Type
Tanzanian statutory port authority, landlord, developer and port operator
Tanzanian statutory port authority, landlord, developer and port operator
Tanzania Ports Authority
Tanzania Ports Authority is the statutory body established under the Ports Act No. 17 of 2004 to develop, manage, promote and operate ports in Tanzania.
Active regions
Africa, Tanzania, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Nyasa
Marine works roles
National statutory port authority, Port landlord, manager and developer, Marine-infrastructure owner-side client, Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project implementing agency, Port and terminal operator for selected facilities, Navigation-access and port-services coordinator, Capital-programme and procurement sponsor, Port safety, security and environmental-management interface
Role in marine infrastructure
Tanzania Ports Authority is the statutory body established under the Ports Act No. 17 of 2004 to develop, manage, promote and operate ports in Tanzania. TPA manages the national seaport and lake-port system, acts as implementing agency for the Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project and combines landlord, infrastructure-client, port-management and selected operating functions. Construction contractors, private terminal operators, lenders and maritime regulators remain separate parties.
Sources used 5
- Technical audit terms of reference for the Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project Tanzania Ports Authority, Official document reviewed 7 August 2026
- Dar es Salaam Port operating profile Tanzania Ports Authority, Current page reviewed 7 August 2026
- Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project fact sheet World Bank, 2 July 2017; reviewed 7 August 2026
- Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project P150496 World Bank, Current project record reviewed 7 August 2026
- Tanzania Ports Authority annual report and accounts Tanzania Ports Authority, Year ended 30 June 2022; official archive reviewed 7 August 2026
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