The long awaited dream to construct the biggest port in Africa is about to come true following the announcement of China’s Export Import Bank to the development of the $ 11 billion Bagamoyo Port in Tanzania.
Bagamoyo Port will have a capacity of 20 million containers per year, as opposed to Dar es Salaam’s 500,000 and Mombasa’s 600,000. The port would also be equipped with ro-ro terminals, dry bulk and multi-purpose terminals.
Economists, business executives and trade experts have predicted that with the ongoing mega infrastructure projects, the East African Community (EAC) region can expect a major shift in the flow of trade favouring Tanzania, which is set to have four ports — Bagamoyo, Dar es Salaam, Tanga and Mtwara — ready in three years.
In addition, China has agreed to support the construction of road and rail networks to connect the rest of Tanzania to port area.
Phase 1 of the deep-water port could begin in 2017. Located 75km south of Dar es Salaam, the port is expected to be bigger than Kenya’s Mombasa Port and the biggest in Africa.
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