Also a player in the Dar debacle…

The Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ) division is additionally noteworthy today for its interest in securing the concession for the Dar es Salaam container terminal – a prize which DP World is also known to have a strong interest in (see story above).

The Tanzania Port Authority (TPA) has acknowledged that it is aware of Adani’s situation with Plasduce Mbossa, Director General, TPA saying publicly: “These are only allegations… We cannot make a decision until the claims are proven because they have not yet been confirmed.”

The TPA has itself drawn criticism for fielding a selection process for the terminal operator which is based on talking only to select parties rather than launching a broad-based competitive tender process, the more conventional and proven route for terminal operator selection. This action promises to further push under the microscope Tanzania’s actions with regard to its key port facilities and especially as the port of Dar es Salaam functions to serve not just the Tanzania hinterland but key landlocked countries surrounding it.