MOVING OUT: Freight forwarders who use TAZARA, will enjoy benefits and advantages that no other transporter is able to offer. DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) plans to increase its cargo haulage capacity from 600,000 per annum to two million tonnes in the next five years as part of efforts to be more commercially viable. This comes follows a joint partnership entered between TAZARA and Zambia Cargo and Logistics Limited (ZCL) (formerly known as MOFED Tanzania Ltd) to offer a complete loop of logistics services. In his presentation at the 7th East & Central Africa Roads and Rail Infrastructure Summit held last week in Dar es Salaam, TAZARA, Managing Director Engineer Bruno Ching’andu told participants the process is underway to amend the law governing the establishment of the authority to meet its new commercial objectives in order to compete in the market competition in the East and Southern transport market share. He said that the Authority it is set to undergo major changes to improve its performance and benefit the economies of the two countries as of currently the authority gets only 5% share of the Dar es Salaam ports cargo but strategically business is going on to reach up to 60% of the market share through the port. Established in 1976, TAZARA, which was established to unlock the landlocked Zambia and support the liberation struggle of the Southern African countries, is now working to ensure that it operates profitably. He said that the rehabilitation...
TAZARA aims at tripling cargo tonnage
Posted on: October 10, 2016
Posted on: October 10, 2016