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Tanzania suspends construction of $10bn Bagamoyo port

Port of Dar es Salaam. Tanzania plans to upgrade the port to improve capacity, performance and efficiency. PHOTO | FILE

The construction of the $10 billion Bagamoyo port, which would be the largest port in East Africa, has been suspended.

Tanzania wants to focus, instead, on improving the capacity, performance and efficiency of the Dar es Salaam and Mtwara ports.

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