Namibian Officials Study Dar es Salaam Port Security and Operations

What changed

Namibian officials have begun a three-day study tour of Dar es Salaam Port focused on port operations, maritime security and crime prevention. The delegation includes representatives from NAMPORT, NAMPOL, immigration, INTERPOL and the Namibia Revenue Agency, who visited Gates 2 and 3 to examine security screening and access-monitoring systems.

Why it matters

This is a practical exchange between institutions that share responsibility for keeping ports moving and secure. Tanzanian officials briefed the delegation on how the Tanzania Ports Authority works with security, regulatory and crime-prevention agencies, including lessons from an International Maritime Organization training and capacity-building project that ran from 2020 to 2024.

The visit puts inter-agency coordination at the centre of the conversation. Namibia’s officials are looking at both the physical controls at Dar es Salaam’s gates and the systems behind them, including how authorities monitor movement inside the port.

The immediate outcome is cooperation and shared experience, not a announced deal or funding commitment. It is not yet clear whether Namibia will adopt particular Dar Port systems or produce measurable results after the tour.