Zanzibar is a seaport in Tanzania (TZ). It is 8km away from the nearest airport (Abeid Amani Karume International Airport). The offical LOCODE for this seaport is TZZNZ.
Zanzibar
This Port is also identified by the following Port codes.
- LOCODE: TZZNZ
Seaport name
Zanzibar TZZNZ
Contact details
Seaport WebsitePort type
Seaport (Minor)
Location
Tanzania (TZ)
Coordinates
-6.155, 39.192Timezone
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 Zanzibar. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Alternative seaports
Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Zanzibar. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Carriers that service this port
There are 5 carriers that service Zanzibar. 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 UAFL | Every 1-2 weeks | More details | |
 ALX | Every 2-4 weeks | 0% on time (avg. 4 days late) | More details |
 CMA CGM | Every 2-4 weeks | 40% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 CISL | N/A | More details | |
 Hapag-Lloyd | N/A | 51% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
Port features & facilities
Port Access
Road
Rail
Inland Waterway
Vessel Groups
Container
Small feeder
Feeder
Feedermax
New Panamax
Panamax
Post-Panamax
Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)
Bulk Carrier
Mini
Small
Handysize
Panamax
Handymax
VLBC
Capesize
Passenger
Tanker
Coastal
LR1
LR2 / Aframax
MR
Small Tanker
ULCC
VLCC
LR2
Reefer
General Cargo
Gas Carrier
Small range
VLGC
Large range
Medium range
Q-Flex
Q-Max
Cargo Types
Coal
Container
General Cargo
Passenger
Roro
Black Products
Crude
LNG
Lubricants
NGL
White Products
Ore
Chemicals
Grain
Asphalt
Category X
Category Y
Category Z
Chemical Other
Bulk Other
Edible Oils
Oil Other
Vehicle Carrier
Reefer
Fertilizer
Livestock
Others
Port statistics
#625Global Rank
Zanzibar is ranked 625th 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 Zanzibar as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.
Mar OTP 100.00%
Previous month OTP 0.00%
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 Zanzibar.
Mar 0.0 days
Previous month 12.5 days