Terminal 3 and Beyond: Can JNIA Become East Africa’s Next Aviation Hub?
On the approach into Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA), the glass façade of Terminal 3 glints in the coastal sun,…
Digital Paperwork, Real Delays: Inside the Customs–Port Tech Disconnect Slowing Tanzania’s Trade
When Digital Isn’t Fast In theory, Tanzania’s port systems are fully digitized. In practice, traders still walk between desks with…
Beyond Berths and Cranes: Why Port Governance Will Make or Break Dar’s Logistics Revolution
The Invisible Infrastructure Crisis Tanzania has spent the past decade transforming the Port of Dar es Salaam from a bottleneck…
The cautionary tales of Kenya’s SGR and Ethiopia’s dry port.
Build It, Then What? There’s a quiet trap in African infrastructure dreams: the assumption that concrete and steel guarantee progress.…
The Invisible Infrastructure: Customs, Bureaucracy, and Digital Disconnect at Dar Port.
When Renovation Isn’t Reform In the shadow of new gantry cranes and deeper berths at the Dar es Salaam Port,…
Kwala Dry Port: Tanzania’s Inland Bet on Decongesting Dar”
The Birth of a New Hub Just 65 kilometers inland from the bustling Dar es Salaam Port, a vast stretch…
Corridors of Competition: Can Dar es Salaam Outpace Mombasa in East Africa’s Port Race?”
Two Ports, One Region, Many Stakes East Africa’s economic integration is increasingly playing out along its transport corridors. At the…
Kwala Dry Port and the Last-Mile Problem: Solving Dar’s Hinterland Bottleneck
Inland ports are supposed to work like lungs for overstretched seaports, taking in cargo, easing congestion, and allowing the main…
Public or Private? Who Should Run Tanzania’s SGR?
The Train Is Running. But Who’s at the Helm? For years, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was a vision, tracks…
Who Will Fill These Wagons? Tanzania’s Cargo Dilemma Amid Real Freight Launch
Empty Tracks, Big Promises At last, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has begun hauling cargo. In late June 2025, a…
