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Markets & corridors

East Africa and the Great Lakes — connected.

Our initial focus links commercial centres, seaports, airports and inland markets across East Africa and the Great Lakes region.

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Seaports, airports and inland markets — connected.

Hover a corridor to see how cargo moves from the Indian Ocean to the heart of the continent.

INDIAN OCEAN Dar es Salaam (TZDAR) — Seaport, Tanzania Dar es Salaam Tanga (TZTGT) — Seaport, Tanzania Tanga Mtwara (TZMYW) — Seaport, Tanzania Mtwara Dodoma (TZDOD) — Inland hub / ICD, Tanzania Dodoma Isaka Dry Port — Rail terminal, Tanzania Mwanza (TZMWZ) — Lake port, Tanzania Mwanza Kigoma (TZTKQ) — Lake port, Tanzania Kigoma Tunduma — Border post, Tanzania Tunduma Mombasa (KEMBA) — Seaport, Kenya Mombasa Nairobi (KENBO) — Inland hub / ICD, Kenya Nairobi Kampala (UGKLA) — Inland hub / ICD, Uganda Kampala Rusumo — Border post, Rwanda / Tanzania Kigali (RWKGL) — Inland hub / ICD, Rwanda Kigali Bujumbura (BIBJM) — Lake port, Burundi Bujumbura Goma (CDGOM) — Border post, DR Congo Goma Kalemie (CDFMI) — Lake port, DR Congo Kalemie Lubumbashi (CDFBM) — Inland hub / ICD, DR Congo Lubumbashi Kapiri Mposhi — Rail terminal, Zambia Lusaka (ZMLUN) — Inland hub / ICD, Zambia Lusaka Lilongwe (MWLLW) — Inland hub / ICD, Malawi Lilongwe
Headquarters Port, airport or inland hub

Trade corridors

Our priority corridors

Central Corridor

Tanzania’s gateway to the Great Lakes: from the Port of Dar es Salaam by road and rail to Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and eastern DR Congo.

  1. Dar es Salaam TZDAR
  2. Dodoma TZDOD
  3. Isaka Dry Port
  4. Rusumo
  5. Kigali RWKGL
Approx. distance
≈ 1,500 km to Kigali
Indicative transit
4–7 days by road

Northern Corridor

The Mombasa route through Kenya and Uganda to Rwanda and eastern DR Congo — combining standard gauge rail and cross-border trucking.

  1. Mombasa KEMBA
  2. Nairobi KENBO
  3. Kampala UGKLA
  4. Kigali RWKGL
  5. Goma CDGOM
Approx. distance
≈ 1,700 km to Kigali
Indicative transit
5–8 days by road

Dar es Salaam – Zambia (TAZARA)

The north–south artery via the Tunduma border and the TAZARA railway to Zambia, with onward road links to the DR Congo Copperbelt (Lubumbashi).

  1. Dar es Salaam TZDAR
  2. Tunduma
  3. Kapiri Mposhi
  4. Lusaka ZMLUN
Approx. distance
≈ 1,950 km to Lusaka
Indicative transit
5–8 days by road

Lake Tanganyika Route

Rail to Kigoma and lake transport across Lake Tanganyika to Burundi and the eastern DR Congo.

  1. Dar es Salaam TZDAR
  2. Dodoma TZDOD
  3. Kigoma TZTKQ
  4. Kalemie CDFMI
Approx. distance
≈ 1,250 km to Kigoma
Indicative transit
5–9 days rail & lake

Mtwara Corridor

Southern Tanzania’s port gateway towards northern Mozambique and Malawi.

  1. Mtwara TZMYW
  2. Lilongwe MWLLW
Approx. distance
≈ 1,000 km to Lilongwe
Indicative transit
3–5 days by road

Transit times are indicative and depend on mode, border procedures and cargo type.

Markets & geographic strategy

Where we focus — and how we grow.

Expansion into additional African corridors and international markets is guided by customer demand, operating readiness, regulatory requirements, strategic partnerships and financial sustainability.

Tanzania Kenya Uganda Rwanda Burundi DR Congo Zambia Malawi International markets

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