EDECS Group is expanding its partnership with DP World through a new phase of work at Dar es Salaam Port's Terminal 1, adding cargo-yard, utility, safety and digital-management upgrades at Tanzania's main maritime gateway.

The project covers the redevelopment of seven operational cargo and material-handling yards spanning approximately 90,000 square metres, together with associated gates and supporting utilities, according to project information cited by Daily News. EDECS is also designing and constructing dedicated cargo and material-handling yards supported by infrastructure intended to improve storage and handling and introduce modern digital yard-management systems.

The investment responds to rising pressure on the terminal. In July 2026, Terminal 1 recorded its highest-ever monthly container throughput, handling 46,582 TEUs. That was up from 13,779 TEUs in May 2024. The increase underlines why yard capacity, digital coordination and safer operating infrastructure are becoming more important for port performance.

Dar es Salaam Port handles more than 90% of Tanzania's international maritime trade and serves landlocked markets in East and Central Africa. For manufacturers, traders and exporters using the corridor, the efficiency of the port affects delivery times, transport costs, supply-chain reliability and inventory planning. The Terminal 1 works therefore matter beyond the port perimeter.

EDECS said it is implementing a comprehensive fire-protection network across the port, including areas beyond the original project scope. A port-wide high-mast lighting system is also being introduced to improve safety, security and operational efficiency. Those systems are less visible than cranes and berths, but they are central to round-the-clock port operations.

"Our teams are actively progressing works on-site across the project's key operational areas, delivering the critical infrastructure required to support safer, smarter and more efficient port operations," Eng Hussein El Dessouky, chairman and managing director of EDECS Group, said in the source article.

For Tanzania, the practical issue is whether the latest works can translate higher cargo volumes into more predictable cargo movement. The source did not disclose a project cost or completion date, so the near-term test will be execution at Terminal 1 and whether the upgrades reduce friction for businesses moving goods through Dar es Salaam.