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French companies open to talks over Bagamoyo Port
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20 2022
French Ambassador to Tanzania Nabil Hajlaoui, speaks to The Citizen’s Managing Editor, Mr Mpoki Thomson, in an exclusive interview in Dar es Salaam on Friday. PHOTO | SUNDAY GEORGE
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- The latest development is an instant impact of President Hassan’s tour of France where she signed several agreements
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Dar es Salaam. Big French companies will initiate discussions with the government in the coming few weeks on the possibility for them to be part of building and operating the $10 billion (about Sh23 trillion) Bagamoyo Port, The Citizen has learnt.
Part of the discussions, a result of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s visit to France earlier this week, will also be on how French investors could take part in shaping all Tanzanian ports, in an effort to make Tanzania a transport and logistic hub in the East African region.
This was revealed on Friday by the French Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Nabil Hajlaoui, in an exclusive sideline interview with The Citizen during a media briefing on the successful state visit to France by President Hassan.
The Ambassador said they were going to discuss who was going to build the project, the modality to be used and through which funding.
“French investors are ready to be part of the project. They want to put money on the table and discuss what they can do together,” noted Mr Hajlaoui.
He said they had people in the private sector, who were willing to invest in the form of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
The government signed a framework agreement in 2013 with China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) and Oman’s State General Reserve Fund to build the port and a special economic zone as part of efforts to transform Tanzania into a trade and logistics hub in the region.
But the Fifth Phase regime of the late John Magufuli dismissed the project, saying it was exploitative and inappropriate.
However, President Hassan, who ascended to the Presidency on March 19, 2021 following the death of her predecessor, Dr Magufuli, said the Bagamoyo Port project should be implemented for the benefit of the country.
For their side, he said French major companies would discuss how they could take part in developing other ports namely Dar es Salaam, Mtwara and Tanga.
“French investors are going to open up negotiations about the interests that they had shown during the meeting of President Samia in France,” said Ambassador Hajlaoui.
He said the French government was more than willing to support Tanzania’s drive in making the East African nation the economic, transport and logistic hub.
This will work through creating room for its investors to invest in ports, railway, airports, and maritime logistics.
“Tanzania has every reason to attract investors and become the regional hub. Tanzania can have very high marks when it comes to conducive business,” noted the Ambassador.
He explained that President Hassan’s strong commitment to improve the business environment would make the country a better investment destination than the neighboring countries.
“Investors are attracted by a clear legal framework, policy predictability, transparency in the rule of law and fair competition and Tanzania is faring well in those areas.
“Investors want a kind of administration that can solve their problems. They want to have a guarantee of their investment’s return,” pointed out Mr Hajlaoui.
He said in an effort to upscale trade and economic ties with Tanzania, a big delegation from France involving the business community and high profile leaders would be expected to land in Tanzania in mid-May. “They will be here to explore opportunities in various projects,” he hinted, noting in doing so, it would aid to take up trade volume between the two countries.
Official data have it that last year Tanzania’s export value to France stood at $35 million (about Sh80.5 billion), while its imports was quoted at $60 million (Sh138 billion).
“We need to do more and we can do it by increasing investments here,” said the Ambassador.
Additional report by Ewen Le Clec’h
French companies open to talks over Bagamoyo Port
According to French ambassador to Tanzania Nabil Hajlaoui, French investors are eyeing key opportunities in Tanzania after Samia’s visit
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Shipping lines to strengthen East Africa-Asia connection
23 February 2022 Port Technology International Team Container Handling, News, Shipping Lines
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A group of shipping lines have enhanced the connection between East Africa and Asia to match market capacity demands towards major Asian ports.
From the start of March 2022, two East African gateways will feature dedicated services as a joint offering from Hapag-Lloyd, Pacific International Lines (PIL), Ocean Network Express, and Gold Star Line (GSL).
Hapag-Lloyd and PIL’s already established East Africa and Asia (EAS3) service will now focus its capabilities on connecting Kenya with Asia, while a new EAS4 service will provide a direct link between Tanzania and Asia.
A consortium of vessels with an average capacity of 2,200 TEU will be deployed on the routes.
This will provide customers with better planning flexibility to an expanded network of key ports in both regions.
The EAS3 service previously covered both Kenya and Tanzania, now it will offer dedicated and weekly coverage to Mombasa, Kenya, starting 13 March 2022.
The full port rotation is as follows: Qingdao (China) – Shanghai (China) – Ningbo (China) – Nansha (China) – Singapore – Port Kelang (Malaysia) – Mombasa – Port Kelang – Singapore -Nansha – Qingdao.
