Retrieved 05-02-14. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jerving, Sara. "Tanzania to Upgrade Dar es Salaam Port to Compete With Mombasa". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 05-02-14. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ "With $11bn Bagamoyo port, Tanzania prepares to take on EA hub Mombasa". The East African. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 05-02-14. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ↑ "Tanzania Could Boost its Economy by Reforming the Port of Dar es Salaam - World Bank". World Bank. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Profile: Dar es Salaam Port". Tanzania Ports Authority. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

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