Dar Es Salaam port closed 30-31 October

Market: Fertilizers, Oil products
30/10/25

Tanzania's key commodity port has been closed following civil unrest, including countrywide internet blackouts and citizen curfews.

Fertiliser storage and logistics company C Steinweg, which has facilities in Dar es Salaam, said its facilities will remain closed for the remainder of 30 October and the following day.

'The Port of Dar es Salaam is officially closed, and no personnel are currently on site. As a result, there is no cargo movement in or out of the port, and current shipments will experience delays.'

C Steinweg credits the disruption as being directly linked to nationwide unrest following the recent general elections in Tanzania.

Sulphur imports into Tanzania's main port of Dar Es Salaam this year reached a cumulative total of 1mn t in October, Argus estimates, up by almost 50pc on the year. Shipments slowed in October though, as a large stockpile of 250,000-300,000t of sulphur built up at port warehouses.

By Fenella Rhodes

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