Bagamoyo Port’s arrival to shake East African trade map
The Director General of TPA, Mr. Plasduce Mbossa (left), and the President of Africa Global Logistics (AGL) Ltd, Mr. Philippe Labonne (right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation on the design and construction of three new berths at Bagamoyo Port on 6 December 2025, at TPA Headquarters in Dar es Salaam.
Dar es Salaam. The long-delayed construction of the Bagamoyo Port is finally taking shape, rekindling hopes of a major transformation in the speed, quantity and volume of cargo handled at Tanzania’s ports.
First conceived in 2004 as part of the Bagamoyo Special Economic Zone (BSEZ), tangible progress emerged in 2013 when Tanzania signed a framework agreement with China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) and Oman’s State General Reserve Fund to develop the port. The Bagamoyo Port and the larger BSEZ were components of the Tanzania Mini Tiger Plan 2020, which sought to position the country as a leading trade and logistics hub in the region. At the time, the entire project was estimated to cost $10 billion (about Sh24.5 trillion).
