GOVERNMENT on Saturday reiterated benefits that Tanzanians will get from its partnership with Dubai in the operation of the Port of Dar es Salaam.

The benefits include improvements of efficiency of operations among other at the Port of Dar es Salaam that will lead to an increase of its annual revenue collection from 7.7tri/- to 26tri/-.

Addressing members of the press on Saturday, Government Chief Spokesperson Gerson Msigwa said the decision to partner with the Dubai-based DP World Company in the port operation considered multiple benefits that Tanzania will get.

Mr Msigwa made the statement in response to debates regarding the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) between Tanzania and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) concerning partnership on ports developments.

The IGA concerning Economic and Social Partnership for the Development and Improving Performance of the Ports in Tanzania was signed on February 28^th, last year between the implementation institutions that are Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) and the DP World.

Source: Daily News