Tanzania Infrastructures development & Discussion .

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Originally Posted by Geza Ulole

apparent The government of Tanzania and a Chinese firm–merchants holding international company limited have reached a memorandum of understanding for development of a strategic Bagamoyo port to cost more than seven billion us dollars.

According to Capital TV News Tanzania

Nimeicheki, Safi sana

[Geza Ulole]

[Geza Ulole]

Mwambani port project to proceed despite concerns about marine life conservation
Monday, 26 November 2012 11:47


President Jakaya Kikwete looks at the Mwambani Port project design at State House in September when the Mwambani Port and Railway Corridor Company (MWAPORC) management visited him to express their intention to invest in the project. . PHOTO |FILE

By George Sembony, The Citizen Correspondent
Tanga. The government is adamant that the construction of Mwambani Port would continue despite concerns that the development would wreack havoc on marine life.The new concerns add to controversies that surround the project in the south of old Tanga Port since the idea was born.

Conservationists demand that the project be scrapped to preserve the coelacanth marine park and sea tourism.
However, the minister for Transport, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, has recently cleared the air, assuring Tanga residents that the government has not forsaken Tanga.

“The government would not postpone development activities to please a few disgruntled people who oppose development projects for various reasons,” the minister said.

The minister was clearing the air on the construction of the New Tanga Port at Mwambani, in Tanga City, and has assured Tanga Region development enthusiasts that the new port would be constructed as planned and no self-motivated persons would stop the development.

Dr Mwakyembe was reacting to reports by conservationists that the construction of the new port would be a threat to the Coelacanth, the primordial fish that was believed to be extinct since the end of the Cretaceous period. The activists say the project would disturb the fish’s habitat which has now been turned into the Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park.

The minister said the government was, however, very cautious over the matter, noting that it was why it has conducted a very thorough feasibility study to make sure it was on the right track. “We have not forgotten Tanga. Give us six months and you will see the progress towards construction of the new port,” he said.

He said the construction of new ports and port facilities were a priority because of the competitiveness that has grown due to the new East African Community spirit. And that was why the government has put forth plans to improve all ports.

He said the construction of the port was a joint venture with the Uganda government and it would also involve the construction of the Arusha-Musoma railway and a new port on Lake Victoria in Uganda.

The permanent secretary in the ministry of Transport, Mr Omar Chambo, revealed that several international and local companies have already come forward to vie for the construction of the new port and the Arusha-Musoma railway.

The proposed construction of the new port at Mwambani bay in Tanga has become an issue which has at times caused some political storms in the past over the commitment of the government. However, with the final report being awaited after the presentation to stakeholders, there are still some who are doubtful over its viability vis-à-vis modernisation of the old port.

A speaker at the recent Tanga Port Stakeholders’ meeting on the final report on the feasibility study conducted by the United Kingdom-based infrastructure and environment consulting corporation, United Research Service (URS), claimed that talks of the new port at Mwambani date as far back as 1968 when, he claims, a foundation stone was laid on the proposed site.

Since then the development of the port has been largely lip service with residents of the area seriously doubting the government’s commitment to developing Tanga. But when the report of the feasibility and design work for the proposed new port at Mwambani Bay in Tanga was presented to a stakeholder’s meeting it was met with mixed reactions.

For some, it now looks obvious that construction of the new port is no longer a pipe dream. But still the report of the proposed construction has drawn fresh outcry from environmentalists and a section of industrialists here who see no logic in constructing a new port at Mwambani as opposed to undertaking the construction at the old port.

A Tanga-based conservationist has once again expressed fear that the planned new harbor scheduled to be be built in the Mwambani area could be a bigger threat to the newly established port than illegal fishing activities that endanger the Coelacanth.

“It may be important to report that not only dynamite fishing threatens this new marine park,” said Ms Sybille Riedmiller of the Tanga Anti-Dynamite Fishing Network

Another stakeholder, Mr Eric Allard, suggested that if the new port was to be built on reclaimed land, why should the development be done at the existing port with a land port being constructed which would use the existing port as a gateway.

“The feasibility report recognises that Mwambani is also a shallow water area. Could the proposal be transferred to the existing port if the idea is to build an offshore port?” he asked, adding that construction in the Mwambani area which would need the building of a 7-kilometer navigation channel from the shore could remove the tourism option provided by the Tanga Marine Park which conserves the rare fish coelacanth.

