The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) is readying itself to move over 30 million litres of fuel per month, which the Government of Zambia has passed on to the railways from the road hauliers following the introduction of new regulations that reduced the maximum weight on loads transported by road in Tanzania.
TAZARA Managing Director, Engineer Bruno Ching’andu says TAZARA and Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) are jointly discussing with fuel suppliers in Zambia on how best to effectively move the petroleum cargo from the East African Port of Dar es Salaam.
This was after the road transporters abandoned the commodity following Tanzania’s implementation of the East African Community Vehicle Load Control Act on 1 March 2019.
Mr Ching’andu says by the end of April, TAZARA and ZRL would have finalised Service Level Agreements with petroleum suppliers, a development that will enable the two railways to hire additional tank wagons to transport the commodity into Zambia.
This is contained in a statement issued to Money FM News by TAZARA Head Public Relations Conrad Simuchile.