tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) is a parastatal public corporation acting under the aegis of the ministry of infrastructure development , that has the responsibility " to manage and operate " the seaports and lake ports of the country of tanzania .

the tpa is located in dar es salaam .

it is a member of the port management association of eastern and southern africa .

tanzania ports authority

both sea and inland waterways ports in tanzania are managed and operated by the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) .
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the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) is implementing 163 projects aimed at raising performance in all ports in the country .
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the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) has embarked in a move that will boost and soften doing business in east africa by developing new ports . . .
the tanzania ports authority has embarked on an expansion exercise to increase capacity by dredging and construction of two new berths .
the deputy minister further said that the surface and marine transport regulatory authority ( sumatra ) and zanzibar marine authority ( zma ) , zanzibar ports authority ( zpa ) and tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) also took part in the meetings . “the aim was to identify and formalize all unofficial ports which have been crucial especially for the surrounding community .
tpa also operates tanzania’s lake ports , maintaining around 20 ports on lake victoria . some major ports include bukoba , kemondo bay , musoma and nansio .
tpa also operates tanzania’s lake ports , maintaining around 20 ports on lake victoria . some major ports include bukoba , kemondo bay , musoma and nansio .
a shake - up is underway at the tanzania ports authority as part of broad - based efforts to improve port efficiency .
the deal was inked by officials of the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) and china harbour engineering company ltd ( chec ) .
the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) was established by the ports act no . 17 of 2004 as landlord port authority . it operates a system of ports serving the tanzania hinterland and the landlocked countries of malawi , zambia , democratic republic of congo ( drc ) , burundi , rwanda and uganda .
antwerp port authority and the port of rotterdam authority want to see stricter nitrogen oxides emission standards . . .
the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) has embarked in a move that will boost and soften doing business in east africa by developing new ports at kilwa , lindi and rushungi .
following the official commissioning of multimillion dollar dangote cement plant in mtwara , tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) has announced plans . . .
tanzania’s minister for transport samuel sitta has suspended indefinitely tanzania ports authority’s ( tpa ) acting director madeni kipande pending an investigation into alleged violations of procurement procedures , reuters reports .
the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) plans to procure two tug boats for tanga port as it readies for the hoim - tanga oil pipeline .
following the official commissioning of multimillion dollar dangote cement plant in mtwara , tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) has announced plans to construct five jetties .
bandari college - dar es salaam - tanzania ports authority bandari college dar es salaam located at mahunda street tandika p . o . box 9184 tel
lacking resources , tanzania ports authority sees the construction of terminals escape it . foreign companies are taking the orders for it . [ . . . ]
the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) will upgrade three ports as part of its ports master plan ( pmp ) that covers the perio . . . . . . end of the details preview . please log in or for all the information .
lamu is being developed by the china communications construction company but the kenya ports authority will still be in control .
the tanzania ports authority acting director karimu mataka said that the lack of water transport in lake nyasa had been a major challenge for the last ten years .
dar es salaam . the government yesterday kicked out almost the entire top brass at the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) in a move that saw director general awadhi massawe and the authority’s board chairman prof joseph msambichaka removed .
the containers from buzwagi and pangea gold mines were already cleared by the tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) .
the government of tanzania is contributing about us $ 63 million through tanzania ports authority to the upgrade , and the united kingdom is giving about us $ 12 million through its international development agency , dfid . the project is also putting money aside for improving the tanzania port authority’s capacity to act as a landlord , manager , and the developer of other ports in the country .
the government of tanzania is contributing about us $ 63 million through tanzania ports authority to the upgrade , and the united kingdom is giving about us $ 12 million through its international development agency , dfid . the project is also putting money aside for improving the tanzania port authority’s capacity to act as a landlord , manager , and the developer of other ports in the country .
trademark east africa ( tmea ) and the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) recently signed a usd60 . 1m grant agreement to support the transformation of the dar es salaam…
dar es salaam . the government yesterday kicked out almost the entire top brass at the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) in a move that saw director general awadh massawe and the authority’s board chairman , prof joseph msambichaka shown the door .
hutchison ports has signed a formal agreement with ports of stockholm to operate the container terminal under . . .
tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) director - general deusdedit kakoko told reporters yesterday that the containers stored at mofed icd were waiting final customs procedures before being exported through the tanzania international container terminal services ( ticts ) .
australia’s pilbara ports authority ( ppa ) board has taken a decision to hold prices at current levels for the . . .
paul j . cozza has been named the new executive director of the north carolina state ports authority . the . . .
the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) and china harbor engineering company ltd ( chec ) have signed a $ 154 million contract for the dar es salaam port expansion program .
government is therefore working with tanzania ports authority to develop the dar - es - salam port to meet the demands of its customers , ” the missive said further .
the institutional strengthening component will support the restructuring of tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) and further develop its capacity to act as a landlord , manager and developer of the ports in tanzania , whilst at the same time building capacity for future private sector participation in port operations .
principal lake ports on tanganyika include kigoma and kasanga . additionally , there are 15 smaller ports along the lake .
principal lake ports on tanganyika include kigoma and kasanga . additionally , there are 15 smaller ports along the lake .
the ghana ports & harbors authority ( gpha ) announced recently that construction operations on the $ 1 . 5 billion . . .
tanzania ports authority is embarking on a huge expansion exercise at tanga port in order to meet forecasted traffic growth that will surpass 4m teu by 2028 and to ease current congestion .
paul ansah , the acting director general of the ghana ports and harbors authority ( gpha ) , inspected the tema port . . .
east african community legislative assembly ( eacla ) , members have commended tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) , for the ongoing dar es salaam port improvements seeking to increase efficiency in service delivery .
kabila yesterday also laid the foundation stone for the new headquarters of the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) , a towering 35 - storey building dubbed as the tallest skyscraper in east africa .
bandari college was founded in 1980 with the aim of providing internal training for employees of the former tanzania harbours authority ( tha ) and now tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) . the creation of this college was inspired by the breakdown of the east african community in 1977 , when it was called the training school .
dar es salaam . tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) on saturday signed a contract with china harbour construction engineering ( chce ) for design , deepening and strengthening of the dar es salaam port .
same architects as for tanzanian high commission in nairobi . it is possible the architects designed according to tanzania ports authority preference . i am sure they must have designed lots of good projects in kenya .
the kenya ports authority continues to own and manage most of mombasa , while dar es salaam container terminal is operated by tanzania international container terminal services , an offshoot of hong kong ' s hutchison whampoa .
the government , through the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) , has injected $ 63 million and the united kingdom has provided a $ 12 million grant through the department of international development ( dfid ) .
apart from all sea ports on the kenyan coastline , the authority manages inland waterways as well as inland container depots at embakasi , eldoret and kisumu .
“improvement of the port’s infrastructure is long overdue , ” said deusdedit kakoko , director general of the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) . “we have been performing rather optimally , yet under very difficult conditions . ”
“improvement of the port’s infrastructure is long overdue , ” said engineer deusdedit kakoko , the director general of the tanzania ports authority that oversees all ports in the country including the port of dar es salaam . “we have been performing rather optimally , yet under very difficult conditions . ”
tanzania has a total of 3 , 676km of railway lines operated by two railway systems , tanzania railways corporation ( trc ) and tanzania – zambia railways ( tazara ) .
tanzania ports authority , headquarters - construction of ujiji jetty along lake tanganyika under a design and building c . . . . . . end of the details preview . please log in or for all the information .
the port is one of the three major ports of tanzania . others are dar es salaam , and tanga in the north .
dar es salaam – december 6 th , 2016 tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) and trademark east africa ( tmea ) have today signed an mou worth usd 62 million . the support is intended to transform dar port into a modern port through improving the operational and spatial efficiency and increase handling capacity to the level agreed upon under tanzania ports masterplan .
