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Browsing: Tanga Port
- Trade data shows Malawi perefers Tanga Port over Mozambique’s container terminals Beira, and Nacala.
- Tanga Port current capacity is more than 1.2 tonnes per annum.
- The harbour racks in an over $720 000 during the first quarter 2024/2025.
Tanga Port is rapidly gaining traction across East Africa and among international companies, positioning itself to potentially surpass Mtwara Port as Tanzania’s second-busiest port, according to the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA).
This growth aligns with the government’s vision of transforming Tanzania into a premier cargo and transit hub. TPA is meeting this challenge by enhancing the efficiency and capacity of its ports, ensuring they remain competitive in the region.
Currently, Kenya’s Mombasa Port stands as the largest and busiest port in East Africa, closely followed by the Port of Dar es Salaam. According to the Kenya Ports Authority, the Port of Mombasa handled 41.1 million tonnes of cargo in 2024, reflecting a …
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Uganda border of Malaba. It is one of the businesses in the East Africa
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For years, the East African Community (EAC) struggled with divisions among member states mainly on key trade agreements slowing down the region from achieving a full working common market.
Countries have been playing protectionism targeted mainly at protecting local industries, with fallouts witnessed among states.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have had their fair share of the trade wars with both tariff and non-tariff barriers affecting regional integration.
Poor infrastructure in some parts of the region has also been affecting easy movement of trade volumes while businesses have suffered lack of enough capital to do trade.
However, recent developments have set the region for growth both on intra-EAC trade, continental trade and of course international trade.
Over the course of 2022, there has been progress on the East African Community’s Common External Tariffs