Dr Mwakeymbe has cleared the air over the old port saying that the government would abandon the it and is continuing to renovate it to cater for expanded business and would later be used for smaller ships.
“The initial capital cost estimate (CAPEX) of the project has been put at $515,514,031 with an additional $50,669,575 for the final equipment,” they revealed.

Recommendations of treport presented by consultants of the United Kingdom-based consulting company, United Research Service (URS) Infrastructure and Environment Corporation, Alan Stacey and Christopher Fewtrell has asserted the critical need for construction of the new port because the existing capacity would hit its maximum point in three years time (2016).

“Although the existing port capacity could be increased to accommodate short term traffic growth, it would become congested by around 2016,” the report asserted, adding that expected soda ash exports through the port from the proposed project in the Lake Natron would only be possible with new port facilities,” said the team.

Mwambani port project is crucial to growth of EA transport network
The construction of Mwambani port is part of a grand project to develop an alternative sea route for Uganda and other land-locked countries which have been depending on the port of Mombasa.

The project would cost close to $2.7 billion. It would also involve overhauling ports of Lake Victoria and building a new 800-kilometre long railway line that would link the proposed deep water port at Mwambani Bay in Tanga.

It will end up in Arusha nearly 400 kilometres away from Lake Victoria and a new extension will be needed to link it up with the port of Musoma about 400 kilometres to the west. The rail line will link up with the port of Musoma with onward connection to Port Bell in Kampala and Juba in South Sudan.

The extension is expected to pass through the world famous Serengeti National Park, a development which environmentalists had vehemently opposed, arguing that with noisy trains passing through the wildlife sanctuary the ecosystem would be disrupted. This is what had caused the plan to be shelved during the reign of the late President Julius Kambarage Nyerere when the idea was first mooted in the late 80s.

The officials of the two countries have said the project is provisionally estimated to cost $ 2.7 billion, out of which $1.9 billion is for the construction of the railway line, $672.6 million for the development of Mwambani Port and $72 million for the development of Musoma dock.

President Museveni of Uganda has repeatedly said that the Musoma port was the “lifeline” of Uganda’s dreams, adding that freight will be conveyed from Musoma dock by ferry to Port Bell pier – about 350 kilometers inside Uganda. A rail connection runs via Tororo to Gulu – nearly 600 kilometres on the Pakwach branch. North Gulu, a new line of roughly 250 kilometres will have to be constructed to Juba, and a further 550 kilometres to the Wau railhead in Southern Sudan.

The proposals arise from the continued difficulties of getting freight from the port of Mombasa to Uganda, and to Southern Sudan.

The cost of Kenyan route is said to be prohibitive and there are serious delays. The Dar es Salaam port has its own logistical problems too. Figures made available show that the Dar es Salaam port accounts for only one per cent of all trade from Uganda with 90 per cent passing through the Kenyan port of Mombasa.

With a rated capacity of 4.1 million tonnes of dry cargo, 6 million tonnes of bulk liquids, 3.1 tonnes of general cargo and a million cargo of containerized traffic, the port of Dar es Salaam is said to be severely stretched.

The Dar Port handles about 95 per cent of Tanzania’s international trade in addition to serving neighboring landlocked countries such as Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Development Tanga Port which handles 500,000 tonnes annually would reduce the load on Dar es Salaam port significantly.
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Things are getting better by the day...

[Geza Ulole]

Foreign importers turn to Dar port
By In2EastAfrica Reporter


Tanzania’s ports efficient and competitiveness rates have started to attract new customers – this time from Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda.


Dar es Salaam port

The three countries have both option of using Dar es Salaam or Mombasa ports but efficient in cargo clearance, safety and security play a big role on wooing back clients.

On Tuesday it was reported that Rwandese importers and exporters are turning to Dar es Salaam port, due to relative affordability in clearing and forwarding rates compared to Mombasa port in Kenya.

The Minister for Transport, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, said recently that in order to cope with the current ports competitions in the region, Dar es Salaam has to run as there was no time to waste. Clients may start looking elsewhere.

“We have to run and increase capacity ahead of demand as some ports are already ahead from us,” Dr Mwakyembe said, during the European Unions’ ambassadors tour of Dar port to inspect its efficiency.

The minister said that Burundians and Ugandans have shown a huge interest of using the country’s ports, especially Dar es Salaam port and Mwambani in Tanga. Last week a Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) delegation toured Kampala on the same mission.

