World Bank Considers Financing Second Phase of Dar es Salaam Port Upgrade
The World Bank is evaluating a potential second phase of funding for the Dar es Salaam Port upgrade in Tanzania. This follows successful growth in cargo throughput during the first phase of the project.
Why it matters
Infrastructure investment in East African ports is vital for regional economic integration and increasing trade capacity for the continent.
The World Bank is assessing whether to finance a second phase of the Dar es Salaam Port improvement programme, after the first phase reached 85% completion and helped lift the port’s annual cargo throughput from 14 million tonnes in 2015/16 to 32.8 million tonnes in 2025/26.
The signal came during a three-day working visit to Tanzania by the World Bank Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, Dr. Ndiamé Diop, who toured the port and held talks with senior government officials in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, received Diop at State House in Dar es Salaam on 20 August 2026 for discussions centred on accelerating strategic investments behind the country’s economic transformation.
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