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The throughput growth in Dar is attributed to efforts by Tanzania to woo exporters and importers to its main port. But now port congestion has become a thorn in recent weeks, and it is expected to worsen in the coming days with 15 ships expected to arrive in the next 30 days, according to the global vessel tracker, vesselfinder.com.
The Mombasa port has lost 17%of transit cargo to Dar es Salaam leaving its management scrambling to stem the leakage of business to the Tanzanian rival.But, while Dar faces the new tidings, it has a growing problem of congestion, which has caused a surge in demurrage charges due to delays in cargo clearance.
The throughput growth in Dar is attributed to efforts by Tanzania to woo exporters and importers to its main port. But now port congestion has become a thorn in recent weeks, and it is expected to worsen in the coming days with 15 ships expected to arrive in the next 30 days, according to the global vessel tracker, vesselfinder.com.
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The situation is different in Mombasa Port, which has recorded improved vessel and truck turnaround time, thanks to its shrinking customer base. A surge of container traffic has been witnessed in the past few months, where the Dar port is handling about 100,000 twenty-foot equivalent units per month, 50% more than earlier this year. The delays have seen some fresh produce exporters opt for Mombasa to ferry their cargo considering their shelf life.
