DURBAN, March 21 -- THE Tanzanian Transport Deputy Minister, David Kihenzile, has visited the Port of Durban to assess its operations and observe major infrastructure investments at one of Africas leading container ports.

The Port of Durban has 58 berths handling various types of cargo, including containers, vehicles, break bulk, dry bulk, and passengers. Annually, the port handles approximately 2.6 million TEUs of containerized cargo, 13 million tonnes of dry bulk, 4.6 million tonnes of break bulk, 560,000 vehicles, and about 22 million kilolitres of liquid bulk.

Speaking after the visit on March 20, 2026, Minister Kihenzile expressed satisfaction with the scale of investment in port and rail infrastructure, noting that collaboration b...