Dar es Salaam, March 14 -- MTWARA: CARGO handling at Mtwara Port has surpassed the annual target last year thanks to improved infrastructure and enhanced efficiency, the Minister for Transport, Prof Makame Mbarawa has said.

He told reporters here yesterday that cargo volume handled at the port last year had exceeded the 1.0 million annual target to 1.4 million tonnes last year.

“Port services have increased due to the modern facilities and infrastructures that we have here. We are now seeing more and different goods including cashew nuts being handled in large quantities compared to last year,” he pointed out.

The minister noted that before the improvement of the port with massive investments, the old terminal only handled ...