Logistics & Transport

A regional logistics gateway with strong demand for cargo handling, warehousing, transport, and specialized logistics services.

Sector Overview

Connecting Tanzania to the Region

Tanzania serves landlocked neighbors through its ports, railways, and roads, creating opportunities in freight, warehousing, trucking, port services, and logistics technology.

Extended Overview

Key Assets & Growing Demand

Infrastructure:

Port of Dar es Salaam
Port of Tanga
Port of Mtwara
SGR railway
Road networks to Zambia, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda
ICDs and bonded warehouses
Airports with cargo capabilities

Service Demand Drivers:

Increase in imports/exports
Expanding manufacturing sector
Transit cargo volume
E-commerce and digital trade
Food supply chains

Priority Opportunities

Where Investors Can Participate

Freight forwarding
Trucking & transport fleets
Warehousing & cold chain
ICDs and bonded facilities
Shipping agency services
Logistics technology solutions

Applicable Incentives

Support & Policy Benefits

Duty relief for logistics equipment
EPZ opportunities for distribution centers
Strategic investor pathways for large projects

Why Tanzania

Competitive Advantages