5 . i am glad to note that for the last ten years or so the kenya ports authority has initiated and implemented development programmes geared towards making the port of mombasa stand out among the well performing ports globally . such efforts include :
dar es salaam ( reuters ) - tanzania has suspended the head of its ports authority and six other senior port officials over allegations of cargo theft and embezzlement of public funds , the transport ministry and local media said on friday .
transport minister harrison mwakyembe has suspended the director - general of the state - run tanzania ports authority , ephraim mgawe , and his two deputies while an investigation is carried out , the ministry said in a statement on its website .
dar es salaam . the tanzania freight forwarders association ( taffa ) yesterday continued to trade accusations with tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) over wharfage fees even after the formation of a probe team . taffa has maintained that its members are innocent , and accused some tpa officials and banks of conspiracy .
tanzania port authority - tanzania . invitation to tender . tender number : ae / 016 / 2012 - 13 / ctb / c / 13 . tender name : expression of interest for study and detailed engineering design for improvement of kigoma port . source of fund : government of tanzania .
this will greatly enhance the port’s capacity to accommodate large vessels to dock and to serve dangote’s 3 . 0mta cement plant in mtwara , as well as increase the port’s overall cargo capacity , the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) indicates .
it has been losing its market share of international cargo to other ports in the region like kenya’s mombasa and mozambique’s beira ports , the transport ministry says .
newly - elected tanzanian president john magufuli has sacked the head of tanzania ' s ports authority and the top official in the country’s transport ministry as part of a campaign to root out corruption in the east african nation , according to reuters africa .
china harbour engineering company limited chief representative to tanzania branch xu xinpei exchanges documents with tanzania ports authority deusdedit kakoko after signing an agreement to expand dar es salaam port at sh336 billion in dar es salaam yesterday . looking on is the minister of works , transport and communications , prof makame mbarawa . photo | salim shao
black ivy group has abandoned the idea of operating ports [ . . . ]
tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) director general awadhi massawe , tpa chairman joseph msambichaka and shaaban mwinjaka , secretary general of the ministry of transport , were dismissed after two surprise visits to the port made by prime minister kassim majaliwa revealed the corruption scam .
a memorandum of understanding on joint cooperation for improvement of ports , lake victoria inland waterways and railway transport services has been signed between uganda and tanzania .
the meeting was attended by members of taffa , zanzibar freight forwarders association ( zaffa ) , tanzania truck owners association ( tatoa ) , tanzania shipping agents association and tanzania inland container depots association ( cidat ) .
tanzania government flight agency ( tgfa ) is one of the executive agencies in tanzania . it provides vip flight services to government officials . urltoken
tanzania looks to boost port capacity to 28 million tonnes a year by 2020 . in 2013 / 2014 the country’s ports handled 14 . 6 million tonnes .
tpa currently performs the role of both a landlord and operator with the main functions of promoting the use , development and management of ports and their hinterlands , entering into contracts for the purpose of delegating the powers of the authority ( through licensing and concessioning ports services ) . urltoken
mwanza , musoma and bukoba ports are set for modernization following the ongoing feasibility studies .
said salim bakhresa and mohammed dewji are in the sights of the tanzania revenue authority . both are suspected of fraud while exercising their import - export activity . [ . . . ]
the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) is opening a liaison office in kigali in october 2016 , thus easing the plight of rwandan importers and exporters who have to travel to dar es salaam port , tanzania to clear their shipments . this is because statistics has it that , almost 70 per cent of rwanda’s cargo is handled through dar es salaam .
lake nyasa has 4 important ports , at itungi , mbamba bay , liuli and manda . there are up to 10 other smaller tpa ports on the lake that facilitate passenger movement along the lake and between the countries of malawi , mozambique and tanzania .
tanzania ports authority director - general deusdedit kakoko speaks in dar es salaam yesterday after tpa impounded 262 containers with gold ore . the containers had reached the final stages of exportation , and are now being held an inland containers deport ( icd ) in kurasini . photo | citizen photographer
 welcome remarks by the kenya ports authority managing diretor mrs . catherine mturi – wairi during the visit to the port of mombasa by the public - private business mission to kenya on 19 th april 2017
dar es salaam is tanzania’s principal port with intrinsic capacity of 10 . 1m t per year . the port handles over 92 % of the total maritime ports’ throughput .
ports : the sea port of dar es salaam is the nation’s largest and busiest port , handling about 93 percent of tanzania’s port traffic equating to approximately 10 million tons of throughput annually ( 2010 / 2011 ) . primary lake ports include mwanza on lake victoria and kigoma on lake tanganyika . the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) oversees the administration of both the seaports and the inland lake ports . tpa projects that over the coming years , the port of dar es salaam will see increases of over 5 percent a year for general cargo and 12 percent annually for containerized cargo . lake port growth is affected by the efficiency of the rail linkages , however ports on lake victoria may see increases of over 5 percent .
optimism is increasing around the development of the nation’s ports . kerry dimmer reports . . .
these ports provide trade connections between burundi , eastern democratic republic of the congo and zambia .
these ports provide trade connections between burundi , eastern democratic republic of the congo and zambia .
a memorandum of understanding ( mou ) between port of damietta authority and china harbor engineering company ltd . . . .
dar es salaam is the tanzania’s principal port with intrinsic capacity of 10 . 1m t per year . the port handles over 92 % of the total maritime ports’ throughput .
there are five ports in zanzibar and pemba islands . zanzibar port corporation ( zpc ) is a public entity , which has full autonomy for operation and development of ports . zanzibar is located in the indian ocean , about 22 miles off the coast of mainland tanzania .
yesterday , the state enterprise ukrainian seaports authority ( uspa ) and china harbor engineering company ltd ( chec ) . . .
new investment alone will not fix africa’s ports . governments need to deal with pilfering officials , too
mr . gladson said the nation and regional economies have continued to demand more transport services particularly those related to rail and ports , and therefore the modernization of ports comes at the right time .
the signing ceremony was witnessed by oscar j . edule , charge d’affairs of the uganda high commission in dar - es - salaam , charles kateba , the managing director uganda railways corporation , odrek rwabogo of the tomasi group ( also the agent of tanzania ports authority in uganda ) , among other officials .
the prime minister’s office said in a statement : “president magufuli has also disbanded the board of directors of the ports authority due to its failure to take action against the dar es salaam port’s long history of poor performance . ”
the horn of africa is one of the busiest channels for shipping in the world , thanks to its proximity to the middle east and their vast oil tankers . the tanzania port authority ( tpa ) is an organization which is looking to exploit this traffic to help generate an economic transformation in tanzania . their ultimate aim is for tanzania , and its ports , to become “the essential gateway for trade in east africa . ” and no stones are being left unturned in this pursuit .
posted on june 12 , 2017 with tags chec , dar es salaam , tanzania .
the port authority of valencia ( avp ) , or valenciaport , has just announced plans to invest more than eur233 million . . .
tpa deputy director general , julius mfuko said the authority has set aside $ 600 million for the construction of tanga’s new mwambani port .
president magufuli has already sacked commissioner general of tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) rished bade over the same scandal while other seven sacked tra officials including commissioner for customs and excise duty tiagi masamaki are standing trial over the matter .
on 29 december , awadh massawe , the general manager of tanzania [ . . . ]
president magufuli has also disbanded the board of directors of the ports authority due to its failure to take action against the dar es salaam port ' s long history of poor performance ,
the prime minister ' s office said in a statement .
in total , the tpa has charge of 3 main sea ports , 5 smaller sea ports and 6 lake ports around tanzania , dealing with around 550 container ships a year and close to 12 million tonnes of cargo . the tpa maintains close contact with several stakeholders so that the country’s offering is more than the sum of its parts . these include the tanzanian government , collaborating partners , the railways , shipping agents and customs authorities .
a port project in tanzania could become a model for connecting east africa to china’s silk road .
the kenyan port of mombasa and tanzania ' s dar es salaam port are the traditional competitors but the kenyan government is now planning a huge new port at lamu , while tanzania is developing bagamoyo .
