Dar port maintains lead against peers in efficiency

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Dar es Salaam port in Tanzania has strengthened its position as the leading East African port in efficiency, rising significantly in the World Bank Container Port Performance Index. This improvement alters regional cargo flows, driven by infrastructure challenges and shipping disruptions across East Africa.

Tanzania’s main port, Dar es Salaam, continued to top its East African peers in the World Bank Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), highlighting a shifting competitive landscape along the East African coast as shipping disruptions and infrastructure constraints reshape regional cargo flows. Tanzania’s main port rose to position 255 globally, from 360 in the previous ...