General information

Name:
Tanga
Country:
Tanzania
UN/Locode:
TZTGT
Local time:
Moored Vessels:
1
Expected Vessels:
2
Berths:
1
Coordinates:
S 05° 04' E 039° 06'

Moored Vessels

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Latest news

Tanga Port acquires three new barges for US$10mn

Thu Dec 24 12:14:47 CET 2015 arnekiel

Tanzania’s Tanga Port has acquired three new barges for US$10mn that will significantly increase storage capacity, reduce operational costs and improve overall port performance. The new barges have the capacity to carry 3,500 tonnes of general and bulk cargo each at a time or 192 containers of 20 feet each, at a time. Tanga Port is a lighterage port, where vessels anchor off the main quay with an array of lighters and pontoon that shuttle cargo between the quay and stream. With the barges, port officials are expecting more efficiency in ferrying goods back and forth the main quay, thereby reducing costs. For instance, instead of the usual 10 odd days to offload a ship carrying wheat, the new facilities could help the ship complete offloading in just four days. Conventionally an agricultural export handling port in East Africa, the Tanga Port is now handling imports of raw materials, machinery and industrial parts. Officials feel the revamp is much needed, as the current capacity has to go up following an increase in traffic. With an annual six per cent increase in performance between 2005 and 2014, imports and exports have grown from 399,516 tonnes in 2005 to 594,122 tonnes in 2014. Conventional cargo went up four times – from 88,253 tonnes in 2005 to 426,317 tonnes in 2014, while containerised cargo went up from 38,120 tonnes in 2005 to 182,960 tonnes in 2013. http://www.africanreview.com/transport-a-logistics/shipping/tanga-port-acquires-three-new-barges-for-us-10mn

Tanga Port Poised to Offload Petroleum Products

Sat Jun 20 07:57:35 CEST 2015 arnekiel

The government, through the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA), is finalising preparations to start using the Tanga Port to offload Petroleum product imports under the Bulk Procurement System (BPS). EWURA Director Genera, Mr Felix Ngamlagosi, explaining during a stakeholders meeting on Wednesday, said using Tanga Port to offload imported petroleum products would reduce costs of petroleum products and boost the region’s economy, making more vibrant as opposed to the current situation. Mr Ngamlagosi said that using the Tanga Port as a second discharging point of imported petroleum products will help decongest the Dar es Salaam Port and reduce delays for ships to dock before they are offloaded from the current two days to zero to make it more efficient.

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