msabaha also wanted to know the number of traders who have been arrested in connection with the use of unofficial ports .
he also noted that the move would also help in facilitating opening up of the ‘mtwara development corridor’ to make mtwara and mbamba bay ports to serve the market in malawi and reduce the competitiveness of mozambique ports to dar es salaam port .
since the 1900s , lake victoria ferries have been an important means of transport between uganda , tanzania and kenya . the main ports on the lake are kisumu , mwanza , bukoba , entebbe , port bell and jinja .
tanzania’s national transport policy sets goals and objectives for each of the major transportation services . highlights include :
i am pleased to welcome you all to the kenya ports authority headquarters , specifically to our training institution – bandari college . we consider your distinguished visit a great honor to us as it is a recognition of our position as a key development and trade partner in this region .
tanzania airports authority ( taa ) was established on 29th november 1999 vide government notice number 404 of 1999 under the executive agency act number 30 of 1997 . the authority assumed the functions of the former directorate of aerodromes under the ministry of communications and transport currently the ministry of transport . the establishment of the agency is part of the government efforts in changing the public service structure which is geared towards improving service delivery . urltoken
iaph comprises some 200 regular members – leading ports in 90 countries , who are public port authorities , private port operators , government agencies responsible for ports . surveys conducted in the past years show that , combining all iaph member ports , they handle over 60 % of the world sea - borne trade in metric ton and over 80 % of world container traffic in teu .
the draft is one of the last major activities of the lake victoria ports modernization , of which tpa engaged m / s royal haskoning dhv nederland bv to provide consultancy services on the feasibility and engineering design for the modernization of the lake victoria ports .
there are 58 airports and more than 300 private airstrips in tanzania owned by mining companies and tour operators .
greystar , plot no . 69 , mwai kibaki road p . o box 13321 dar es salaam , tanzania
in a closed door meeting european businessmen warned the imf about tanzania’s sluggish growth . [ . . . ]
during the meeting in tanzania , ugandan and tanzanian delegations also agreed to commit funds to procure additional ferries .
the julius nyerere international airport ( jnia ) , located in dar es salaam , is the largest and busiest airport in tanzania , accounting for over 70 % of tanzania’s air passengers with almost 2 . 5m in 2015 .
the head of ukaid in tanzania , vale gnanendran remarked “dfid is committed to improving the livelihood of tanzanians through enhancement of the capacity of dar port and trade corridors to handle more import and export volumes in tanzania . ”
the tpa is currently in the process of implementing the ports master plan ( 2009 - 2028 ) together with the corporate strategic plan ( 2011 / 12 to 2015 / 16 ) , aimed at modernizing and expanding the country’s ports . maintaining quality while the ports continue on their impressive growth path will be a challenge for the tpa , but one they seem more than capable of rising to .
in addition , the tanzania - zambia railway was built in the 1970s by the chinese government to help zambia export its copper through dar es salaam . this allowed it to bypass the ports of apartheid south africa or colonial - era mozambique .
the governments of tanzania and uganda early this month agreed to fast track the construction of the tanga - musoma - uganda railway line to enable speedy movement of goods between the two countries . according to the agreement , the two countries will expand tanga and musoma ports in tanzania , and build a new port in uganda to serve the new railway line .
tanzania’s transport sector rose by 55 % in value during 2009–2014 , from usd1 . 3bn to usd2 . 1bn .
“among all countries blessed with minerals , it is only tanzania that exports its valuable sands , ” he said .
the conference cancellation followed a move by the newly elected tanzania president john magufuli to relieve several tpa top managers .
world bank estimates state that inefficiencies cost tanzania and its neighbours around us $ 2 . 6 billion in 2014 .
according to him , the expansion will also attract more business from landlocked countries which use the port , as their cargo will be easily transported through the standard gauge railway whose construction is currently underway as well massive improvement of the railway owned by the tanzania - zambia railway authority ( .
the president’s decision was communicated yesterday by mr majaliwa at a press conference in his office in dar es salaam as the new head of state seeks to right up things at tpa and tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) , seen as key revenue income areas for the cash strapped government .
the president’s decision was communicated yesterday by mr majaliwa at a press conference in his office in dar es salaam as the new head of state seeks to right up things at tpa and tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) , seen as key revenue income sources for the cash strapped government .
president kabila of the democratic republic of congo ( centre ) cuts a ribbon as part of yesterday’s official foundation stone - laying ceremony for the new tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) headquarters building in dar es salaam , dubbed the ‘tpa one - stop centre . ’ he is flanked by his host , president magufuli ( l ) and the minister for works , transport and communications , prof makame mbarawa ( r ) .
but with the revamped ports they could become better known for helping develop the region rather than bleeding it dry of its human resources .
“nine private ports have been identified and formalized and this process will also continue in lake tanganyika and lake nyasa , ” he noted .
“the uk is committed to supporting tanzania’s growth and helping to improve the lives of tanzanians . we’ve been a committed partner to the tanzanian ports authority over the last six years . as well as the $ 12m grant to the dar es salaam maritime gateway project , dfid has funded 100 percent of the work trademark east africa has implemented in the port over recent years . we hope that these investments will help tanzania take advantage of the opportunities that trade offers for future growth and prosperity , ” said sarah cooke , british high commissioner .
he noted that the councils of the respective areas would oversee the functioning of the ports . ngonyani , however , said that citizens have been supporting government efforts through defence and security committees by providing reports on businessmen who use official ports and managed to arrest some of them .
the tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) was established by act of parliament no . 11 of 1995 , and started its operations on 1 st july 1996 . in carrying out its statutory functions , tra is regulated by law , and is responsible for administering impartially various taxes of the central government .
during the graduation ceremony , a new bandari college board of directors was launched . the new board , is chaired by eng deusidedit kakoko who is also general director of tanzania port authority ( tpa ) with its secretary dr joseph kakeneno who is also principal of bandari college with other eight members .
improving the transportation infrastructure is a key priority for the government of tanzania . improving the nation’s roads , ports , railways and airport infrastructure is critical for the country to improve its internal and external trade and commercial activities . moreover , the sector’s further development goes hand - in - glove with improvements in the energy sector as tanzania strives to become a middle - income country .
tpa director general deusdedit kakoko revealed this on tuesday morning on the sideline of the first tanzania oil and gas congress .
at least 21 unofficial ports have been authorized to operate after the government conducted an assessment and was satisfied that they have met the required standards .
tanzania’s ministry of works , transport , and communication through the tanzania national roads agency ( tanroads ) is managing the national road network of about 33 , 891km , comprising 12 , 786 km of trunk and 21 , 105 km of regional roads .
the mtwara port has witnessed an increased in activity since the beginning of offshore oil and gas exploration activities in southern tanzania .
tanzania port authority ( tpa ) is finalising the construction of three modern vessels to ply lake nyasa . kyela port manager , mr percival salama , said the vessels would help opening up economic and business opportunities for the three regions of mbeya , njombe and ruvuma as well as neighbouring countries of mozambique and zambia .
the secretary general of the east african community has revealed that negotiations are at an advanced stage to privatise the ports of mombasa and dar es salaam .
lamu and bagamoyo have been little used as ports for about a century but at one point they were rivals in east africa ' s slave trade .
dr magufuli said also lined up for revamp were ports in mtwara and tanga and on lakes victoria , nyasa and tanganyika and airports in various regions .
the tpa accuses the american company black ivy group of not respecting its undertakings while wanting to take control of tanzanian ports . [ . . . ]
in efforts to fight such incidences , the ministry has decided to formalize some of the ports based on the set standards , ” he said .
mr mfuko said that in two years , the principal ports will have the capacity to cater for one million 20 - feet equivalent units per year .
the tanzanian government has begun implementing the big results now initiative , the goal of which is to modernize and expand the country’s ports and develop as part of moving tanzania into a middle - income bracket by 2025 . this plan uses a blueprint set out by malaysia , a country which featured many of the same issues as tanzania , structurally and economically , before setting off on an impressive path to prosperity .