Rwanda’s clearing and forwarding agent, who is based in Mombasa, Kenya, Mr Robert Kalisa Zimulinda, was quoted by New Times of Rwanda as saying that many agents have shifted to Dar es Salaam owing to the numerous bottlenecks at Mombasa.

The agent said that it takes over 1,200 US dollars (about 1.92m/) to clear and transport a small car from Mombasa to Kigali compared to only 700 US dollars (1.12m/-) that’s spent at the Dar es Salaam port.

“We were many at this port but because of all these barriers over 80 per cent of Rwanda clearing and forwarding agents have left for Dar. We don’t have jobs here. We remain here because of the few clients who still have confidence in this port,” Mr Zimulinda said.

He added that apart from the trade barriers, the port lacks capacity to handle all the imports and exports. At the port, the container terminal is congested with imported shipping containers waiting for the owners to clear them.

According to him, the ports authority provides only nine days to clear the goods after they have landed, failure of which leads to a fine of 60 US dollars (about 96,000/-) per day.

Dar port provides 14 days as grace period to clear a transit consignment. After that period a 20 twenty-foot equivalent units TEUs and 40 TEUs subjected to 32 US dollars and 72 US dollars respectively.

Other factor that led Rwandese traders to turn to Dar es Salaam was fear that the coming Kenyan general elections, slated for March 4, next year, may turn chaotic.

Thirteen port users are demanding more than 47.5 million US dollars for losses incurred in 2007 following election violence. The Kenyan Ports Authority was quoted by New Times of Rwanda as saying that they are experiencing a reduction in volume of goods handled through Mombasa port.

In the last one year Dar es Salaam port has registered positive records on efficiency in cargo clearance, safety and security. The port managed to improve stevedoring from 415 tonnes per gang shift to 446 per gang shift in October, this year.

While onshore handling of cars also improved per shift from 210 to 497 units during the same period and yard density at the main container terminal improved from an average of 62 per cent in 2011 to 52 per cent by October, this year, reflecting a no terminal congestion situation.

Other improvements in the last one year include overall ships turnaround time that has been reduced from an average of 7.3 days last year to 6.4 days per ship by last October.

Source Tanzania Daily News

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[Dhuks]

That will at least ease pressure on Mombasa port which is currently overstretched to the point of increasing charges

[Geza Ulole]

29th November 12
441.3bn/- to power over 70 villages in Mwanza
The Guardian Reporter
The Ministry of Energy and Minerals is set to spend some 441.3 billion/- this financial year to electrify up more than 70 villages in Mwanza Region.

The Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo, revealed the plan when speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting here.
He said part of his ministry’s budget this financial year will fund rural energy supply to villagers in five districts in the region.
Presenting his ministry’s 2012/13 budget estimates back in July this year, Prof Muhongo announced reduction in power connection tariffs which would enable 30 per cent of the population to be connected by 2015.
At the moment only 1.8 per cent of Mwanza residents are connected to the power grid, yet more than 18.4 per cent of the population has access to the grid. So part of the government effort to ease access is to reduce the electric connection fee charges by half and in other cases by a whole 70 per cent.
The new connection fee charges will come to effect in January 2013 and the power utility company (TANESCO) is to procure all necessary material and equipment in preparation.
THE GUARDIAN
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[Geza Ulole]

Investors rush for Mtwara Freeport Zone
By In2EastAfrica Reporter


Prospective investors have shown keen interest to invest on the envisaged Mtwara Freeport Zone that seeks to serve the gas and oil exploration activities.

The Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) and Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) had jointly invited potential investors to express interest on leasing plots of between 6,200 and 15,900 m2 on the 10-hectre area earmarked for oil and gas firm’s supply base.

EPZA Research and Planning Manager James Maziku described the response to the invitation so far as positive, with over 10 potential investors having responded by last Friday deadline. “Many companies have shown interest to invest on the (Mtwara Freeport) zone…it’s an indication that investors are eager to operate at the area,” said Mr Maziku, noting that the authorities will meet soon to evaluate the applications before inviting the firms to submit detailed investment proposals.

Special Economic Zone Act 2006 and EAC Customs Union (Freeport Operations Regulations) stipulate that applying companies to undertake operations that provide services to the oil exploration and gas extraction companies, whose activities should be limited to warehousing and storage; labelling, packaging and repacking; sorting, grading, cleaning and mixing; breaking bulky; simple assembly and grouping of packages.

