Tanzania Pledges Cargo Scanner for Zanzibar’s Fumba Port
Tanzania · TRADE Key Facts —Scanner pledge: TRA Commissioner General Yusuph Juma Mwenda toured Fumba Port on 15 August 2026. He pledged a modern cargo scanner to speed clearance and facilitate trade. —Port capacity: Zanzibar Ports Corporation says Fumba will handle about 40 containers an hour on completion. It expects 350 metres of quay on […] The post Tanzania Pledges Cargo Scanner for…
On 15 August 2026, Tanzania Revenue Authority Commissioner General Yusuph Juma Mwenda visited Fumba Port to pledge a modern cargo scanner. Mwenda stated that the construction of Fumba Port would boost Zanzibar's economy and increase its container handling capacity. The port is expected to manage about 40 containers per hour upon completion, with 350 meters of quay on each side.
Fumba Ports Limited, a subsidiary of Kenya’s Bulk Stream Logistics, manages both Fumba and Mkoani ports. Zanzibar Ports Corporation has recorded over US$6 million for the first phase of the project, while President Hussein Ali Mwinyi cited US$15 million as the first phase investment. Tanzania's Presidential Delivery Bureau aims for a 25-30% increase in container and cargo throughput, while the Daily News put that figure at 12-20%.
The Fumba investment is part of a Sh1 trillion regional port infrastructure package announced in August 2025, which is equivalent to about US$378 million. TRA has pledged 57 cargo scanners worth approximately US$90 million as part of the national scanner programme.
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