The Dar es Salaam port could attract lucrative business away from the Mombasa as the Central Corridor proves to be cheaper compared with the Northern Corridor transport route.
On average it costs $1.80 per kilometre per container to transport goods from the port of Dar es Salaam to Bujumbura compared with $3.10 per kilometre per container from the port of Mombasa.
For more information, please see https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/dar-port-dangles-cheaper-cargo-rates-than-mombasa–1913848?utm_source=newzmate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2318&tqid=jfDjdGM4HlEBouAtjLfS2mrXVJX9.CZRbpCfPz3HjQ
