Clearing period for Rwandan cargo to be reduced

Tanzanian Prime Minister Frederick Sumaye announced on Wednesday that the clearing period for Rwandan cargo in transit at Dar es Salaam port will be reduced from 21 days to seven days, Tanzanian radio reported. Sumaye was addressing participants at the Rwandan-Tanzanian commission meeting in Kigali aimed at discussing ways of ensuring the smooth delivery of Rwandan cargo passing through Tanzania. He said his government had taken this action to address Rwanda’s concern over delays in handling its cargo at the port. Sumaye said Tanzanian railway services would also handle Rwandan transit goods efficiently and would meet the Rwandan government’s requirement regarding the safe delivery of its cargo overland.