Dar es Salaam port cargo volume jumps 22% to 33.7m tonnes

Tanzania's main maritime gateway reports a sharp rise in throughput for the 2025/26 fiscal year, signaling robust regional trade flows despite broader global shipping volatility.

By Handelsavisen Newsroom · Automated 2026-07-16 14:24 UTC · 1 min read

The Dar es Salaam Port has recorded a significant surge in cargo handling, processing 33.7 million tonnes during the 2025/26 financial year.

This figure represents a 22% increase from the 27.7 million tonnes handled in the previous period, marking a new operational milestone for Tanzania's primary maritime gateway.

The volume growth underscores the port's critical role in East African trade logistics.

As regional economies expand, the ability to handle higher throughput without severe bottlenecks becomes a key competitive advantage for the corridor.

The increase suggests that supply chains relying on the Dar es Salaam route are stabilizing and growing, even as other global hubs face varying degrees of disruption.

This development aligns with a broader trend of activity acceleration in emerging market ports.