The Port of Dar es Salaam plays a central role in much of Tanzania’s international trade as an external seaport. It also serves as the main gateway for many landlocked countries in East and Central Africa, including Zambia, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda.
The port faces various operational challenges due to the involvement of multiple stakeholders with different mandates and performance objectives. The regional agency TradeMark Africa (TMA) has assigned us a consultancy to develop the Dar es Salaam Port and Transport Corridors Community Charter (DPTCCC) to address these challenges by providing a coordinated governance framework to enhance service delivery and align all stakeholders. The result will be the improved port performance to better serve all its users and the main transport corridors:
– the Central Corridor, which runs from the port through central Tanzania to Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Uganda, and part of South Sudan, and
– the Dar es Salaam Corridor, starting at the port and extending to the south-western part of Tanzania, reaching Malawi, Zambia, the DRC, and to some extent, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
An international team composed of OPC staff and supported by the company’s core team is carrying out the assignment. We have now concluded the inception phase, which consisted of a desk review of relevant documentation, the development of a detailed work plan and methodology, and initial stakeholder engagement.