the tazara line is 1 , 860 km in length , of which 975 km is in tanzania and 885 km in zambia .
in 2014 / 15 , the port handled 4 , 732 tonnes of cargo destined to neighbouring countries . source : tanzania daily news
good ports are perhaps more important to africa than any other region . on a continent bereft of good roads and productive factories , fully 90 % of trade happens by sea . ports also corrall trade where it can be regulated and taxed : in kenya , for example , some 40 % of government revenue is generated by the customs department . ports are also the means by which much contraband , from drugs to ivory , escapes to the rest of the world .
according to the 2014 world airport summit , drivers of tanzania’s air transport development include the growth of tourism , mining and economic activities .
on march 4 , 2017 tanzanian president john magufuli placed the foundation stone for the expansion works at the mtwara port in southern tanzania .
the port is destined to be an alternative cargo gateway for cargo bound for southern tanzania , malawi , eastern zambia and northern mozambique .
according to the world bank , tanzania and the neighbouring countries lose up to usd 2 . 6 billion a year through port inefficiencies .
recent developments in tanzania , particularly the discovery of natural gas , have led to increased maritime activity . this discovery has led tanzania to begin investing in infrastructure and services for a growing gas sector . ports like dar es salaam have seen huge increases in traffic as a result of the discovery , leading in turn to much more work for the tpa . they estimate that traffic has grown by 10 % every year since 2005 .
earlier , in his welcoming note , tpa director general deusdedit kakoko said the expansion would enable the port to receive long ships which currently divert to neighbouring ports .
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according to tanzania’s 2025 development vision , investments in infrastructure , particularly in the development of the road network , are the government’s top priority .
railway transport is the second most important mode of transport after road and critical for long distance freight along the main transport corridors in tanzania .
tanzania has a coastline of about 720 km on the indian ocean , and also borders lake victoria , lake nyasa , and lake tanganyika .
the president of tanzania dr . john magufuli on april 12th 2017 has laid the foundation stone for the construction of the first section of the…
tanzania contests drc’s decision to impose a single freight agency to manage congolese cargo transiting via dar es salaam port . [ . . . ]
the authority has already allocated a 26 hectares land to dangote group of companies for construction of a jetty at mgao village in mtwara district . plans to construct additional four jetties are ongoing . while a jetty at mgao will be constructed by africa ' s richest person , alhaj aliko dangote , the other four will be constructed by the government of tanzania .
“improvement of the port’s infrastructure is long overdue , ” says engineer deusdedit kakoko , the director general of the tanzania ports authority that oversees the port of dar - es - salaam . “at the moment , berth 10 hosts vessels of up to 10 . 5 meters deep below their waterline , but sometimes we have four large vessels arriving at the same time and they all queue in the outer anchorage at deep sea , while we have seven berths lying inactive because they’re not deep enough to dock them , ” he adds .
the total number of air passengers in tanzania increased by 62 % in the past 5 years , from 2 . 1m in 2010 to 3 . 5m in 2015 , while tanzania’s cargo handling capacity rose by 7 % during the same period , from 23 , 453t to 25 , 165t .
nkurunziza pointed out that the lake—also bordered by drc , zambia , tanzania—forms a unique ecosystem , with its vast heritage of flora and fauna found in several forest reserves and natural parks , including the kibira forest , kigwena forest reserve , and rukoko reserve in burundi ; mahale mountains national park in tanzania ; the nyungwe forest between rwanda and burundi ; nsumbu national park in zambia , and the wetlands of malagarazi shared by tanzania and burundi .
president kabila has agreed to receive ( the ) delegation of foreign affairs ministers from tanzania , angola and mozambique ,
the statement said .
apart from serving their own domestic markets , the tanzanian and kenyan ports will also be competing for a wider prize , the business from the landlocked countries of east africa .
the exercise will be carried out in collaboration with the tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) . a member of the committee , ms hafsa mossi from burundi commended the ongoing work and called upon tpa to work even harder to attract more business people . “burundi and other regional countries use this port , make sure it performs well for the benefit of all , ” she noted .
railways : the rail system has a total track length of 3 , 676km , which are operated by two railways systems : the tanzania railway limited ( trl ) and the tanzania - zambia railway authority ( tazara ) . the railways link the port of dar es salaam to the neighboring countries of burundi , the drc , malawi , rwanda , uganda and zambia . the tazara line ( total system length 975km in tanzania ) was constructed in the 1970s while construction of the trl line ( system length 2 , 707km ) commenced before the first world war . as such the trl line needs upgrades in order to meet potential demand and to compete with road transportation of goods .
magufuli , who prior of his appointment was the country’s public works minister , was elected president in october 2015 , becoming tanzania’s fifth president since independence .
according to prof mbarawa , once the port and railway projects are completed , tanzania will provide better cargo handling services compared with those of its competitors .
kilimanjaro international airport was built in 1971 , to mark the tenth anniversary of tanzania’s national independence . ever since , it has required much effort to upgrade the airport into a world - class point of entry to the region and this is something of a symbol of tanzania’s prime outlook on tourism . urltoken
tanzania’s main port , in the commercial capital dar es salaam , which serves six landlocked countries , has often been dogged by allegations of inefficiency and corruption .
prime minister kassim majaliwa yesterday issued a two - day ultimatum to kyela councillors in mbeya to resolve their differences or else the government will suspend the authority . the situation , pm said , was undermining the performance of the local government .
under the modernisation programme , eng . kakoko said attention will be paid to ports in the great lakes region , building karema , lagosa , kagunga , kirando , kibirizi and kalya berths .
“the minister also emphasized the commitment of the tanzanian government to developing the roads , ports and railways to facilitate transport of goods and stimulate economic activities within the two countries and the region .
the world bank ( wb ) and the african development bank ( afdb ) support tanzania in achieving its infrastructure development goals by providing grants and credits for projects .
the construction of the railway line will fulfil the wishes of tanzania’s founder , the late julius nyerere , who wished to link uganda directly to the indian ocean .
land - locked uganda announced in april it will build a pipeline for its oil through tanzania rather than kenya , which had wanted to secure the export route .
the tpa’s main indian ocean ports are dar es salaam , mtwara , and tanga . minor seaports serving coastal traffic include lindi , kilwa masoko , mafia island , bagamoyo , pangani and kwale .
road transport is the most widely used form of transport in tanzania , carrying over 90 % of the passengers and 75 % of the freight traffic in the country .
in tanzania still about 70 to 80 per cent labour is absorbed in this sector . agricultural progress permits the shift of manpower from agricultural to non - agricultural sector .
the lake , which straddles the border between tanzania , drc , burundi and zambia , is recognized as the world ' s second largest by volume and second deepest .
tanzania shippers council ( tsc ) chairman daniel mchome welcomed the suspension saying that for over two years the tpa had ignored the private sector in the decision making process .
the acting dar es salaam port manager , mr hebel mhanga said the authority is working hard to make it one of the biggest and efficient ports in the region and africa at large . “we have assured them that no cargo will be lost at this port and that we shall not pass illegal consignments here , ” he said . he explained that plans were ongoing to start scanning of on transit goods as it is the practice for local goods .
the ports which have been given a nod included mbweni , pwani - mlingotini , kisiju and nyamisati in dar es salaam as well as jasini , kigombe , kipumbwi , mkwaja and pangani in tanga .
2 . indeed ports world - wide are the nerve centers of global trade and economies . it is approximated that over 80 % of world trade is sea - borne . in kenya , the port of mombasa handles nearly 90 % of the country ' s external trade in terms of tonnage . clearly , if ports did not play their catalytic economic roles effectively , international trade will not thrive .
tanzania has begun work on a new megaport located around 75km north of dar es salaam which the country says will transform the country into a regional trade and transport hub .
the end of the swissport tanzania monopoly has opened the door for new players in the area of passenger and baggage handling in the tanzanian airports . [ . . . ]
tanzania plans to position itself as a regional trade hub and expects that this expansion scheme will increase cargo throughput from around 14 to 28 million tons a year by 2020 .
