SSA completes bonded yard and customs offices
In the year 2009 Sharaf Shipping Agency proposed to have a bonded yard and customs offices that would reduce congestion of customs formalities at the sea port of Dar es Salaam. The project is financed by Sharaf Shipping Agency in Dubai.
Founded in the year 1976, by Mr. Ibrahim Sharaf & Mr. Sharafuddin Sharaf, Sharaf Shipping Agency (SSA), has grown into the largest shipping house in the Middle East region.
Part of a diversified conglomerate with Ship Agency as its core activity, SSA has emerged as a one stop for quality shipping, marine and logistics services. SSA’s services have evolved with time and today besides Ship Agency Service, they have ventured into Hub Services, Offshore supply Services, Freight Forwarding, Project Cargo Handling, Chartering and Broking, Logistics & Warehousing Service
Bonded yards are an important aspect of ports of entry in many countries. They offer the proprietor the advantage of importing goods into the country without having to pay for any duty until the goods are withdrawn. The also offer port facilities the advantage of decongesting the port since most facilites are limited in capacity.
Phase (I) consisted of Civil Works design for the car parking area which will be occupied by cars from the port which are ready for customs formalities. The project involved pavement design with corresponding sub-grade, sub-base and base layers design for the type of load specified.
Phase (II) was based on the design of a two storey building which will be used for customs offices TRA and Banking. The building is a pure frame structure supported by reinforced columns, beams and pad foundations
Dar es Salaam port is the Tanzania principal port with a rated capacity of 4.1 million (dwt) dry cargo and 6.0 million (dwt) bulk liquid cargo. The Port has a total quay length of about 2,000 metres with eleven deep-water berths. Dar es Salaam port handles about 95% of the Tanzania international trade. The port serves the landlocked countries of Malawi, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda.
The port is strategically placed to serve as a convenient freight linkage not only to and from East and Central Africa countries but also to middle and Far East, Europe, Australia and America. The project was completed last year at a cost of US$ 4.5 million and has helped to ease congestion at the port and facilitate faster clearing of vehicles from the port
