Storage facilities in Tanzania are ranging from public to private in terms of ownership. They are used for both commercial and public purposes. Most of them have flat accessed and their capacities and conditions can vary considerably. Tanzania storage market is mainly composed of small and medium warehousing facilities.

For more information on storage company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Tanzania Storage and Milling Company Contact List.

Commercial Storage

The warehousing market is under development in Tanzania and it is mainly composed of small and medium sizes buildings. Currently, there are a few options for large capacity warehouses. In general, the warehouse spaces leasing in Tanzania includes:

·         electricity and backup power

·         janitorial services 5 days a week

·         flexible rental options: by the month, year or more

·         parking space for tenants and visitors

·         onsite maintenance

·         on-site management office

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

Major humanitarian organizations store their items in warehouses by allowing sufficient space for easy access to the stacks for inspecting, loading and unloading. Usually, the preference is to run their own facilities rather than to contract out to a private service provider, due to the nature of their products such as food, medicines etc.

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

Public Sector Storage

There are many public storage facilities within the country. Most of items which are stored in those storage facilities is food stuff (maize, etc.). They are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Finances and Planning, and supervised by GPSA. They can be used by any organization through hiring contract, thus humanitarian community have access to store their items in those storage facilities.

National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) owns 33 warehouses in different parts of the country which are mainly used for storage of maize.

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

Cold Chain

Kilimanjaro airport has space dedicated for the export of flowers, fruits and vegetables while Dar es Salaam airport has limited cold storage space (about 40 M³) for handling of medicines etc. The airport administration is planning to build cold rooms for the export of meat and fish.

There is limited reefer or ‘Cold Chain facilities ‘available at the ports, other than 90 reefer plug points located at TICTS terminal, at Dar Es Salaam port. The main ports on Tanganyika and Victoria lakes have a limited freezer capacity which is mainly used by the fishing industry.