“the objective of this assignment is to undertake the study that determines economic , financial and technical viability of developing new ports at kilwa , lindi and rushungi , ” tpa said in one of several notices .
regarding the proposed facilities at kilwa , lindi and rushungi , applicants will have to provide cargo and traffic forecasts , advice the tpa on the optimum land required , provide preliminary designs for the ports’ layouts .
nonetheless , he said , in the 2014 / 15 fiscal year , the ports collectively handled 15 , 979 , 693 tonnes of cargo compared with 15 , 427 , 830 tonnes in 2013 / 14 .
“a lot of modernization after this draft report will be done in order to improve our ports services inside and outside our country , ” tpa acting director of planning and investment , mr gladson urio said .
“these are the top officials without whose authority no movement of containers from the port to icds would take place . they would have easily known that containers had been cleared without due taxes being paid but they did not take any action , ” said the pm .
“these are the top official without whose authority no movement of containers from the port to icds would take place . they would have easily known that containers had been cleared without due taxes being paid but they did not take any action , ” said the pm .
most tellingly , tanzania’s education system has failed to equip the local makonde people with skills . many are illiterate and lack the work ethic to satisfy even the most tolerant of employers . the makonde are often stereotyped elsewhere in tanzania as dancers and guards , with a love of the sensual , a talent for wooden sculpture and a taste for bush meat .
tanzania’s new president john magufuli has sacked several top port figures following the discovery that over 2 , 700 shipping containers were smuggled at the port of dar es salaam tax free .
in abdigi ramadhani’s 13 years as a truck driver , nothing has been more irksome than the lack of certainty over his itinerary each time he ferries goods between zambia and tanzania .
mr leonard mwakileo of tanzania freight forwarders company limited told the meeting that he was notified last december that he was required to pay sh41 million for goods he cleared in 2013 .
in 2015 , a delegation of malaysian policy experts travelled to tanzania to coach over 300 relevant tanzanian officials on priority areas in the tanzanian development plan . ports , under the management of the tpa , were one such area . clearly , the plan is being taken seriously and it provides some encouragement that other countries in the african community , like rwanda and nigeria , are developing similar plans .
these include a request for interest in consultancy services for feasibility studies and preliminary engineering designs for development of new ports at kilwa , lindi and rushungi , plus a transshipment hub along the coast of the indian ocean .
ngonyani said the government was aware of the businessmen who use unofficial ports to smuggle goods , illicit drugs , illegal immigrants , illegal fishing and use of marine vessels which are not safe so as to avoid taxes .
the government of tanzania is contributing $ 63 million through tpa , while the uk , through its department for international development ( dfid ) is also contributing a $ 12 million grant .
he described the plant as the largest in east and central africa , noting that the investment is huge and will have big impact as well as bilateral relations between tanzania and nigeria .
new port infrastructure should help with congestion but only if roads and railways are upgraded , too . new terminals are being built as far afield as nigeria , ivory coast , cameroon and togo . however , graft and inefficiency are proving harder to tackle . kenya is not alone in sacking officials . in december tanzania’s new president , john magufuli , dissolved the board of the port authority and sacked the permanent secretary of the transport ministry . but tanzania has sacked three port chiefs in three years ; kenya has been through half a dozen in a couple of decades . high - profile defenestrations do not do much to change the incentives faced by officials .
he directed the ministry of works , transport and communication , tpa board of directors and the tanzania revenue authority to follow up on tax evasion on containers at inland container depots ( icds ) , saying there was a company that was “stealing” from the government . “i will not reveal the company’s name today , but this firm takes cargo purported to be transit goods to icds before diverting them to the domestic market , thus denying the government revenue , ” he said .
others are kilambo in mtwara region , rushungi in lindi and kilwa - kivinje . he said that the process of formalising private ports was also done in lake victoria as well as in ilemela and nyamagana councils in mwanza .
the new tanzanian government has suspended the ambitious usd10 billion port at mbegani in bagamoyo and , instead , announced plans to focus more intensely on the approved but delayed expansion of the ports of dar es salaam and mtwara .
capacity at tanzania ' s port of dar es salaam looks set to increase to 25 million tonnes over the next seven years thanks to a world bank grant of us $ 12 million .
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what is true of mombasa is true of ports across africa . from nigeria to djibouti , decrepit and inefficient container ports are being expanded with money from the world bank , governments ( particularly those of china and japan ) and logistics firms such as bollor�� ( a big french company which operates 14 port concessions across the continent ) . that offers the potential to transform african trade . yet corruption and poor management may mean the gains will be squandered .


cluejob is a real-life escape the room game that was started on january 1 , 2015 in limassol , cyprus by filios sazeides and panayiotis mavrokefalos .

it was the first real-life escape the room game started in cyprus .

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cluejob escape room in limassol , cyprus cluejob is dedicated into forming alternative ways of having fun . currently cluejob team provides several adventure rooms . the combination of intelligence and entertainment promises a new real life gaming . . .
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cluejob is dedicated into forming alternative ways of having fun . currently cluejob team provides several adventure rooms . the combination of intelligence and entertainment promises a new real life gaming experience for you and your friends ! ! !
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we created cluejob after being fans of mystery games on pc’s , playstations & board games ! we loved cluedo game so that is how cluejob name emerged ! it was a long & wonderful ride to create the rooms , which give us a smile when people get out stoked & cheerful . cluejob officially opened it’s doors to the public on the 1st of january 2015 !
cluejob could be the symbol of hard work and dedication . it all paid off : the cyprus - based escape room has been a huge success . the co - owner - founder filios sazeides talked about the difficulties and creative process of building cluejob from scratch .
urltoken : even though cluejob is not a franchise as of yet , i am sure you were approached by a number of businesses so far . what are the pros and cons of such direction ? how do you see the future of cluejob - and , in general , the escape room industry ?
as sazeides describes , the premises which house cluejob is an old house which has been accommodated with vintage items and furniture from the 50s and 70s .
“‘locked lovers’ focuses on couples ( although for those who aren’t couples , the name of this room changed to ‘locked agents’ ) , ” reveals philios sazeides , one of cluejob’s partners .
cluejob . a name that is widely known among travelers and escape room fans . even though cyprus has a rich cultural and natural heritage - not to mention the flawless beaches - cluejob managed to take the island experience to another level . history meets innovation and creativity here . the founders , filios and panayiotis had a dream : to create something that represents their passion for gaming .
escape - room s : filios , as a young and successful businessman , you surely have strong entrepreneurial foundations . what led to cluejob ? did you try your hand in running a business before ?
12th of november i left on a volunteering trip to belgium while at the same time i started building the cluejob website and panayiotis stayed in cyprus working on various stuff that needed to be done .
admittedly , countries that have been investing time in creating these spaces have already moved on to creating such scenarios in outdoor events , something cluejob is keen on adapting here , but at the moment , the two rooms available within the premises of a converted old house on the outskirts of limassol is where the games begin . namely , cluejob currently offers the “crazy granny” room and the “locked lovers” , alternatively called “locked agents” .
setting the trend on the island in january , the team behind cluejob have taken on the challenge to place ‘gamers’ in impenetrable rooms and set them in alternating scenarios that will allow them to discover clues , decipher codes and unlock doors within a 60 - minute curfew .
cluejob is a real life escape room ! an escape room is basically a treasure hunt within a room . the main difference is that you are locked in the room with your friends & you interact with handcuffs , furniture , clues , puzzles , locks…in order to escape within 60 minutes !
cluejob is a new simple & fun live escape game , designed for groups of 2 - 11 people . you get 60 - 80 minutes to find hidden clues , solve puzzles in a room . the goal is simple yet challenging : get out in time ! enjoy the game with your friends & family !
you have been an amazing group of people . . . with positive vibes , indeed ! thank you for the ideas , inputs to make cluejob even better . . . reshaping makes a
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better & more tailored to people . we hope all the very best in your business adventures . filios .
filios : we used a number of forums to advertise cluejob , but first on a low budget of course . not a lot of cypriots had tried escape games at the time , so we had to push it on social media , on the local radio channel , magazines . we started going to schools with flyers . it was the follow - up of the crazy contruction period .
in limassol one of the best way to have a good time is to play a real escape game offered by cluejob . they provide 4 different games you can choose from and enjoy an escape room experience . if you aim to find the cheapest escape room tickets and best escape game discounts , you might want to go back to the urltoken homepage and run a search on your city to find the best deal in limassol .
