Government targets Sh1.38 trillion from TPA in 2025/26 financial year

Dar es Salaam. The government has set an ambitious revenue target of Sh 1.38 trillion from Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) operations in the 2025/26 financial year as it rolls out a sweeping expansion and modernization strategy across the country’s seaports and inland waterways.

Presenting the Transport Ministry’s budget in Parliament, Minister Prof Makame Mbarawa outlined plans to handle over 6,300 vessels and nearly 33 million tonnes of cargo at various ports, including Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Mtwara, and those on Lakes Victoria, Tanganyika, and Nyasa.