Bagamoyo Port

Reconstruction and mass expansion of the Port of Bagamoyo is set to be constructed in the mid 2020s.

[2]: 69  The Tanzanian government sought to develop a modern port and in 2013 Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that the development project would be led by China Merchants Group.

[7] In May 2019 Tanzania Ports Authority's (TPA) director general Deusdedit Kakoko declared that the negotiations have stalled "because investors’ conditions were likely to deny Tanzania maximum benefit from the project", pointing to demands for tax exemption and compensation for any losses incurred during implementation of the project.

[8] In April 2020 a Kenyan newsite reported that Tanzania had cancelled the project, which was not commented on by official sources.

[10] In September 2022, it was announced that the construction of the port will be commenced by the Government of Tanzania in 2023, and the investors will join in later.