Mbarawa tells Taffa to develop bold partnership

Dar es Salaam. Works, Transport and Communication Minister, Prof Makame Mbarawa has called on Tanzania Freight Forwarders Association (Taffa) to develop strong partnerships with operators from other countries in order to shape the future of the country's logistics sector.

The call was made on August 23 during  the inauguration of the Global Logistics Summit in Dar es Salaam.

"The summit serves as an excellence platform to bring together the logistics community to discuss trends and opportunities, share ideas and best practices," he said adding:

"You should also take the advantage of the meeting to improve the connectivity of the landlocked countries to the world and African economics."

Prof Mbarawa said the move was an important part of the economy in a sense that it will enable a whole range of other industries to improve their performance.

He said the transport and logistics sector was key enabler of the economy, which should be developed for a rapidly growing economy and to sustain its growth.

"To support the deepening ties between our countries, we must invest in our transport linkages and infrastructure," noted Prof Mbarawa.

Taffa President, Mr Stephen Ngatunga, said the theme of Wednesday's conference: "Harnessing Logistics for Sustainable Economic Growth", was timely and extremely important because that is the basis on which they will be able to transform the future.

"In the face of new economic realities, we must keep pushing the boundaries of innovation and productivity," said Mr Ngatunga.

He said a room was there for domestic logistics sector to achieve higher productivity even in traditional areas including the container depot and manufacturing industries.

"We can harness technologies, standards and skills through this summit, to work even smarter and achieve more with less," he noted.