Port deal exposes Dar inefficiencies as Dubai takes over ports

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Dar es Salaam Port, Tanzania. PHOTO | ROB BEECHEY | WORLD BANK

Inefficiencies and lack of capacity to manage port facilities amid growing business has forced Kenya and Tanzania to seek the help of DP World, the Emirati logistics major which has a firm grip on the African market.

The Dubai-based company is seeking the greenlight to manage seven berths in the Dar es Salaam port and at the same time run the Mombasa Special Economic Zone, deals that would give it massive presence in Eastern Africa.