Calls for inland depots to relieve Dar es Salaam congestion
Congestion at the Tanzanian Port of Dar es Salaam has led to calls from the local shipping industry for more inland container depots (ICD) to increase efficiency.
"Congestion at the port is a result of monopoly of one container operator, who has already shown inefficiency," a Tanzania Shipping Agents Association spokesman told the Tanzania Daily News.
He urged the other private operators outside Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS) be given extra scope to operate ICDs to raise the port's competitiveness and ease the present level of port congestion. In particular, he would like another operator to be put in charge of the Nasaco depot.
"There is no doubt that giving ICDs to TICTS is likely to continue undermining efficiency," he said amid complaints from port users that the existing container terminal lacked modern container facilities and space to accommodate the growth in cargo traffic.
In response to such calls, Infrastructure Development Minister Andrew Chenge said the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) would welcome applications from other companies to provide ICD services, but no one has come forward with a proposal.
The report noted that the use of ICDs at Mombasa port in Kenya has helped to raise efficiency there.
"Congestion at the port is a result of monopoly of one container operator, who has already shown inefficiency," a Tanzania Shipping Agents Association spokesman told the Tanzania Daily News.
He urged the other private operators outside Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS) be given extra scope to operate ICDs to raise the port's competitiveness and ease the present level of port congestion. In particular, he would like another operator to be put in charge of the Nasaco depot.
"There is no doubt that giving ICDs to TICTS is likely to continue undermining efficiency," he said amid complaints from port users that the existing container terminal lacked modern container facilities and space to accommodate the growth in cargo traffic.
In response to such calls, Infrastructure Development Minister Andrew Chenge said the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) would welcome applications from other companies to provide ICD services, but no one has come forward with a proposal.
The report noted that the use of ICDs at Mombasa port in Kenya has helped to raise efficiency there.