Mtwara region has earmarked a total of 110 hectares for the Free Port Zone, with the first phase of the EPZA/TPA joint project on the 10 hectares scheduled to operate as the oil and gas supply base. EPZA and TPA have partnered on the project to support smooth exploitation of natural resources in the southern region, which is endowed with a huge amount of gas and oil.

Investors are already flocking to the southern region to invest in manufacturing plants—cement and fertilisers in particular. Deep sea exploration is in progress by multinational companies—Petrobras, British Gas and Orphir, making it inevitable to have a logistical centre to supply materials and services to the companies for efficient operations.

Source Tanzania Daily News
http://in2eastafrica.net/investors-r...freeport-zone/

[Jkamau]

Originally Posted by Geza Ulole

Foreign importers turn to Dar port
By In2EastAfrica Reporter


Tanzania’s ports efficient and competitiveness rates have started to attract new customers – this time from Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda.


Dar es Salaam port

The three countries have both option of using Dar es Salaam or Mombasa ports but efficient in cargo clearance, safety and security play a big role on wooing back clients.

On Tuesday it was reported that Rwandese importers and exporters are turning to Dar es Salaam port, due to relative affordability in clearing and forwarding rates compared to Mombasa port in Kenya.

The Minister for Transport, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, said recently that in order to cope with the current ports competitions in the region, Dar es Salaam has to run as there was no time to waste. Clients may start looking elsewhere.

“We have to run and increase capacity ahead of demand as some ports are already ahead from us,” Dr Mwakyembe said, during the European Unions’ ambassadors tour of Dar port to inspect its efficiency.

The minister said that Burundians and Ugandans have shown a huge interest of using the country’s ports, especially Dar es Salaam port and Mwambani in Tanga. Last week a Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) delegation toured Kampala on the same mission.

Rwanda’s clearing and forwarding agent, who is based in Mombasa, Kenya, Mr Robert Kalisa Zimulinda, was quoted by New Times of Rwanda as saying that many agents have shifted to Dar es Salaam owing to the numerous bottlenecks at Mombasa.

The agent said that it takes over 1,200 US dollars (about 1.92m/) to clear and transport a small car from Mombasa to Kigali compared to only 700 US dollars (1.12m/-) that’s spent at the Dar es Salaam port.

“We were many at this port but because of all these barriers over 80 per cent of Rwanda clearing and forwarding agents have left for Dar. We don’t have jobs here. We remain here because of the few clients who still have confidence in this port,” Mr Zimulinda said.

He added that apart from the trade barriers, the port lacks capacity to handle all the imports and exports. At the port, the container terminal is congested with imported shipping containers waiting for the owners to clear them.

According to him, the ports authority provides only nine days to clear the goods after they have landed, failure of which leads to a fine of 60 US dollars (about 96,000/-) per day.

Dar port provides 14 days as grace period to clear a transit consignment. After that period a 20 twenty-foot equivalent units TEUs and 40 TEUs subjected to 32 US dollars and 72 US dollars respectively.

Other factor that led Rwandese traders to turn to Dar es Salaam was fear that the coming Kenyan general elections, slated for March 4, next year, may turn chaotic.

Thirteen port users are demanding more than 47.5 million US dollars for losses incurred in 2007 following election violence. The Kenyan Ports Authority was quoted by New Times of Rwanda as saying that they are experiencing a reduction in volume of goods handled through Mombasa port.

In the last one year Dar es Salaam port has registered positive records on efficiency in cargo clearance, safety and security. The port managed to improve stevedoring from 415 tonnes per gang shift to 446 per gang shift in October, this year.

While onshore handling of cars also improved per shift from 210 to 497 units during the same period and yard density at the main container terminal improved from an average of 62 per cent in 2011 to 52 per cent by October, this year, reflecting a no terminal congestion situation.

Other improvements in the last one year include overall ships turnaround time that has been reduced from an average of 7.3 days last year to 6.4 days per ship by last October.

Source Tanzania Daily News

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untill they reach the hinterland and the reality hits!

[Geza Ulole]

Tanzania: TPA Receives New Fleet of Mobile Cranes
BY ABDUEL ELINAZA, 29 NOVEMBER 2012

Photo: Robert Okanda/The Daily News
The Dar es Salaam Port Operations Manager Patrick Namahuta briefs ambassadors, Heads of EU Missions and business representatives during a tour of the port (file photo).

