Port of Dar es Salaam - Transport and trade improvement project

About this project

<p>The project aims to make transport systems in Tanzania more efficient, greener and safer, and to improve the physical circulation of goods and people, with a focus on the port of Dar es Salaam, the city, and the port hinterland corridors (Northern and Central corridor). It includes three components. </p><p>The first focuses on improving the performance of the port of Dar es Salaam. It supports the transition of the Tanzania Port Authority to a landlord port model at strategic, management and organisational level, and the development of a dynamic port community. It also supports the development and implementation of a development strategy for DSM port, it aims to identify and remove operational bottlenecks in the port, and to support management and technical skills of port actors.</p><p>The second component focuses on trade facilitation, aiming to reduce time and costs of clearance and transport of goods from Dar es Salaam Port and along the corridors. It looks at identifying and reducing non-tariff barriers (NTBs), making customs procedures more efficient at the port and along the corridors, and promotes trade facilitation measures, including capacity to handle perishable products.</p><p>The third component focuses on supporting the transition towards a low-carbon transport system for goods and people in Dar es Salaam. It supports institutional actors and the emergence of a regulatory framework enabling EV market development. It supports existing and new entrepreneurs to…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 13Climate Action
• 17Partnerships for the Goals

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Tanzania

Sectors

Urban development and managementWater transportTrade facilitation

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributes

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

ENABEL, BELGISCH ONTWIKKELINGSAGENT SCHAP

Accountable

Third Country Government (Delegated co-operation)

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2024-PC-37305.

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