Port · Tanzania

Port of Dar Es Salaam

The Port of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania is an actively tracked Evergreen discharge port on bexy, with 2,024 tracked arrivals, most often from China, Turkey and Netherlands.

Arrivals
2,024
Departures
0
Median planned port-to-port
25 days
Top origins
6

Location

UN/LOCODE
TZDAR
Coordinates
6.84° S, 39.29° E
port position from Wikidata (opens in a new tab)
Time zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Code from the UNECE UN/LOCODE list (release 2024-2), matched by bexy to the city and country in Evergreen's record. A port spans many berths: a position stands for the port or its city, not a terminal.

About the Port of Dar Es Salaam

Cargo bound for Dar Es Salaam is most often loaded at Shanghai, Qingdao, Xingang and Nansha. Planned port-to-port transit to Dar Es Salaam has a median of 25 days (middle half 23–35 days, 90% within 44 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date to the first planned arrival at Dar Es Salaam in the carrier's routing, across 132 shipments. It weights each loading port by its number of arrivals, over the loading ports with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 96% of the arrivals.

Track an Evergreen (EGLV) shipment through Dar Es Salaam by its Bill of Lading or container number on bexy for the vessel, voyage, port milestones and container status — free, with no account needed.

Arrivals at Dar Es Salaam

Where cargo for Dar Es Salaam comes from
Origin country Shipments
China [CN]1,993
Turkey[TR]12
Netherlands[NL]9
Germany[DE]6
Saudi Arabia[SA]2
Belgium[BE]1
Loading ports feeding Dar Es Salaam
Port of loading Shipments Route
Port of Shanghai [CN]1,044Shanghai → Dar Es Salaam
Port of Qingdao [CN]893Qingdao → Dar Es Salaam
Port of Xingang [CN]43—
Port of Nansha [CN]10—
Port of Rotterdam [NL]9—
Port of Hamburg [DE]6—
Planned port-to-port transit to Dar Es Salaam estimated (from the carrier's planned routing)
Median 25 days
Middle half (P25–P75) 23–35 days
90% within (P90) 44 days
Shipments measured 132

From the loaded-on-board date to the planned arrival at Dar Es Salaam in the carrier's routing — estimates, port to port, with no inland leg. Volume-weighted across the loading ports with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 96% of the arrivals.

Recent shipments bound for Dar Es Salaam

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Port of Dar Es Salaam?
The Port of Dar Es Salaam is a container shipping port in Tanzania. bexy tracks 2,024 shipment legs moving through it.
Where does cargo arriving at the Port of Dar Es Salaam come from?
Cargo discharged at Dar Es Salaam most often comes from China, Turkey, Netherlands and Germany, loaded mainly at Shanghai, Qingdao, Xingang and Nansha. Origins are the place-of-receipt countries on the Evergreen (EGLV) Bills of Lading tracked on bexy.
How long does shipping to Dar Es Salaam take?
Planned port-to-port transit to Dar Es Salaam has a median of 25 days (middle half 23–35 days, 90% within 44 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date to the first planned arrival at Dar Es Salaam in the carrier's routing, across 132 shipments. It weights each loading port by its number of arrivals, over the loading ports with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 96% of the arrivals. These are the carrier's planned dates, port to port; any inland leg after discharge at Dar Es Salaam adds time.
How busy is the Port of Dar Es Salaam?
bexy tracks 0 export and 2,024 import shipment legs at Dar Es Salaam. These are the Evergreen (EGLV) shipments on record, not the port's total throughput.
How do I track a shipment to the Port of Dar Es Salaam?
Enter the Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading or container number on bexy to follow the vessel, voyage and each container from departure to arrival — free, with no login.

2,024 shipments arriving

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Nearby ports

Up to 5 port pages on bexy with a known position within 500 km, nearest first, measured as the crow flies, not by sea.

Aggregated from 2,024 tracked shipment legs · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.

Cite this page

bexy, "Port of Dar Es Salaam — Shipments & Routes", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 2,024 tracked shipment legs. https://bexy.io/ports/dar-es-salaam

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