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Tanga Airport runway in Tanzania to undergo expansion
Aug 21, 2017
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Tanga Airport runway in Tanzania and other facilities are undergoing expansion to handle traffic in 24 hours. Currently, the airport operates during daylight since the 1.6 km runaway has no lights.

Also read: Upgrading of Abuja Airport Runway in Nigeria starts

The airport will be installed with lights to enable 24 hours operations. “Currently, Tanga airport is going to be installed with traffic lights to enable airplanes to land and take off all the time,” said Ms Anne Lyimo, Tanga Region Assistant Administrative Secretary (Planning)

Also read: Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport runway to be rehabilitated

The project fund
According to Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA), the airport has been earmarked with US$48mn fund for the extension of existing runway and other facilities.

In addition, TAA report showed that the airport runway will be expanded from the current 1.6km to 2.5km. The expansion is to enable huge aircrafts like Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus 350 to land. Though, presently, due to shorter runway, bigger airplanes landing at the port are those with less than 50 passengers.

At the moment, the airport, currently handles 11,000 passengers and some 6,000kg of cargo per year. The airport has scheduled flights to Arusha, Dar es Salaam and the Zanzibar Archipelago islands of Unguja and Pemba.

Also read: Zambia to resolve delayed Kasama Airport runway project

The airport main frequenters are three airlines which are Salaam Air, Auric Air and Coastal Aviation. The As Salaam is a Zanzibar based airline that operates with a fleet of two aircraft. Auric Air is Mwanza based airline with 14 equipment and Coastal Aviation flies a fleet of 30 aircraft and flights to 42 destinations spanning across Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda.

However, the region authorities assure investors of stable power to enable them invest in Tanga. They have worked out power supply stability ahead of Hoima. Tanga oil pipeline project in a bid to satisfy the entire investment.

Investors are welcomed to invest in agriculture, livestock, fishing, industries and infrastructure development – namely airport, harbour, railway, tourism and hospitality industry.

Tanga Airport runway in Tanzania to undergo expansion
 
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Construction of Bagamoyo port right on track
By cce news
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October 30, 2017


Bagamoyo port is expected to be the largest in East and Central Africa.

Bagamoyo Port which upon completion is expected to be the largest in East Africa is expected to kick off operations between 2020 and 2021.

Deputy Minister for Trade, Industries and Investment, Engineer Stella Manyanya told parliament yesterday that Bagamoyo Port is expected to boost the country’s economy and attract major investments to the country.

Construction of the port is being carried out through a collaboration of China and Oman. Also to be constructed around Bagamoyo area are over 190 industries, including the manure processing industry that will be put up by the government of Oman.

When fully developed, the Bagamoyo Special Economic Zone will attract about 700 industries to become a strategic investment zone in East Africa.

The Bagamoyo port and its affiliate industrial zone is meant to address congestion at the old port and support Tanzania to become East Africa’s leading shipping and logistics centre. The port is located about 75 kilometres from Dar es Salaam and 10 kilometres from Bagamoyo town.

Mooted in 2013 by retired president Jakaya Kikwete, construction of the port has been hit by delays mainly associated with issued to do with funding.

Compensation
Issues to do with compensating landowners who were to be displaced also affected the project take off.

But that has been solved with China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI), a port management firm agreeing to raise money for compensation. CMHI managing director Hu Jianhua said in a statement in a recent interview that the company would run Bagamoyo portvas one of its overseas ports.

It is these financial constraints that have forced Tanzania to miss out on ownership of the $10 billion Bagamoyo Port and Special Economic Zone project.

Under a three-way partnership signed with Oman and China in 2013, Tanzania was to get an undisclosed shareholding in the project by dint of raising $28 million for compensating landowners who were to be displaced.

However, the government managed to raise only $1.5 million and compensated a few of the 2,180 registered residents of the area earmarked for the project.

Construction of Bagamoyo port right on track - CCE l ONLINE NEWS
 
BCEG helps to construct modern airport terminal in Tanzania

Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) boasts the largest overseas business among the state-owned construction enterprises in Beijing. The new terminal of Tanzanian Zanzibar International Airport with an expected cost of US$128 million is its first airport project in a foreign market to combine design, procurement and construction.

Project Director Cheng Longhai said the construction of the roof and glass curtain walls have completed, and the whole project is expected to be finished by the first half of 2019. It is expected that by 2020, the passenger traffic will reach 1.6 million, and the volume of freight transported will reach 4,422 tons, meeting Zanzibar’s growing demand. The security check system, baggage sorting system, monitoring system, access control system and related equipment as well as escalators will all employ Chinese products. For the construction project, the company has also employed a large number of local workers.

http://www.china.org.cn/business/201...t_41545245.htm
 
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Sahara Group commissions 36m litre petroleum storage facility in Tanzania
On December 19, 20179:22 pm
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A strategic hub for facilitating the distribution of petroleum products within Tanzania and other East African nations has emerged with the commissioning of a Terminal that has a 36 million litre storage facility by Sahara Group in Tanzania.


