Port of Tanga

Tanga Port
A ship anchored in the Tanga Bay
Map
Location of Port of Tanga
Location
CountryTanzania
LocationPort Road, Central, Tanga, Tanga Region
Coordinates5°3′57.6″S 39°6′20″E / 5.066000°S 39.10556°E / -5.066000; 39.10556
UN/LOCODETZTGT[1]
Details
Operated byTanzania Ports Authority
Owned byTanzanian Government
Type of harbourNatural
No. of berths2
Statistics
Vessel arrivalsDecrease86 (2016) [2]
Annual cargo tonnageIncrease 677,000 (2016) [2]
Capacity1,200,000 tons p.a.
Website
www.tanzaniaports.com

The Port of Tanga (Bandari ya Tanga in Swahili) is the second largest port in Tanzania. It is located on Tanga Bay in Central ward of Tanga District of Tanga Region. [3]

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (TZ) - TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF". service.unece.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). www.ports.go.tz. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Profile: Tanga". Tanzania Ports Authority. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.