THE Port of Dar es Salaam has received four new state-of-the-art mobile cranes 'Gottwald' from Germany expecting to improve the day to day operations.

The new machines, worth 2.6 million Euros (about 5.2bn/-) each, have been received at a right time and are expected to enhance quality customer service at the port.

According to a statement by the Tanzania Ports Authority's (TPA) communication department, the cranes are expected to reduce stevedoring especially at the authority container terminal and reduce the time that ships spend at the port.

"In order to meet stakeholders' demand to improve port services, the authority has taken strong measures to cope with the projected increase in the container vessels at the Dar es Salaam, Mtwara and Tanga Ports," the statement said yesterday.

TPA has recently been working on equipment modernization plan under its port master plan that aims at supplementing the old equipment with the modern ones to match the current maritime demands. TPA has in the past bought new Reach Stackers, Terminal tractors, Forklift, for loading and stacking containers.

The TPA container terminal has an annual capacity to handle 200,000TEUs. In the last 12 months, Dar port has registered positive records on efficiency in cargo clearance, safety and security.

These achievements are in the areas of synchronising stakeholders services to enable the port to operate 24 hours. On stevedoring operations, an improvement was recorded from 415 tonnes per gang shift of last year to 446 per gang shift in October, this year.

While on shore-handling, cars productivity also improved per shift from 210 units to 497 units during the same period. Also yard density at the main container terminal improved from an average of 62 per cent in 2011 to 52 per cent by October 2012 reflecting a no terminal congestion situation.
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[Geza Ulole]

1st December 12
Mtwara Freeport zone potential investors submit applications
The Guardian Reporter
Prospective investors have shown keen interest to invest in the envisaged Mtwara Freeport Zone that seeks to serve the gas and oil exploration activities.

The Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) and the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) have jointly invited potential investors to express interest on leasing plots of between 6,200 and 15,900 square meters on the 10-hectare area earmarked for oil and gas firms supply base.

EPZA Research and Planning Manager James Maziku has described the response to the invitation so far as positive, with nearly a dozen potential investors having responded by the last Friday deadline.

“Many companies have shown interest to invest in the (Mtwara Freeport) zone…it’s an indication that investors are eager to operate at the area,” he said, noting that the respective authorities will meet soon to evaluate applications before inviting the firms to submit detailed investment proposals.

The Special Economic Zone Act 2006 and the EAC Customs Union (Freeport Operations Regulations) stipulate that companies seeking to undertake operations that provide services to oil exploration and gas extraction companies, should be limited to warehousing and storage, as well as labeling, packaging and repacking; sorting, grading, cleaning and mixing; breaking bulky; simple assembly and grouping of packages.

Mtwara region has earmarked about 110 hectres for the Free Port Zone, with the first phase of the EPZA/TPA joint project on the 10 hectares scheduled to operate as an oil and gas supply base.

EPZA and TPA have partnered on the project to support smooth exploitation of natural resources in the southern regions, endowed with a huge amount of gas and oil. Investors are already flocking to the southern region to invest in manufacturing plants—cement and fertilisers in particular.

Deep sea exploration is in progress by multinational companies—Petrobras, British Gas and Orphir, making it inevitable to have a logistical centre to supply materials and services to the companies for efficient operations.

THE GUARDIAN
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[kijan]

Originally Posted by Jkamau

untill they reach the hinterland and the reality hits!

What does this statement mean?

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Crazy statements in here...

[Geza Ulole]

2nd December 12
Labour intensive local roads project set for next July
Sharon Sauwa
About 240,000 casual employment opportunities are expected to be generated during the implementation of the Local Government Transport Programme Phase Two (LGTP 2) whose physical works start next July.