“it does have some elements from that game , but that one also incorporated gaming whereas we wanted to focus more on interaction ; cluejob is not just about undoing a lock… it’s also a lot about interaction . for example , we want the idea of having to find a magnet which then has to be transported to another location in the room in order to be able to get another clue… we don’t solely want it to be about finding numbers and opening up a clue .
as you enter the premises of cluejob’s escape room in limassol , you will kindly be asked to hand over any gadgets . literally , nothing will assist you in escaping the room you will be locked in ; aside your mind , the clues , direction of the game master and the helping hand of your teammates . adapted from computer games , real - life takagism , more commonly known as real - room escaping games , is gaining popularity in major cities in japan where the concept originated , yet it is also gaining momentum in europe , where gamers move from the mouse - to - screen gaming zone , and utilise their addiction to realistic situations .
update : as we now have more than a few of such escape room experiences , i wanted to clarify that our particular brand of fun was courtesy of cluejob in limassol ( link to their website is here ) . it is clear from the start that the venture is a personal passion of theirs , and that is probably why the end result is absolutely fantastic . the sheer fact that they chose to bring something so novel , at such an impressive scale , to our neck of the woods speaks volumes of their dedication ( i am not at all used to seeing something that is currently trending globally hit our market without a massive lag , as a rule ) .
the directory was a lot of work to maintain , its accuracy wasn ' t great , and basic listings didn ' t seem all that useful when you can just look up escape rooms on any mapping / review site . sincere apologies to anyone who is disappointed by the closure .
below are some of the other lovely directories i ' ve found over the years ; maybe some of them will be useful to you . - - egnor @ urltoken
finally , for historical reference , you can check out the last version of the old escape room directory .
i ' ve been to escape limassol ( the one next to the central post office ) 2 times with my friends ( i ' m not a greek speaker ) . they have staff which actually speaks greek , english and russian as well . the whole game was held for us in english ( we pleayed 2 out of 3 rooms they have ) and the girls on reception also speak english . their website is fully in english and it was easy to make an online booking . you will not have any problems with language for sure
very good , i ' ve been looking for this for a long time .
players search for clues while taking part in roomescape in novi sad , serbia .
you and 10 other people are locked in a room . words , numbers and pictures are scrawled on the walls , objects scattered . a disembodied voice announces there are 60 minutes remaining to escape . a frenzy sets in as people ransack the room , looking for clues leading to the key that will open the door that just locked behind you . before you know it , the voice blares out : 10 minutes have passed . . .
part game , part theater , part team - building exercise , escape rooms are taking off around the world . and the growth has been explosive . the number of permanent rooms world - wide has gone from zero at the outset of 2010 to at least 2 , 800 today , according to marketwatch calculations based on rooms registered to escape - room directories .
nate martin , co - founder and ceo of puzzle break , the first escape - room facility to open in the pacific northwest , invested $ 7 , 000 of his own money in 2013 to get the business off the ground . he recouped his initial investment within a month . since then , the business has been profitable every month and , conservatively , is on track to gross over $ 600 , 000 in 2015 . “some months are record - breakingly fantastic , ” he says . “some are only very good . ”
in dallas , andrew mcjannett - smith and his wife , traci , run escape expert , which opened in february 2015 . “we started with negative income to now bringing in $ 70 , 000 a month , ” he says .
the concept was born in japan , spread through asia , then arrived in the u . s . in 2012 . as of friday , the site escape room directory listed 367 rooms at 138 facilities in the u . s . , with more registering on that site every week . business appears to be booming : at popular locations , tickets sell out weeks in advance .
this month for fans to “become imf agents . ” free tickets for those rooms sold out in new york , san francisco and los angeles in less than 24 hours . later this month on july 25 , the science channel is
but many room owners and game enthusiasts are skeptical that the explosive growth can continue . and finding the key to success in this weird , new world may be the trickiest puzzle of all .
… 20 minutes have passed , and , at this point , you’re likely knee - deep in puzzles , exchanging adrenaline - fueled shrieks with your room compatriots . . .
in most escape rooms , clues lead to a physical key . but the story of why you’re in the room — you’re trapped in a mysterious lab ! you’re seeking lost treasure ! you’re stuck in a new york city–sized apartment ! — and the way in which action unfolds differs by room and location .
“people are looking for a new type of experience , ” says doc preuss , a producer for real escape games , which has rooms in san francisco , new york and , soon , los angeles . it is run by scrap entertainment inc . , which opened the first escape - game event in japan in 2007 . “it’s cerebral , [ and ] it’s exciting . the way we design [ the games , there are these emotional highs . it’s like a roller coaster . it’s addicting . ”
most games cost $ 25 to $ 30 per person for a one - hour game , and typically allow 10 to 12 players at a time . for owners , the chief costs are payroll and rent , plus the one - time expense of building the room out . some rooms comprise little more than a table with pens and paper . others involve elaborate sets and technical wizardry . for instance , the exit game in los angeles has players navigating a laser room .
scrap is known for keeping costs low , eschewing traditional marketing costs in favor of organic growth and renting the smallest room possible to ensure tickets sell out . “they feel they have failed if they are not 100 % booked out , ” says dan egnor , an escape - game enthusiast and creator of the escape room directory .
so far , the strategy appears to be paying off : scrap says revenues grew by 800 % in its first year in the u . s . — a staggering figure even in light of today’s fast growth . the company has been profitable and seen revenue grow every year since then .
scrap now has more than 25 rooms across 12 cities in japan and is opening its second san francisco location with escape from the jail on polk street in august .
“they were the only game in town for years , ” says egnor . “right now , a lot of local people equate the escape room with scrap . ”
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we had the chance to interview filios , a brave entrepreneur , who created a successful business from scratch . he is someone who not only built his own game , but designed the website for his business and wrote the scripts as well . if you are looking for ways to advertise your room or just want to find motivation , you can get both as filios provides advice and valuable insight .
filios : i did . i already had my own business , teaching kitesurfing , repairing kites , selling sports equipment . in it’s nature , of course , it was not similar to what i am doing right now . what it indeed gave me is the experience . being versatile surely helps .
filios : i left cyprus for greece , to study marketing & communications . i knew early on , that my skills at sales were pretty good . i started to get involved in entertainment , i worked for various companies , took part in team building games , treasure hunts and bicycle tours . it seemed obvious , that i am going to end up running my own business of some kind .
also , in the same period , i was working as a recruiter for surveys . i created urltoken back then which was a website were people would leave their personal details in order to participate in surveys . this was a great experience , learning how companies would investigate a product , service before launching in the market . pocketmoney was solved after i finished my studies .
urltoken : in our interviews , we always want to find out more about the beginnings . many of our readers are dreaming of opening their own business somewhere while others just enjoy the little details . who came up with the idea first ?
filios : it was panayiotis , who came up with the idea , during a conversation in cambridge years and years ago . back then real life escape rooms did not exist anywhere around the world .
we started to develop the idea into something more concrete during that very day . we had experience with computer games , we both loved locks and puzzles . however , years passed , and we were both into our own careers . the original idea seemed to be a bit far away by then .
