Port of Dar es Salaam
| Port of Dar es Salaam | |
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An aerial view of The Port of Dar es Salaam. | |
Location of the Port of Dar es Salaam. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Location | Tanzania Port Authority Tower, 1 Nelson Mandela Road, Kurasini, Temeke District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Coordinates | 6°50′6.40″S 39°17′37.65″E / 6.8351111°S 39.2937917°E |
| UN/LOCODE | TZDAR |
| Details | |
| Operated by | Tanzania Ports Authority |
| Owned by | Government of Tanzania |
| Type of harbour | Natural |
| No. of berths | 11 |
| No. of wharfs | 4 |
| Employees | 2,684(2012) |
| Port Manager | (Seat Empty) |
| Channel depth | 12m |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 1,518 (2016) |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 14.3 million (2016) |
| Annual container volume | 595,109 (2016) |
| Value of cargo | US$ 15 billion |
| Passenger traffic | 1,614,831 (2016) |
| Website Port authority website | |
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The Port of Dar es Salaam (Bandari ya Dar es Salaam, in Swahili) is the principal port serving Tanzania located in Kurasini ward of Temeke District of Dar es Salaam Region. 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.