Local contractors will carry out the physical works through the use of labour-based technology for construction and maintenance of infrastructures, a senior government official has stated.
This projection was given at a one day meeting for validation of projects under LGTP 2 late this week, by Acting Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Government), Jumanne Sagini.
He said through the use of labour based methods for construction and maintenance of infrastructure casual work will be created and perhaps double in number through secondary multiplier effects.
The government is keen to ensure that the implementation of LGTP 2 is a success, as the benefits of the programme are enormous for improvement of roads and employment.
Sagini said in order to reduce transaction costs in the programme, it will be conducted through the use of local contractors to carry out physical works.
Speaking on behalf of development partners in infrastructure, Mr. Yuzulu Ozeki, the head of infrastructure at the country office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency ( JICA) said the development partners are encouraged that they now have a credible programme to support that will bring serious investments in rural roads development.
Elina Kayanda, the director of infrastructure development at PMO-RALG, said in a presentation at the meeting that the government appreciates efforts of development partners and contributions in preparation of LGTP 2.
It is expected that the LGTP II will cost about $772 million of which $240m or 31 percent of total comes from aid and government contribution outside the Road Funds are placed at $ 212m or 27 percent of total.
LGRP 2 aims at improving road conditions to all year use, upgrading road surface, removal of bottlenecks, rehabilitation, road maintenances, replication of the Village Travel and Transport Program (VTTP) as well as institutional strengthening and capacity development.
The government launched the first phase of the Local Government Transport Programme in August 2007, where the percentage of local government classified roads in good condition rose from 14 per cent to 22 per cent. This effort focused on improvement of roads that were in fair condition.
Now, phase two is a comprehensive programme for the development and maintenance of local government transport infrastructure, comprising classified rural and urban tertiary roads stretching 58,037,000 km.
The programme has been planned in a phased approach of five years each within an overall 15-20 year perspective. The second phase covers the period 2012/13 to 2016/2017.
Preparatory work for the second phase began in July this year and the physical works start next July.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY
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[Geza Ulole]

5th December 12
NIT plans courses in oil and gas technology
Carolyne Madoshi
The National Institute of Transport (NIT) plans to incorporate oil and gas courses in its education curriculum next year in a bid to train personnel for the sector.

The courses will be incorporated in the post graduate curriculum of transportation engineering after discussions with gas and oil stakeholders such as Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and Tanzania Zambia Pipeline (Tazama pipeline) who requested for the courses.
Speaking in an interview with The Guardian yesterday shortly after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria’s Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Rector Dr Zacharia Mganilwa said at the moment the country does not have a college teaching oil and gas technology.
“Therefore, since the oil and gas industry is assuming a high profile in the country, it is vital to get skilled personnel locally through training in exchange programmes and local colleges in order to utilise the resources accordingly, rather than depending on foreign personnel,” he said.
He said the MoU intends to improve the transport college through an exchange programme with the Nigerian institute which has great experience in the industry and runs over 70 colleges. He added: “The exchange programme will be good because Nigeria has already passed the phase that our country is going through at the moment. For example the DART project that is now being implemented in Dar es Salaam has already been implemented in Lagos.”
According to him expertise in the extraction of oil and gas is already available in Nigeria which has been producing oil for a long time now.
For his part the NITT Director General Aminu Yusuf said the aim of the relationship between the two institutions is to enhance individual capability in providing training to a degree level through exchange programmes, personnel, joint research and consultancy services and provision of technical support.
“I hope this new relationship will open opportunities for NIT to explore transport training and research in the West Africa sub region and beyond while it also enables NITT to participate fully in the East African states”, Yusuph anticipated.
THE GUARDIAN
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5th December 2012








JICA


Authorities in Japan have already approved a detailed design for the multi-billion shilling flyover project to be built at the junction of Nelson Mandela and Nyerere roads, paving way for construction works to start next year.
An official in-charge of Tanzania projects at the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) headquarters, confirmed this to The Guardian here yesterday.
According to senior officials from JICA’s Tanzania office and TANROADS who spoke to IPP media journalists recently, the basic design for the project had already been completed, and they were awaiting approval of Japanese government authorities.
However, Sato Wataru, an officer in-charge of JICA funded Tanzania projects at the agency’s head office here confirmed to The Guardian yesterday that Japan’s cabinet of ministers has already approved the detailed project design.
The latest news of approval of the project’s design by the Japanese cabinet is a great relief to most Tanzanians, who see it as one of the major and focused interventions to reduce the critical problem of congestion on Dar es Salaam roads.
Wataru said after Japan’s cabinet approval, JICA is now preparing modalities for commissioning a consultant to do a detailed-design study.
“Most probably, the consultant for the project’s detailed design will be selected early next year,” said Wataru, who was speaking to media practitioners from developing countries, visiting operations of JICA, which also involved general assessment of Japan’s development assistance to developing countries.
Without mentioning specific figures and cost of the entire project, he said the Japanese cabinet had already allocated funds for the detailed-design study, noting: “The consultant has to be faster in order to allow the Japanese government to disburse additional funds…ready for actual construction works to start in the middle of next year.”
This paper recently quoted Muruo Shin, JICA’s country representative saying that the Tazara flyover was part of JICA’s long-term programmes to support the improvement of the country’s infrastructure sector in Dar es Salaam and across the country. Chispianus Ako, Director of Projects at TANROADS, once said, “Actual construction works of the Tazara flyover project would start immediately after the completion of all these processes including the approval of the basic design, the detailed design and other funding procedures.”
“It will make life easier for those heading to the Julius Nyerere International Airport…they will be relieved from the current congestion which is triggered by delays at the Tazara junction,” said the JICA representative.
Besides the Tazara flyover, JICA is also supporting a similar project at the Kamata junction, which involves widening of the 1.3-kilometre stretch between the Kamata junction and Kilwa road to dual carriageway, which is expected to ease traffic movement between the southern part of Tanzania and Dar es Salaam.
Hopes are high that the combination of these projects will supplement the government programmes aimed at decongesting Dar es Salaam roads, thus facilitate fast movement of goods and services, thereby improving business-related sectors and stimulating growth and development.