on the 11th of november 2014 , i had a phone call by a friend of mine . he was raving about a place in greece - a place where he got locked up and had to escape by solving puzzles . boom . i got really excited and the next thing i did was calling panayiotis . then we stayed up all night , sharing ideas and brainstorming . that is where it’s started .
urltoken : sounds like a movie , what a story ! big franchises might hire professional builders , designers , but that is not the case with most escape rooms . did you already have a place for the escape room ?
filios : my ancestors had an empty , old , locked up house , not far from the city center . it seemed to be your typical scary place . but the amount of work ahead of us , was even scarier . it was 45 days of work , can you imagine ? we did everything by ourselves . we painted the walls , fixed the roof , removed the old , dusty floor and in the meantime , i learned webdesign . it was as intense as anything . then we went out to the garden and cut some trees , we pretty much cleared up the whole place . we had a limited budget to say the least . it was crazy .
urltoken : it is safe to say that you invested tons of energy into this project . what a great inspiration for all future business owners . who wrote the scripts ?
filios : we did . panayiotis had his own touch into puzzles , i had another touch which together made the rooms , interesting and likeable to people . i had too many ideas , and during the construction , i was coming up with new ones all the time . the place was given - we had enough rooms .
filios : yes , we had enough of them . on the 22th of december we had our first test from people . we figured that we had to change certain things , especially the way players interacted with the game . we removed most of the abstract items . in a way , we created a stylish , minimalistic game , that makes people think more . every element leads into another , there is a sequence to everything . then , the first feedbacks were really positive from the players .
urltoken : now , let’s move on to the marketing part . cyprus is definitely not full of escape rooms . is it an advantage or a disadvantage ?
filios : we did not know what it is going to be like . there was no ‘final image’ in our heads . it was a creative process , with a lot of effort , and it turned out to be successful . with time , we were able to improve the place from people’s feedback and interraction in the rooms . we make notes about people’s behavior and that gives us a lot of information . we try things that sometimes they do really work and are embraced by people .
the escape room industry , well i can say with certainty it is growing and changing at the same time . we believe that the european style ( 3 - 6 players ) will dominate compared to us style ( 8 - 12 players ) and that rooms can have increased time for completion rather than 60 minutes to 180 minutes with food included into a more real life , survival mode . that will increase the cost for people but also increase the reality of the whole game .
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here , the scenario implies that there is an illegal circuit that abducts people and sells their organs . “the detective team ( gamers ) purposely goes to this club ( the room ) to abduct the people in the circuit and has to escape with a hard drive that carries important data which eventually can build their case and enable them to denounce them to the police , ” explains sazeides .
on the other hand , the ‘crazy granny’ scenario asks gamers to decipher the story about a crazy granny who has decided to cease being a spy . as sazeides describes , the people who initially employed her have placed a time bomb which has been replicated in the room and will , if not stopped , blow up within 60 minutes .
“the team has to retrieve a videotape which again has some important data and must also escape the room within an hour in order to allow bomb specialists to enter the room and diffuse the bomb , ” said sazeides .
heavily dependant on good teamwork , sazeides admits that although there is a 60 % success rate of escaping the rooms which is considered to be a moderate level , the following weeks should see this being expanded on with an additional room with a 20 - 30 % success rate .
“simultaneously , we’re also doing something new which is for our two rooms to become interconnected in order for two groups of people to be able to play against each other .
“this will require a different , specific means of communication and people will have to really collaborate in order to play . the rooms will be divided with six people in one room and four in the other , 10 in total , with the aim for both groups to come out of the rooms together , ” says sazeides .
and although this concept may recall christos ferendino’s fort boyard challenges , sazeides is quick to differentiate their origin .
“it’s true that currently most escape rooms focus on giving you a puzzle , you solving it and then opening up something which will enable you to get out . but in order to make it more entertaining we want to not only have numbers and letters , but have interactions , have more to that , ” adds sazeides .
“people like seeing something create itself , for example pressing a button and having something move or happen . and when we say interaction we don’t just mean mind games but having your eyes see that something is moving , having sounds and other elements included in the room , ” says sazeides which consequently helps gamers get in the mood .
behind the door as a rule , the scenarios can be played with a minimum of two people , with the big room requiring at least three players .
“an ideal number to have is five , not more , not less , ” said sazeides . “what we see happen when there are six people is chaos , ” he chuckles , “i don’t think the sixth person helps , the sixth person always distracts the team for some reason . ”
although the monitoring of results may be a revealing eye opener with regard to the success of scenarios and rooms , creating rooms in accordance to scenarios seems to be key to success . the source of information the duo used in order to achieve the stories at hand primarily came from research abroad .
“my partner ( panayiotis mavrokefalos ) had gone to thessaloniki in greece to a massive escape room company which has 10 rooms in total , one of the biggest ones in europe . there , he played the games , he saw plots and i went to london to another franchise where i played their games and made contact with an english guy there who coincidentally was in cyprus…through sympathy and a small budget he came to our space in limassol and gave us input about how we could create a good plot and also did an inspection of the space , ” recalls sazeides .
as sazeides pinpointed , there are escape room specialists out there who assist the creation of scenarios and help in appropriating rooms . “the difficult part is finding a formula for people not to be able to come out of the rooms too easily , and for the percentage to be standardised . ” it’s because rooms remain ‘the same’ time after time that it is important for them to sustain enough suspense . “our rooms don’t change each time , in order to create a room we needed about three months of testing and monitoring from the camera ; it needs a lot of fine - tuning in order to reach that , ” admits sazeides .
having said that , nothing stops them from expanding on the established rooms and adding more elements as they go along . moving away from everyone focusing on escaping rooms would be one way to diversify the game . “we also want to focus on breaking in , which ultimately has more action involved , as opposed to breaking out of spaces . we would like groups to have to find a way to get into the house , find something and then come out again . as a kid , i much preferred the idea of breaking into a school . ”
“there’s nothing new there , just the locks , ” says sazeides , as he explains the importance of creating the right atmosphere through the décor , the lighting , the music . “people literally escape from the real world for an hour , they enter a new world . ”
and in this new world it seems that aside moving away from the varying screens we seem to be attached to , people have to communicate , people can’t just turn around and ‘google it’ , people have to bond in order to escape , and this seems to be the beauty of this game .
“i believe that in cyprus , the entertainment element is missing , ” admits sazeides . “but i also believe that board games can come back… we’re not against the new trend of smartphones etc but we assert that interaction is also really important because here you see your friend in a different light , it’s a different mode and yes , you’re not playing on your own . ”
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these monday posts do not all come easy , i must admit . firstly , i am less than diligent about making notes of all the things that strike me as outstanding , as and when they happen . this means i am presented with the herculean task of trying to recover these tidbits from memory later . as i suffer from dory - like memory lapses , this can prove difficult , to say the least . additionally , as a fully - fledged adult , i am prone to dark spells , when thinking happy thoughts is nothing short of impossible and a ’10 things that made me happy’ seems like a mockery .
but then there are weeks like the one past , when so many great things happened that i have had to prioritize what makes on today’s list , if at all . so here goes my latest ’10 things that made me happy’ post , the vip edition .
i do not need to explain why this is top of the list to anybody over the age 6 . any kind of bank holiday is sufficient to redeem the rest of the week , no matter how crappy , and the positive effect of this wondrous occasion is matched by very few other things in life . you have probably first realized the potency of this magical ‘treat’ right around when you first started school and have enjoyed the benefits of it throughout university . but bank holiday is a gift that keeps on giving and only gets better with age , which is why it is probably most appreciated by those in full - time employment , such as myself .
last week was probably the most interesting week in terms of my work here on ‘the other f - word’ . i had doubled the amount of posts per week , compared to what i had been doing so far , including some travel photography that i wanted to share . i had featured a guest blog here , for the first time ever and had done a guest post myself - another first . additionally , and by popular demand , i did a ‘how to’ beauty post , which is something i discuss freely with friends and family , so it came naturally . this also translated into some increased traffic and additional feedback ( which i absolutely can’t get enough of ) . i got some excellent recommendations , as well as compliments , on a multitude of things , including post ideas , writing style , etc . i am a veritable knowledge sponge , so love hearing others’ opinions , as it always lets you see things from a different perspective .
