Tanzania, June 18 -- Dar es Salaam. Member States of the Central Corridor have called for increased investment in Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and expanded rail infrastructure, including the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), as key measures to reduce the cost of doing business and improve trade efficiency across the region.

The call was made during a visit by the Central Corridor Board to the Ubungo Dry Port operated by Bravo Logistics, where officials from member countries assessed the role of private sector participation in easing congestion at the Port of Dar es Salaam and improving cargo movement to inland destinations.

Rwanda's Permanent Secretary and Chairperson of the Central Corridor Board, Mr Canoth Manishimwe, said congestion at...