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[kiligoland]

minyororo sasa bhaaasi

[Dhuks]

Are we talking of a road project consisting only of turning one junction grid separated? If that is the case the govt should build it without outside borrowing.

[Geza Ulole]

TAZARA, ZRL seal support deal
December 10, 2012 | Filed underLocal News | Posted by mitia


Chirwa
By SYLVIA MWEETWA -

TANZANIA Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) and Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at providing for the enhancement of co-operation between the two railways.

TAZARA managing director Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika and ZRL managing director Clive Chirwa signed the MoU at the weekend.

Mr Mbikusita-Lewanika said the meeting with his ZRL counterpart advanced the process of defining and mapping out the strategy on how best to smoothen and expand rail transportation across countries, with the aim to better facilitating trade and development in Southern and Eastern Africa.

“The signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Zambia Railways and TAZARA will be followed by a comprehensive agreement on business cooperation and implementation arrangements,” Mr Mbikusita-Lewanika said.

This is according to a statement released by TAZARA public relations manager Conrad Simuchile.

Mr Mbikusita-Lewanika expressed gratitude at Prof Chirwa’s encouraging contribution towards a renewed and reinvigorated chapter in the relationship between the twin railway systems, following the decision by the Government of Zambia to revoke the concession of ZRL.

He affirmed that TAZARA was committed and eager to cooperate with ZRL to determine and implement the progressive and good business goal of proving railway customers with a seamless service between Lubumbashi and Dar- es-Salaam.

And Prof Chirwa during the signing ceremony accepted TAZARA’s invitation to travel later this month to Dar-es-Salaam for the next round of discussions, where the main business agreement will be finalised and signed, together with agreements for operational arrangements.

The two chief executive officers are later expected to meet with their counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to bring the Congolese Railway Systems on board with the joint efforts to increase the rail market share on the Dar-es-Salaam Corridor from the current unsatisfactorily low 10 per cent to 40 per cent within the shortest possible time.

This is a proposition being passed on from a business meeting held in Dar-es-Salaam a few weeks ago, at which senior officers of ZRL and TAZARA agreed to join efforts and resources towards reviving and enhancing rail traffic levels on the Dar-es-Salaam Corridor and providing customers with better services.

The objective is for the railway systems to allow each other’s locomotives and wagons into each other’s railway spheres, when it makes business sense and when it is in the interest of customers.
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[Geza Ulole]

Tanzania seeks $13.3bn for infrastructure
IN SUMMARY

Funds will be used for construction of railway lines, ports and roads to boost trade with regional partners.
Tanzania is seeking $13.3 billion to finance infrastructure projects.

Stergomena Tax, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of East African Community, said the funds will be used for construction of railway lines, ports and roads to boost trade with regional partners. Ms Tax said the EAC is set to engage key donors to pump funds into the projects.

Projects that stand to benefit from the funding include the rehabilitation of the Central Railway Line from Dar es Salaam to Tabora and Mwanza to Kigoma, as well as the Kaliua-Mpanda line up to Kasanga port on Lake Tanganyika.

“The project is crucial in linking Dar es Salaam port with the landlocked countries of Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda,” Ms Tax said. The rail project is estimated to cost $1.425 billion.
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