Over 300 stakeholders to attend Dar’s first logistics summit August 23-26

Dar es Salaam. More than 300 transportation and port stakeholders from 32 countries around the world are expected to meet in Dar es Salaam for the 1st global logistics summit scheduled for August 23-26.

The minister of Works, Transport and Communication, Prof Makame Mbarawa, said on Friday, when briefing journalists that, the summit came at the right time, when the government had decided to invest in and improve Dar es Salaam Port and others in the country.

Prof Mbarawa said through the summit local businesspeople would get an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with others from countries that had made a big step in transportation, logistics and ports.

"We want our stakeholders to get out from doing business as usual and engage in modern technologies that can boost revenue collection," he said.

He said further the summit would help the country to get opportunities that could help stimulate economic growth through transportation.

For his part, the president of Tanzania Freighters Forwarders Association (Taffa) Steven Ngatunga added that the summit would help promote tourist attractions in the county.

"This is our summit so we call upon all stakeholders from ship agencies, freighters forwarders, transportation and insurance companies to attend the meeting and learn various issues, including challenges and a way forward," he said.