Tanzania Plug-ins Authority (TPA) director over-all Plasduce Mbossa revealed several days ago that they will not have to wait any for investors to start the development of the port.
“Investors will join us on how, ” Mr Mbossa defined during the meeting with the Far east African Business Council (EABC) board of directors detained here at the TPA’s Main office.
He reiterated where several multinational companies have shown interest in developing coupled with operating the $10 million (about Sh23 trillion) Bagamoyo port project.
Mister Mbossa did not disclose the names of companies on the grounds that people were still at the stage of a preliminary engagement.
“We are committed to building an Bagamoyo port in an effort to decongest the Dar es Salaam port and attract regarding customers, ” he asserted.
Public data has it that the Asestar port handles 17. 025 million tonnes of shipment on the annual basis and the afoot plan is to buildup to 30 million masse by 2030.
“We are here to support the spot. We still have challenges also like congestion, but we are working on all in our power to eliminate them, ” admitted Mister Mbossa.
TPA, your lover said, was checking the company’s legal framework to address dispute that were impeding the features of the Dar port.
He said they were working with a number of entities that include, however, not limited to, Tanzania Revenue Control (TRA) and Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC).
“As a country, we are doing our best to improve multimodal transport to consider opportunities to our customers to use logistics at a low cost, ” recounted Mr Mbossa.
“We are also working to create predictability when it comes to charges associated with storage and demurrage, ” he said.
He also said fruits strengthening and deepening berths to accommodate larger vessels.
Currently, the Dar mov can accommodate vessels which experts claim handle 6, 000 to eight, 000 Twenty-foot equivalent storage units (TEUs), an improvement compared to the history 2, 000 TEUs.
“With bigger vessels, our favorite customers will stand a way to enjoy economies of machine. We are doing all this (improvement) to attain efficiency required by our customers, ” believed the TPA boss.
During the current financial for anybody who is, he said, some Sh10 billion has been set aside in your purchasing of equipment.
This is certainly earlier, the EABC Chairperson, Ms Angelina Ngalula, wanted to say the private sector in the region was determined to use the Someterse port.
She described for the Dar port to draw more users, there should be ideal coordination with other institutions contribution services at the port making unnecessary bottlenecks could be treated.
“TPA holds cleaned its house. Whenever businesses grapple with a event at the port, it (TPA) was the one being aimed an accusing finger, ” observed Ms Ngalula.
“You need to develop a significantly better coordination mechanism. ”
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Dar es Salaam — Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus, confirming a single case in the northwestern region of Kagera after a meeting with WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The confirmation follows days of speculation about a possible outbreak in the region, after the WHO reported a number of deaths suspected to be linked to the highly infectious disease.
While Tanzania’s Ministry of Health declared last week that all suspected cases had tested negative for Marburg, the WHO called for additional testing at international reference laboratories.
“We never know when an outbreak might occur in a neighbouring nation. So we ensure infection prevention control assessments at every point of care as routine as a morning greeting at our workplaces.”Amelia Clemence, public health researcher
Subsequent laboratory tests conducted at Kagera’s Kabaile Mobile Laboratory and confirmed in Dar es Salaam identified one positive case, while 25 other suspected cases tested negative, the president told a press conference in Dodoma, in the east of the country today (Monday).
“The epicentre has now shifted to Biharamulo district of Kagera,” she told the press conference, distinguishing this outbreak from the previous one centred in Bukoba district.
Tedros said the WHO would release US$3 million from its emergencies contingency fund to support efforts to contain the outbreak.
Health authorities stepped up surveillance and deployed emergency response teams after the WHO raised the alarm about nine suspected cases in the region, including eight deaths.
The suspected cases displayed symptoms consistent with Marburg infection, including headache, high fever, diarrhoea, and haemorrhagic complications, according to the WHO’s alert to member countries on 14 January. The organisation noted a case fatality rate of 89 per cent among the suspected cases.
“We appreciate the swift attention accorded by the WHO,” Hassan said.
She said her administration immediately investigated the WHO’s alert.
“The government took several measures, including the investigation of suspected individuals and the deployment of emergency response teams,” she added.
Cross-border transmission
The emergence of this case in a region that experienced Tanzania’s first-ever Marburg outbreak in March 2023 has raised concerns about cross-border transmission, particularly following Rwanda’s recent outbreak that infected 66 people and killed 15 before being declared over in December 2024.
The situation is particularly critical given Kagera’s position as a transport hub connecting four East African nations.
Amelia Clemence, a public health researcher working in the region, says constant vigilance is required.
“We never know when an outbreak might occur in a neighbouring nation. So we ensure infection prevention control assessments at every point of care as routine as a morning greeting at our workplaces.”
The Kagera region’s ecosystem, home to fruit bats that serve as natural reservoirs for the Marburg virus, adds another layer of complexity to disease surveillance efforts.
The virus, closely related to Ebola, spreads through contact with bodily fluids and can cause severe haemorrhagic fever.
Transparency urged
Elizabeth Sanga, shadow minister of health for Tanzania’s ACT Wazalendo opposition party, says greater transparency would help guide public health measures.
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“This could have helped to guide those who are traveling to the affected region to be more vigilant and prevent the risk of further spread,” she said.
WHO regional director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti says early notification of investigation outcomes is important.
“We stand ready to support the government in its efforts to investigate and ensure that measures are in place for an effective and rapid response,” she said, noting that existing national capacities built from previous health emergencies could be quickly mobilised.
The situation coincides with leadership changes in Tanzania’s Ministry of Health, with both the chief medical officer and permanent secretary being replaced.
This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.
Source: allafrica.com
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