TICTS ACHIEVES A NEW ANNUAL RECORD THROUGHPUT OF 592,000 TEUS IN 2018

Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS) Chief Executive Officer, Jared Zerbe (center), briefs journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday about the company's new record achievement of an annual throughput of 592,000 TEU's in 2018. He is flanked by the TICTS Corporate Affairs Director, Donald Talawa (right) and Chief Human Resources & Administration Officer, Ladislaus Prosper (left). 

Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS) Corporate Affairs Director, Donald Talawa (right), briefs journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday about the company's new record achievement of an annual throughput of 592,000 TEU's in 2018. He is flanked by the TICTS Chief Executive Officer, Jared Zerbe (center) and Chief Human Resources & Administration Officer, Ladislaus Prosper (left).

• TICTS thanks the Government, TPA, TRA, and Customers and especially thanks TICTS employees for all of their support and partnership in making this great achievement.

23rd January 2019, Dar es Salaam. Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS), the only specialized container terminal operator in Tanzania’s largest seaport, have achieved a new record annual throughput of 592,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUS) in 2018. The last record annual throughput of 501,690 TEUS was achieved during the year 2017. In the year 2018, TICTS also achieved a monthly record throughput of 54,447 TEUS achieved in August and a monthly record of 31,239 gate moves was also handled in March 2018.

The volume of local and transit traffic has grown by 18 per cent over that of the year 2017. Transit cargo for all countries on average increased by more than 38.9 percent year on year in 2018.The Increase in cargo requires expedited efficiency in clearance just after discharge to reduce dwell time therefore enabling TICTS and the Port to increase efficiency and capacity in handling more cargo.The company has achieved this volume growth in the year despite very challenging international and regional business environment.

Chief Executive Officer, Jared Zerbe said, “The assistance and cooperation received from the Government of Tanzania, Tanzania Port Authority (TPA), Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), our great staff, and our customers/stakeholders using the Port have been the source of growth for TICTS in 2018. I am especially proud of our very good team at TICTS who have worked together so well to meet the challenge of strong growth in cargo handling.”

To increase efficiency in handling increasing volumes, TICTS will continue working with the Government of Tanzania, TPA, TRA and our Customers to address all challenges affecting cargo clearance efficiency at the Dar-es-salaam Port.

About TICTS

Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS) operates the container terminal at the port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. As Tanzania’s leading container handling facility, TICTS is committed to moving ahead and strengthening its role as the country’s premier maritime gateway to Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.

TICTS is a member of Hutchison Ports, the port and related services division of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (CK Hutchison). It has a network of port operations in 51 ports spanning 26 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australasia. Over the years, Hutchison Ports has expanded into other logistics and transportation-related businesses, including cruise ship terminals, airport operations, distribution centers, rail services and ship repair facilities.