Bagamoyo Port

Bagamoyo Port
The dhows on the Bagamoyo Indian Ocean shoreline.
Bagamoyo Port
Location of Bagamoyo Port
Bagamoyo Port
Bagamoyo Port (Africa)
Location
Country Tanzania
Location Bagamoyo
Coordinates 6°25′59″S 38°54′14″E / 6.432933°S 38.903804°E / -6.432933; 38.903804
Details
Opened 2017
Operated by Tanzania Ports Authority
Owned by Government of Tanzania
Type of harbor Natural/Artificial
Size 800 ha
Project Cost $US 11 Billion
Website
www.ports.go.tz

The Bagamoyo Port is being constructed in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. Work started in 2018. It is planned to be one of the largest government infrastructure projects in the country.

History

Contracts to begin port construction were signed in October 2015 and was set to complete phase I of the construction project in 2017.[1] The project was cancelled by a new government 3 months later in January 2016 [2][3]

In 2018, the project got the go ahead and work started in about June/July. It will be built in association with the state-owned China Merchants Port, it will include a special economic zone. The US$ 10bn project is backed by an Omani sovereign wealth fund.[4][5][6]

Plan

The port is set to handle 20 million teu by 2045 and will be the largest port in East Africa when completed. The project is to cost $US 11 billion and is mostly funded by a Chinese government owned construction firm.[7] The project is a tri-government venture between Tanzania, China and Oman. The port is to handle twice the amount of cargo than Dar es Salaam Port and will help reduce the congestion at the port. The project also involves in the construction of a Special economic zone adjacent to the port.[8]

Special Economic Zone

The project also includes a 1700 ha special industrial zone. The special economic zone is funded by the Government of Tanzania and the State government reserve fund from Oman. The port is being constructed by China and the industrial zone will be constructed by Oman and administer by Export Processing Zone Authority of Tanzania. The industrial zone will also have rail links to the TAZARA Railway and Tanzanian Central Railway.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bagamoyo port: Tanzania begins construction on mega project - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Bagamayo Port Project Shelved". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Govt halts building of Bagamoyo Port". The Citizen.
  4. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jul/31/china-in-africa-win-win-development-or-a-new-colonialism
  5. ↑ https://constructionreviewonline.com/2018/07/africas-seaports-a-catalyst-for-growth/
  6. ↑ http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/24/c_137131835.htm
  7. ↑ "China AidData". china.aiddata.org. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  8. 1 2 "Bagamoyo Port construction begins". www.dailynews.co.tz. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
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