page_title: Port of Dar es Salaam
section_title: Foreign cargo centers
hierarchical_section_title: Port of Dar es Salaam / Foreign cargo centers
caption_attribution_description: English: Bulk cargo cranes at Dat es salaam port
context_page_description: The Port of Dar es-Salaam is the principal port serving Tanzania. The port is one of three ocean ports in the country and handles over 90% of the country's cargo traffic. According to the International Association of Ports and Harbors, it is the fourth largest port on the African continent's Indian Ocean coastline after Durban, Mombasa and Maputo. The port acts as a gateway for commerce and trade for Tanzania and numerous bordering landlocked states. For years the inefficiencies at the port has cost the regional economy millions of dollars; in 2012 the total global welfare loss caused by the inefficiencies of the port stood at US$1.8 billion for the Tanzanian economy and 830 million US dollars for the neighbouring countries.
context_section_description: 35% of cargo moving through the port is foreign owned and Dar es-Salaam port facilitates countries that rely heavily on Dar es salaam port and gives them licenses to operate their own cargo centers. The foreign cargo centers help countries to process cargo from their respective countries to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
caption: A cargo crane at the Tanzania Ports Authority.
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