IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

Journal of Business and African Economy (JBAE )

E-ISSN 2545-5281
P-ISSN 2695-2238
VOL. 10 NO. 2 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/jbae.v10.no2.2024.pg8.24

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Factors Contributing to Ship Congestion in Tanzania: Lessons from Dar es Salaam Port

Sylvester Njoka Franko, Benjamin Mbeba Meli, Lucas Paschal Mwisila and Hiacinter Burchard Rwechungura

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Abstract

This paper utilizes data from a study which was conducted at Dar es Salaam Port in Tanzania on evaluation of procedures for ship congestion. The paper employed a descriptive research design to show the contributing factors for ship congestion at Dar es Salaam port. In the first phase, data were collected from a sample of 80 respondents by using purposive and simple random sampling. Data were collected through interviews, observations, documentary review, questionnaires, and focus group discussions to show the major factors for ship congestion. The findings of the study revealed there were several problems which to a large extent contributed to ship congestion at Dr es Salaam port. The paper ends by providing recommendations that must be taken into consideration by the Tanzanian government in order to improve the ship congestion and to bring good health to both local and foreigner investors.

keywords:

Risk Management, Ship Congestion, vessels traffic, terminal overbooked and Decongestion process.

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