Dar es Salaam is a seaport 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
-6.835, 39.294Timezone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Local time
Seaport Access
- Road
- Rail
- Inland Waterway
Cargo Types
- Container
- Bulk
- Passenger
- Tanker
- Reefer
- General Cargo
- Gas
- 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 27 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 COSCO | 1-2 times a week | 41% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 MSC | Every 1-2 weeks | 29% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 CMA CGM | Every 2-4 weeks | 40% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 CNC Line | Every 2-4 weeks | 40% on time (avg. 4 days late) | More details |
 Evergreen | Every 2-4 weeks | 38% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 OOCL | Every 2-4 weeks | 38% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 Unifeeder | Every 2-4 weeks | 48% on time (avg. 4 days late) | More details |
 Asyad | N/A | 53% on time (avg. 3 days late) | More details |
Port features & facilities
Port Access
Road
Rail
Inland Waterway
Vessel Groups
Container
Feeder
Small feeder
Feedermax
New Panamax
Panamax
Post-Panamax
Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)
Bulk Carrier
Capesize
Handymax
Handysize
Panamax
Small
VLBC
Mini
Passenger
Tanker
LR2 / Aframax
Coastal
LR1
MR
Small Tanker
LR2
ULCC
VLCC
Reefer
General Cargo
Gas Carrier
Medium range
VLGC
Small range
Large range
Q-Flex
Q-Max
Cargo Types
Category X
Category Y
Category Z
Crude
LNG
Asphalt
Black Products
Bulk Other
Chemicals
Coal
Container
General Cargo
Grain
NGL
Ore
White Products
Passenger
Reefer
Roro
Chemical Other
Livestock
Others
Lubricants
Edible Oils
Oil Other
Vehicle Carrier
Fertilizer
Port statistics
#181Global Rank
Dar es Salaam is ranked 181st in the world in our Port Connectivity Ranking system which ranks Airports and Seaports by their direct connections to other global ports.
Regional Rankings
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.
Mar OTP 9.68%
Previous month OTP 25.81%
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.
Mar 14.6 days
Previous month 13.7 days