EAS3 service
The new EAS4 service will focus its capabilities on Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzanian, starting 10 March 2022.
This will follow the route of: Shanghai – Ningbo – Nansha – Singapore – Port Kelang – Dar-Es-Salaam – Port Kelang – Singapore – Shanghai.
EAS4 service
“We at PIL pride ourselves for our good connection between Asia and Africa, and it has been 55 years since we started connecting China to East Africa,” said Mr Tonnie Lim, Chief Trade Officer, PIL.
“We are improving our popular East Africa Service in response to the needs of our customers for additional, direct, and faster connections from key ports in Asia to Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.
“Looking ahead, we will continue to seek opportunities to expand our China and Africa services to better serve our customers.”
Earlier this month, Hapag-Lloyd also launched its new China Germany Express (CGX) service, directly connecting South China to Northern Europe.
A total of eight Panamax vessels will operate on the service from its launch at the beginning of April.
Shipping lines to strengthen East Africa-Asia connection
Shipping lines have enhanced the connection between East Africa and Asia to match market capacity demands towards major Asian ports.
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News / ONE and Hapag boost Asia-East Africa links to provide 'better reliability'
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By Mike Wackett 23/02/2022
Secondary services have suffered as ocean carriers redeployed tonnage to more lucrative Asia-Europe and Asia-to-US tradelanes.
However, with port congestion on those major routes sucking in so much of their capacity, carriers are starting to reassess their networks for better opportunities.
Moreover, the blank sailings and unreliable services on other trades within their networks have opened the door for challenger operators to take market share from the established carriers.
Indeed, the VSA partnership of ONE and Hapag-Lloyd has reacted to shipper pressure to offer a “more reliable service” from Asia to East Africa by splitting their current weekly loop into two services next month.
“The EA3 with a Mombasa loop (including Qingdao) and the EA4’s Dar Es Salaam loop will provide greater frequency and a more stable schedule,” said ONE.
The EA3 replaces ONE’s EAF service and is expected to commence a weekly loop from Qingdao on 13 March, with a rotation of: Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Singapore, Port Kelang, Mombasa, Port Kelang, Singapore, Nansha and Qingdao.
The carrier’s new EA4 service is stemmed to start from Shanghai on 10 March, with a weekly loop of Ningbo, Nansha, Singapore, Port Kelang, Dar Es Salaam, Port Kelang, Singapore and Shanghai.
Meanwhile, in an advisory to its Asia-East Africa customers, Hapag-Lloyd said the upgrade of its EAS3 service into two loops “will feature dedicated services to match the market capacity demands towards major Asian ports”.
The carrier added: “In a nutshell, our East Africa and Asia EAS3 loop will be focusing its service capabilities to connecting Kenya with Asia, while our brand new EAS4 will ensure a direct link between Tanzania with Asia.”
Hapag-Lloyd claimed the extra dedicated loop on the tradelane would “ensure planning flexibility” for customers.
According to maritime and supply chain intelligence firm eeSea, the current EAF/EAS3 loop deploys eight vessels with an average capacity of 2,745 teu.
As it stands eeSea has the VSA with 70% of capacity contributed by ONE and 30% from Hapag-Lloyd, but the carriers have not advised which will provide the extra ships for the new loop. The 2,664 teu NYK Clara appears to be the mainstay of the existing service, the NYK-owned regularly featuring in the loop’s port calls.
According to Alphaliner, this size of ship is completely “sold out” on the charter market, meaning that ONE and Hapag-Lloyd may be obliged to raid some of their other services for tonnage to meet the new commitments for the enhanced loops.
It is clear from studying the eeSea data that the existing loop has suffered from a number of blank sailings on its pro-forma schedule, suggesting poor reliability issues prompted the VSA partners to take a fresh look at how they serve customers on the route.
And it is a discussion no doubt going on between VSA partners serving a number of other secondary routes, as they weigh up the risks of losing market share to new liner operators due to their schedule integrity issues.
ONE and Hapag boost Asia-East Africa links to provide 'better reliability' - The Loadstar
Secondary services have suffered as ocean carriers redeployed tonnage to more lucrative Asia-Europe and Asia-to-US tradelanes. However, with port congestion on those major routes sucking in so much of their capacity, carriers are starting to reassess their networks for better opportunities...
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Tony254 unalilia chooni saahii! Angalia MSC iki-strengthen Djibouti port kama gateway to Ethiopia!
