The researcher turned his attention to the key
performance indicators at the terminal operated by
Tanzania International Container Terminal Services
Limited for the same period to study the impact of the
ICDs on terminal performance. Between 2008 and 2011,
volume increased by over 100,000 TEU. During the same
period, ship turnaround time fell from 10.5 days to 6.5
days. Ship wait time also decreased, from 7.2 days to 3.4
days. And crane productivity increased by 49 per cent.
Based on these figures, the author deemed that the
introduction of ICDs had led to improvements in port
operations and capacity. The author posited that
without ICDs the seaport would have experienced
higher levels of congestion.
With regard to the utilization of the ICDs, the data
collected indicated that these were operating between
40 per cent and 72 per cent capacity. This indicates that
the ICDs are being underutilized. Collectively, the six ICDs
have the capacity to handle 11,500 TEU, which would
be adequate to accommodate the growing container
traffic. Thus, in the long term, the existing ICDs capacity
would be insufficient for the longer-term projected traffic