Dar es Salaam is a seaport near Dar es Salaam in Tanzania (TZ). It is 11km away from the nearest airport (Julius Nyerere International Airport). The offical LOCODE for this seaport is TZDAR.
Dar es Salaam
This Port is also identified by the following Port codes.
- LOCODE: TZDAR
Seaport name
Dar es Salaam TZDAR
Port type
Seaport (Minor)
Location
Tanzania (TZ)
Coordinates
-6.837, 39.295Timezone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Local time
Seaport Access
- Road
- Rail
- Inland Waterway
Cargo Types
- Bulk
- Container
- Gas
- General Cargo
- Tanker
- Passenger
- Reefer
- RoRo
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Nearby airports
Nearby airports with regular departures that are near Dar es Salaam. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Alternative seaports
Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Dar es Salaam. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Carriers that service this port
There are 16 carriers that service Dar es Salaam. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.
| Carrier Name | Departure frequency | On time arrivals (Last month) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 MSC | 2-4 times a week | 50% on time | More details |
 Maersk | Every 1-2 weeks | 75% on time | More details |
 CMA CGM | Every 1-2 weeks | 20% on time (avg. 1 days late) | More details |
 Gold Star | Every 1-2 weeks | 0% on time | More details |
 Emirates Shipping | Every 2-4 weeks | 0% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 Hapag-Lloyd | Every 2-4 weeks | 0% on time | More details |
 PIL | Every 2-4 weeks | 0% on time | More details |
 Safmarine | Every 2-4 weeks | 0% on time | More details |
Port features & facilities
Port Access
Road
Rail
Inland Waterway
Vessel Groups
Bulk Carrier
Handymax
Handysize
Panamax
Small
Capesize
Mini
VLBC
Container
Feeder
Feedermax
Panamax
New Panamax
Post-Panamax
Small feeder
Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)
Gas Carrier
Small range
Large range
Medium range
Q-Flex
VLGC
Q-Max
General Cargo
Tanker
Coastal
LR1
LR2 / Aframax
MR
Small Tanker
ULCC
VLCC
LR2
Passenger
Reefer
Cargo Types
Black Products
Container
Crude
General Cargo
Grain
LNG
Lubricants
NGL
Ore
Passenger
White Products
Asphalt
Bulk Other
Category X
Category Y
Category Z
Chemical Other
Roro
Chemicals
Coal
Edible Oils
Livestock
Vehicle Carrier
Oil Other
Fertilizer
Reefer
Others
Port statistics
#283Global Rank
Dar es Salaam is ranked 283rd in the world in our Port Connectivity Ranking system which ranks Airports and Seaports by their direct connections to other global ports.
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On time performance
This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Dar es Salaam as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.
Oct OTP 26.32%
Previous month OTP 12.50%
Average days late
A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that vessels are typically late arriving into Dar es Salaam.
Oct 3.5 days
Previous month 4.0 days