Cargo clearance from the Dar es Salaam port to Inland Container Depots (ICDs) has almost stalled as trucks are stuck in flooded, potholed roads reports the Daily News.

“We are desperate, the roads are flooded and trucks can’t get through,” a frustrated Ashraf Khan, Container Depots Association of Tanzania (CDAT) Chairman said. Khan noted that poor infrastructure and heavy rains are stalling progress in cargo clearance from the Dar port to ICDs and their final destinations. He urged authorities to quickly address the problem of flooded roads particularly those connecting ICDs to the country’s prime port.

“If you come to ICDs in the Chang’ombe and Kurasini areas, they are submerged in water, cargo trucks can’t move.” He further noted that impassable roads are delaying cargo clearance hence affecting the efficiency of Dar es Salaam port, which targets to reduce cargo clearing time from seven to five days by end this year.