Dar es Salaam: A threat by truck owners across Tanzania to park their vehicles starting today appears to have done little to make the government rescind its decision to abolish […]
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Inter Africa gets you moving
Trucking through Africa is not easy but the rewards can be great. That is if your management and support structures are in place to make sure that the wheels keep […]
Scania - 40 years in East Africa
The presence of Scania in Tanzania started in the 1970s when Scania CV AB delivered 200 tipper trucks to the Chinese authorities to enable the construction of the Tanzania/Zambia railway line […]
Truck owners say tax burden threatens sector
Dar es Salaam: The introduction of a number of taxes in the transport sector in the 2013/2014 government budget poses serious threat to the sector, the operators said yesterday. In […]
China to build the largest port in Africa
China will be investing US$10 billion (R90.18 billion)in a new port at Bagamoyo, Tanzania. The investment will also be used for infrastructure related to the port improvement and to boost trade in […]
Scania SA choose its Top Team 2013
Pictured: Toivo Tangeni Shiimi, Lohmeier Angula Shipiki, Lipumba Junias, Shiningayamwe, Josua Gawanab There was an air of nervous excitement at Scania’s Aeroton premises as the top six teams in the […]
Local Industry set for marginal growth in 2013
Jacques Carelse, MD of UD Trucks Southern Africa outlines to Simon Foulds what the company has been doing to ensure it continues delivering transport solutions to its customers. “We are […]
The port of Dar es Salaam needs to keep on improving
Transporting goods along the Dar es Salaam corridor has become extremely expensive as a result of poor infrastructure, numerous roadblocks, increased border crossing time, inadequate infrastructure and congestion at the […]
Tanzania to see huge improvements in transport infrastructure
The Tanzanian government plans to expand the existing railway, air and port networks which will also include a expansion of their infrastructure to facilitate this. Presenting a report to the […]
AfDB to finance vital Kenya-Tanzania road
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that it will finance the Mwatate-Taveta-Arusha road project which will link Kenya to Tanzania. The cost of the project will be 112 million us […]