Swiss Shipping Company MSC Launches New Ethiopia-Djibouti Route
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The Swiss shipping company MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) announced it has launched a new intermodal route between Ethiopia and Djibouti. "As the first MSC intermodal service in Ethiopia, it is a key milestone for progress in the region," the company said in an official statement. "The new solution combines road and rail transport to facilitate smooth imports and exports out of landlocked Ethiopia."
MSC will offer two weekly services, connecting their global network to the Port of Djibouti, Ethiopia's main gateway:
- The PETRA service: Connecting China, Far East, Southeast Asia and all cargo routed via Singapore to Djibouti; and
- The NWC IPAK service: A direct connection to North Europe, and a connection to the US, MED, and IPAK regions via our regional transshipment hub King Abdullah Port (Saudi Arabia).
Starting March 2022, two East African gateways will feature services from German carrier Hapag-Lloyd to match demand towards major Asian ports. "Our current East Africa and Asia, EAS3, will be focusing on service capabilities to connect Kenya with Asia while our brand new EAS4 will ensure a direct link between Tanzania and Asia," the statement highlighted.
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TPA delegation woos Zambian traders to shift to Dar port
February 25, 2022
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TPA delegation woos Zambian traders to shift to Dar port
IN efforts arising from a strategy to attract more transporters to use the port of Dar es Salaam in particular, the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has sent a technical team to Zambia to promote services offered by the port.
Hassan Simba, the Tanzanian High Commissioner to Zambia, is leading the team, representing the permanent secretary for Works and Transport, with its main business as highlighting improvements at the port conducted over the past year.
This effort is part of the open door policy of the sixth phase government under President Samia Suluhu Hassan, with the team first attending a conference opened by the Zambia Minister for Transport and Logistics, Frank Tayali.
It brings together a number of transport stakeholders moving cargo from Zambia to the outside world, where High Commissioner Simba assured participants that TPA has made major strides in improving services offered at the Dar port and elsewhere.
Successes include major investment in modern equipment and machinery, enhancing the quality of service, he said, explaining that improvements in services offered at all major ports in the country will benefit Tanzania and neighbouring landlocked countries having to use the country’s ports, including Zambia.
Zambia is a key destination in transit business starting at the port of Dar es Salaam, with experts qualifying transit activity as the multi-model Dar es Salaam corridor with railway and road components.
The road, named the Tanzania-Zambia highway, is flanked by the TAZARA railway, starting from the port to the Tunduma/Nakonde border post.
TPA marketing manager Lydia Mallya said that the port is the main cargo gateway to the Tanzanian hinterland and Great Lakes region, similar to countries further inland, like Burundi and the Democratic of Congo (DRC). Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia also use the port but have higher access to ports to the south and north of Dar es Salaam. Dar port registered performance of 17.8m tonnes last year, she stated.
With the capacity of handling 600,000 vehicles annually, the new 320-meter long berth at the port recently broke both its own capacity handling record and other regional ports outside South Africa.
It has so far berthed large cargo ship MOL Tranquil Ace to discharge 3,743 cars on the new roll on roll off berth, she said in illustration.
Given the rise in maritime trade and ever-increasing market demand, TPA is set to cope with this trend by creating handling capacity ahead of demand, with projects to improve efficiency at the port, the manager asserted.
The Dar es Salaam Marine Gateway Project (DMGP) taking up 336.4bn/- is the first large-scale modernisation of the port, the manager noted, elaborating that the project is well underway, with initial works virtually complete under TPA supervision.
Upon completion it will enable the port to attain 28m tonnes handling capacity annually, thus playing a vital role in linking the regional expansive hinterland to international markets, she stated.
Initiatives to improve cargo handling at the Dar port and other TPA facilities ports will fast-track the pace of industrialization and wider social and economic development in the region.
The port handles around 90 percent of Tanzania’s imports and exports carried on sea surface; it is a key transit port for Burundi and DRC, as well as Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Malawi.
TPA delegation woos Zambian traders to shift to Dar port
IN efforts arising from a strategy to attract more transporters to use the port of Dar es Salaam in particular, the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has sent a technical team to Zambia to promote services offered by the port.
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barabara ishabonyea sina uhakika kama ishachukua miaka mitatu tangu ijengwe!Lokitaung--- On your way to South Sudan Border
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Imebonyea wapi? Hebu tuonyeshe
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Hakuna mahali pamebonyea hapo, unaona mazingaombwe yako. Alafu BTW, barabara ya kwenda S.Sudan bado inajengwa, ata haijakamilika, Una confuse hii barabara na Ile ya kupeleka Ethiopia iliokamilika
btn median section and the flanks!
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