last week we completed operation ‘wisdomous’ , a . k . a . the voluntary extraction of all my wisdom teeth . i would have given it the top spot in the list of events of last week , given just how much stress i have put myself through prior to getting it over and done with , but better things occurred . all in all , it is fairly impressive how easy it turned out to be , what with all the drama i imagined in my head . it is amazing to look back at years ( i am not even kidding ) of agonizing about it and think ‘i will never have to bother with that again’ . the relief was palpable .
on the subject of teeth , i have had fundamental and concrete proof that the tooth fairy indeed exists . my mom ( who accompanied me to the dentist , natch ) took the extracted teeth along with her and made a joke that i should put them under the pillow , since it has been decades that the tooth fairy last visited . i , being heavily medicated and firmly entrenched in a juvenile state of self - pity , caved in and actually did put said teeth , as indicated . next morning , voilà , i get a little present in the mail in the form of a cheque for overpaid taxes from back in the day ( i am talking about , 4 years back , people ! ) . happy coincidence ? i don’t think so !
i decided last year to overcome my dislike of cardio and have been steadily increasing the amount of time i spent on the treadmill . last week i took it up a notch and joined in on the annual marathon run . i did not attempt any serious distances , to be fair , sticking to 10km and neither did i try to make some specific time , and yet , it felt very gratifying . i guess it was partially because of the rediscovery of joys of organised group activity , which is something that is a distant memory for me by now . additionally , the whole set up was fun and weather was truly glorious on that day . needless to say , vegging out on the couch all day afterwards also contributed to my feeling of satisfaction , as it finally felt ‘well deserved’ .
spring is an elusive treat over here . the change from winter to scorching heat can be so swift that sometimes you forget about the specific season altogether . however , due to this rarity of springtime , you cherish every sign of it dearly . whilst taking a short stroll in the neighborhood i was so fascinated by some butterflies flapping around the lone tree in bloom on the sidewalk that any passers by would be excused to think me slightly intoxicated . but as i could not care less about such faff , i carried on gaping . spring is truly the most beautiful of the seasons and has a magical effect on my mood every single year .
one of the best things of being in a long term relationship is that when it comes to happiness your partner knows every trick and tip in the book , applicable to you . which is why my partner is acutely aware that i am a ‘hearts and flowers’ kinda gal , and thrive on regular romantic gestures of the traditional kind . i literally feel my face break up into an ear - to - ear smile each time i spy a bouquet of flowers in the house , as i walk through the door . the fact that they are ‘just because’ is simply the juiciest cherry on the cake .
this week i have had a major upgrade in my signing class routine . i have met mr mic and we really hit it off . firstly , nothing makes you feel quite more ‘pro’ , than standing on an actual stage in front of a row of seats ( albeit without the audience at this stage ) , holding a microphone in your hand . secondly , i can not say i did not love the results of some light mixing and the extra power your voice takes on with some tweaks . we had the time to go over all the songs i have been practicing so far in one session , and i finally got to properly hear what i sound like . lots of action points , of course , but all in all , a fabulous experience .
this week , thanks to a very dear friend , we partook in a very unusual activity . for once it did not revolve around some form of food consumption , which in itself is already a major achievement . specifically , we got together in a group of 6 and took part in a real - life room escape game ( wiki explains it here ) . i won’t divulge the details but i have to say that the amount of excitement this generated for me was comparable only with the gleeful joy a kid experiences upon entering disneyland . this was , hands down , the best 75 minutes of my week and carried the most entertainment value money can buy .
i am lucky enough to have a friend that is so ‘in tune’ with my thought process that our meet - ups usually result epic discussions , which are often educational and always entertaining . i have to say that i have never once felt like i am switching off during our hours - long chats and more often than not , i feel like i walk away with newly imparted knowledge . this week , we also managed to cook up an interesting business plan . i can’t and won’t expand on the details yet , but it seems like a genuinely novel and very exciting idea . the impressive thing about it is that neither of us set out trying to come up with a way to make money and instead , as per usual , our chat simply evolved into something much bigger , organically . it is very gratifying to have someone in your life that ‘gets you’ .
and that wraps up last week’s 10 things that made me happy . on to bigger and better for the first week of april !
a blog about lifestyle , beauty , travel and more , inspired by the experiences of its author , bella sovmiz . an ex - financier , this full - time copywriter and blogger has a penchant for fine wine , fitness , all things beauty and suffers from a severe case of wanderlust .
the key to success is to have fun . you will be challenged , for sure ! don’t forget , it is a game…an experience ! it might be that your friends are guru’s in solving puzzles or not…still it’s a real life experience that will get you excited !
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this is a live action game with your group being the leading actors . it ' s engaging , as time goes by . . .
we visited the room planning to play
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, however it turned out that we mixed up the dates and it was booked for another day . however , the owner has kindly offered us to play another room at this time , the room was called
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dasha it was really nice having you here ! we always do what is possible and glad you loved chained . . . you did very well , indeed . have a nice day , filios .
this is a live action game with your group being the leading actors . it ' s engaging , as time goes by so quickly you need to hurry and free yourselves ! ! !
glad you were engaged and that you had a nice team . . . to enjoy solving the puzzles !
the clue job experience was a marvelous one . we all had a great time trying to solve the clues ; however we didn ' t solve them all , but we had some hilarious giggles while trying to find our way out . thank to all staff members who have . . .
it was really nice having you here ! we really enjoyed your guitar playing of each group that was waiting for the others to escape . . . gaming wise really nice approach for first timers . i hope you enjoyed cyprus at this time of the year : ) regards , fs .
amazing experience . challenging for the mind and fun . they offer good coffee for free too : - ) a must . . .
woohoo . . . like a boss , you nailed hostages scenario ! espresso ' s for the pro ' s . . . see you soon
this was my first experience with escaping rooms and i got to say that i am really really impressed . . the room setup is spot on and it was really challenging to escape from it , we barely made it ! sfx complemented to the whole experience and the . . .
a great team indeed . . . zen & fired up to solve the puzzles ! thanks a bunch , fs .
been there twice . we had so much fun the first time with the
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went there as a birthday present and tried one of the escape rooms . it was such an amazing experience . the escape route is so cleverly crafted , with tricks that make you think hard and laugh hard . a great way to spend a day with friends . . . .
it is amazing when we get people so enthusiastic with games ! you did really well as a team , i was told . . . awesome ! see you soon , filios .
four of us were have tried the crazy granny room . it was our first time and enjoyed it very much . i do recommend it and next time we will try to escape from the other rooms as well . staff were welcoming and the room was . . .
glad that you had a great time . . . you were amazingly good during gameplay ! all the best , filios .
had the chance to try two game scenarios ! realistic experience , high adrenaline , laughing with friends , having fun ! mr . filio thanks for the cookies
stoked that you loved the game . . . and the cookies after your escape ! ciao ! gracie : ) filios .
my friends where constantly talking about this new challenging adventure and we decided to give it a go . we where given the
crazy granny
room and we had to escape in an hour . there where five of us and got trapped ! ! ! very smartly designed ! every . . .
margarita your review made me smile . . . it is important to see people stoked with the game . for sure you had a great time . . . 40 minutes of laughing out of 60 minutes . . . . smilefull team : ) see you soon , filios .
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may be a tad biased as it ' s the first room we actually got out of , but hey . . loved
getting out of the room in time was one of those moments i will always remember . such an amazing experience
it was one of my best escape experience ever ! i went with group of friends and we had a really great time . . . amazing staff , enjoyable puzzles . highly recommend
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powered up with pirates , spiderman , jokers , vendetta , parrots & hats ! nicely player . . . good to have you back !
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unique picture indeed ! ? chained friends are out of the room . . . better late than ever : )
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