Atlas Corridor
Component

Kapiri Mposhi Dry Port

zone

Cities

Kapiri-Mposhi
Zambia

Cost

$147m
$147,000,000

Phases

planned, 2025

Objective

This Dry Port is expected to enhance freight traffic and generate additional revenue through its operations, as well as from the lease, thereby utilizing TAZARA’s capacity more fully. Once completed, it will serve as a central node for cargo trans-shipment to various inland destinations, leveraging the existing railway infrastructure (Source: https://orbitshub.com/tazara-dry-port-transforming-regional-logistics-partnership/)

Description

The TAZARA Dry Port is a significant logistics and trade facilitation project launched by TAZARA and DCG. It involves the construction and operation of a dry port in New Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia, at the terminal end of TAZARA, fostering regional connectivity and economic growth. (Source: https://orbitshub.com/tazara-dry-port-transforming-regional-logistics-partnership/)

Finance

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$147000000 investment
Government of Zambia Government

Operators

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Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority
Government

Contractors

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Africa Inland Container Depot (AFICD) of Tanzania
Company