Ace Nollywood actor and movie director, Ramsey Nouah, Executive Director, Sahara Group, Executive Director, Sahara Group, Moroti Adedoyin-Adeyinka, Supply Manager, Petroleum Bulk Procurement Agency, Tanzania, Raymond Lusekelo, Managing Director, UBA, Tanzania, Peter Makao and Tanzanian entrepreneur, Jokate Mwegelo, at the commissioning of Sahara Tanzania Limited’s 36 million litre petroleum prdDuct storage facility and Sahara Foundation in Tanzania

Operated by Sahara Tanzania Limited, an affiliate of leading African energy conglomerate Sahara Group, the Terminal is located in Vijibweni, Industrial area Kigamboni in Dar Es Salaam. It has a storage capacity of 18 million litres for Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and 18 million litres for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The company also has 6 loading arms for PMS and 6 loading arms for AGO which gives it capacity to load up to 120 trucks per day.

Speaking at the official commissioning of the facility in Dar Es Salaam, Supply Manager, Petroleum Bulk Purchasing Agency (PBPA), Raymond Lusekelo, said the entry of Sahara Tanzania Limited into the oil and gas sector in Tanzania was remarkable at a period where the administration of His Excellency, Mr. John Magufuli was spearheading an unprecedented drive to bring about significant investment in the sector.

“I salute and congratulate the Board and Management of Sahara Tanzania Limited on the commissioning of its terminal which we are gathered to celebrate today. This is a strategic investment that signposts the commitment of the company to enhancing the profile of the sector through continuing investments across the entire energy value chain,” he said.

According to Taofik Lawal, Terminal Manager, Sahara Tanzania Limited, the company commenced operations in March 2016, with a “dynamic blend of young talent and state of the art technology that is redefining the oil and gas sector in Tanzania.”

“We bring smart solutions to energy needs by deploying the best possible technology as well as distribution and storage facilities that are world class. Our operations are guided by best international practice and we are passionate about total quality management and excellent service delivery,” he added.

He stated that the resilience and perseverance of the company’s workforce had made it a market leader in the importation, sale and distribution of petroleum products in Tanzania, with further prospects of being the preferred provider across the sub-region.

“We are investing heavily in human capital development and currently have 25 Tanzanian professionals adding value to the great work we are doing in Tanzania. We are looking at increasing this number as we continue to embark on strategic expansion in Tanzania and beyond.”

Lawal said the formal launch of Sahara Foundation in Tanzania was an indication of the company’s commitment to promoting sustainable development in the nation.

Sahara Foundation projects in Tanzania include: School Sanitation Wash & Hygiene (SWASH) Project- Improving hygiene at Salma Kikwete Secondary School where more than 1264 students now have access to modern and hygienic toilet facilities.

The Foundation also upgraded the Library at Pugu Secondary School, transforming learning experience for over 900 students and 70 teachers.

Concluding, Lawal said: “The energy sector in Tanzania has the potential to be the best in East Africa. Key investments like the one we are witnessing today are required in infrastructure and technology to enhance value and drive excellence. We believe the nation under the leadership and guidance of the current administration has what it takes to assume this leadership position in East Africa. We are here to ensure that thus happens and will be available to contribute our quota to the growth and development of Tanzania.”

Read more at: Sahara Group commissions 36m litre petroleum storage facility in Tanzania - Vanguard News
 
Air Tanzania outlines early CS300, B787 deployment plans

Illustration of Air Tanzania Boeing 787-8© Boeing

29JAN2018
Air Tanzania (TC, Dar-es-Salaam) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director, Ladislaus Matindi, has outlined the carrier's early CS300 and B787-8 deployment plans ahead of either type's delivery later this year.

As previously reported, the Tanzanian state-owned carrier expects to take delivery of its two CSeries jets from Bombardier (BBA, Montréal Trudeau) in June this year to be followed by its maiden B787-8from Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare) in July. All aircraft are being procured via state-owned lessor, TGF - Tanzanian Government Flight (Dar-es-Salaam).

Speaking to African Aerospace in November last year, Matindi said the CS300s would be used to open up five or six regional routes in Southern and West Africa including Johannesburg O.R. Tambo (South Africa), Zambia, and Zimbabwe, as well as Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal, and one or two destinations in the Middle East.

The B787, on the other hand, will be deployed on intercontinental routes to China and India initially, followed by Europe in a second phase. Talks are already underway to firm up an option for a second of the type, the CEO said.

To help boost the viability of its new services, Air Tanzania will undergo IOSA certification later this quarter. If secured, this will then allow the carrier to develop commercial partnerships with other, more largescale operators.

“Our business plan tells us what to do. We have theories about how we will fill them [the aircraft]," he said. "We know it is not an easy plan and strategy, but we adopted it knowing we have that capacity. Tanzania is a country with enormous tourism potential – if we work hard and have a good plan, that number will be within reach without any problem.”

Air Tanzania currently operates two Dash 8-400/Q400s on domestic services as well as short-haul regional hops to the Comoros. According to Matindi, once Air Tanzania takes delivery of third Q400, it will then consider its options insofar as the future of its ageing near 20-year-old Dash 8-300 is concerned.

Air Tanzania outlines early CS300, B787 deployment plans
 
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