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To commence work on the Tanga Port’s railway infrastructure, Atupele Mwakibete, who is the deputy minister for works and transportation, recently directed the Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) and Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to complete the processes needed. This infrastructure will be used to transport cargo to and from the port.
The port improvement and expansion project was 98.9% complete when he recently gave the order.
According to him, the 429.1 billion project to improve and expand Tanga Port must be completed before the railway infrastructure can be constructed.
The deputy minister claims that the port’s improvement as well as expansion increased port revenue. It has had a positive effect on the country’s income. The improvement and expansion also allowed large vessels to anchor at the berth.
Five huge ships have been anchored on the port’s new pier, he said. Also, revenue collections rose to $8 billion between January and March of this year. It is said that $5 billion was reportedly received in March alone.
Moreover, Mwakibete directed that the land acquisition process be carried out in order to expand the port and dry port, including the planned Usagara dry port, as well as to construct the Mwambani area, for which finances have already been set aside.
Tanga Port’s railway infrastructure current state
Railway Engineer Patience Karumuna previously explained the process of repairing and developing the railway infrastructure. She said they had already completed the survey and produced a map of the facilities. The map was recently handed over to the TPA, and they were currently awaiting a response from the authority.
Hamis Mrutu, an engineer at TPA Headquarters, reaffirmed that the authority had organized itself and come up with a team. The team had already begun visiting other countries and regions. Part of the reason for their tours was to promote the port in an effort to attract additional stakeholders to utilize the facility.
All port users and stakeholders were urged to make use of the facilities by Peter Milanzi. Mr Milanzi is the acting manager of Tanga Port.
He stated that the port’s existing capacity of 750,000 metric tons per year will be increased to three million metric tons per year. |
