Dar es Salaam. Transit cargo through the Port of Dar es Salaam rose by 17 percent in the 2025/26 financial year, driven largely by a surge in shipments destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), official data shows.
Transit cargo increased to 14.61 million tonnes from 12.52 million tonnes in 2024/25, with DRC-bound shipments accounting for more than half of the total.
