Priming Tanzania’s Ports to Advance the Nation's Growth

Efficiently administering Tanzania's ports and revamping its facilities with a progressive vision, the Tanzania Ports Authority is enabling the country's seamless transport of cargo through its ports and contributing to the nation's economic growth

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Thousands of shipping vessels set sail each year from and to Tanzania's ports, carrying carrying goods ranging from cashews to coal. Enabling trade and supporting supply chains, Tanzania's numerous ports are catalysts for the country's economic development. The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) administers these ports, which connect the nation's sea and land transport as well as the landlocked countries of Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda.

"TPA was established by the Ports Act No. 17 of 2004. TPA is the landlord, handles the port activities in Tanzania, and is also the operator. The law allows us to be a landlord whereby we own land, but we can have private operators as our tenants," explains Plasduce Mbossa, Director General of the Tanzania Ports Authority.