[1][2] The Tanzania Ports Authority headquarters are located in Mchafukoge ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region.

The East African Harbours Corporation had the authority to run and develop the ports in Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.

[7] The key trends for the company over recent years are shown below (as at year ending 31 June): The head office of Tanzania Ports Authority is based in Dar es Salaam Tanzania at the Dar es Salaam Port.

The TPA's main three Indian Ocean ports are Dar es Salaam, Mtwara, and Tanga; minor seaports serving coastal traffic include Lindi, Kilwa Masoko, Mafia Island, Bagamoyo, Pangani and Kwale.

The Port also provides a vital transit point for cargo from multiple neighbouring landlocked countries.

[16] Major expansion projects have been set in place to increase the capacity and efficiency of the port.

The port was functional but underused for many years due to poor transport infrastructure,[20] However, in 2010–2011, oil and gas exploration activity caused a surge on operations.

[21] In December 2015 Alistair Freeports Limited injected $700,000 to construct an export processing zone around the port area.

These ports provide vital trade connections between Burundi, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.

Lake Nyasa/Lake Malawi has four important ports, at Itungi, Mbamba Bay, Liuli and Manda; TPA maintains a Kyela District office.

This followed the discovery that over 2,700 shipping containers were smuggled at the Port of Dar es Salaam tax free.

On a visit, the Prime Minister found that 349 shipping containers, worth over US$37m, were smuggled without paying government taxes.