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Tanzania's President John Magufuli, stated last week that he will suspend the registration of foreign ships in Tanzania, after incidents in which ships carrying the flag of Tanzania were caught with drugs. Furthermore, Mr. Magufuli ordered all of the ships under the Tanzanian flag to be investigated.

On 10 June, the government of Tanzania signed a USD 154 million contact with China Harbour Engineering Company, to expand the main port in the country's capital, Dar es Salaam, with focus in infrastructure projects to boost maritime transport and trade.

UANI Calls on Tanzania to Stop the Reflagging of Iranian Vessels

Tanzania maritime security surveillance system handed over

CCCC Announces Plan for Dar es Salaam Port Expansion

Inadequate investment in infrastructure at the port of Dar es Salaam Inadequate investment in infrastructure at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania is undermining global and regional export competitiveness, according to a report by TradeMark East Africa (TMEA).According to the report, the cost of shipping to Tanzania is 25 per cent higher than rates to competing ports in Southern Africa due to the port's inefficiencies caused by inadequate investment in infrastructure."Inefficiency and delays also increase inventory cost for high value commodities, deterring private investment, while excessive import dwell time and slow clearing and forwarding procedures," the report states.Dar es Salaam port is a key link in the transport supply chain in East Africa and handles over nine million tonnes of cargo annually. In container trade, the port has been registering a 12 per cent growth per annum since 2000.To improve port efficiency, TradeMark East Africa has committed US$21.3 million to the Tanzania Port Authority (TPA). "TMEA will also assist the TPA to design and implement strategies for the changing nature of trade."TMEA has also managed to sign financing agreement with the TPA and the Development Bank if Southern Africa (DBSA) to fund two feasibility studies for deepening and ...

The French frigate FLOREAL has arrived in Dar es Salaam The French frigate FLOREAL has arrived in Dar es Salaam for a formal visit. The ship has been attached to the European Union Naval Force (EUNVFOR) since last November.This force is one of three coalition task forces engaged in anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean, highlighting the very significant international effort being expended to curb the threat of piracy in the region.A statement issued by European Union office in Dar es Salaam noted that in recent weeks FLOREAL has been actively involved in a number operations to protect ships carrying food aid to the beleaguered population of Somalia.It has also been in active pursuit and disruption of pirates operating across the Indian Ocean."The efforts of all three coalitions are showing results: there has been a significant decrease in pirate attacks in the last three months."More than 70 pirates have been apprehended in the last month alone and the number of ships and hostages held by pirates is the lowest for more than two years," noted the statement.FLOREAL, commanded by Commander Christophe Pasco, will be spending three days in Dar es Salaam where her crew of 101 will have some well-deserved ...

Navy should be empowered to cope with the current and future demand Maritime piracy was once thought to be a thing of a bygone age. Unfortunately it has resurfaced in recent years and poses a serious threat to both crew and property on the high seas. For countries like Tanzania, it also poses a serious threat to existing and potential future investments.During a conference entitled "Global Challenge, Regional Responses: Forging a Common Approach to Maritime Piracy," held in Dubai on April 18-19, last year, a few revelations emerged. One is the fact that, globally, attacks have increased from 239 in 2006 to 445 in 2010, with 1,181 seafarers taken hostage in the previous year alone. Secondly is the fact that the total annual economic cost is estimated at between seven to 12 billion US dollars.Another fact that was revealed was that despite growing awareness of the threat, and a variety of national, regional and international initiatives, the tide of piracy continues to rise and that the pirates too seem to have been changing tactics. Improved tactics, the use of "motherships," powerful weapons and access to advanced technology for tracking and monitoring potential targets have improved pirate capabilities and this trend ...

Attack on an oil and gas exploration ship operated by Petrobras Tanzania has arrested seven suspected Somali pirates after an attack on an oil and gas exploration ship operated by Brazilian petroleum company Petrobras off the coast of the east African country.The incident followed the separate abductions of two Western women in neighbouring Kenya in less than one month. The kidnappers escaped by speedboat to Somalia's southern rebel-controlled tip that borders Kenya's northern border."The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) ... has received reports of an attack on an exploration vessel known as the Ocean Rig Poseidon," Tanzania's Registrar of Ships said in a statement on Tuesday."In the incident, seven pirates in a small boat attacked the ship with weapons. Security personnel on the ship with the help of the Tanzanian navy returned fire and managed to subdue and arrest the pirates."The incident, which officials said occurred late on Monday about 82 nautical miles from the capital Dar es Salaam, brings to 18 the total number of pirates arrested in Tanzania following attacks in its Indian Ocean territorial waters.Tanzania in April ordered its army to escort ships searching for oil and gas off its coast to protect them from Somali pirates, ...

There were more than 1,000 passengers aboard the vessel A senior Zanzibar official said on Monday that the death toll from Tanzania's ferry disaster could rise significantly.The announcement comes after it emerged there were more than 1,000 passengers aboard the vessel when it capsized last week,Initial reports suggested the MV Spice Islander was carrying 800 people, well above the ferry's 600 passenger capacity.:"We were told that the total number of people who were in the boat were a little bit over 1,000 so we are expecting some more bodies between now and maybe tomorrow or day after."More than 600 passengers were rescued from the ferry.The leader of Tanzania's main opposition party CHADEMA, Freeman Mbowe, urges the Zanzibar government to take decisive measures to improve marine transport safety.:"This national tragedy should serve as a timely wake up call to the government that such an accident, which can be avoided, should not happen in the future."Iddi says South African divers are expected on Monday to start searching the wreck of the ferry at the bottom of the Indian Ocean for more bodies.:"We don't expect any survivors unless maybe they managed to escape maybe to Tanga or to Mombasa, but our hope to ...