TWENTY officers drawn from the Customs Division of the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and the Tanzania Port Authority (TPA) are undergoing a five-day Tanzania- China supported training in a bid to tighten port security.
The five-day programme is meant to
sharpen their understandings and capacity to handle container scanners
currently installed at the Dar es Salaam port.
A statement issued by TPA said that the
officers taking part in the training in sharpening their knowledge and
skills come from Dar es Salaam and Tanga.
“I praise the governments of China and Tanzania for embarking on this programme.
We expect this training will increase
capacity to the custom officers to undertake their duties more
efficiently and thus increase revenue collections,” TPA Director General
Kakoko said.
He said the trainees would also be able
to verify details contained in the container and relate with the Bill of
Lading documents. He said it was vital for the officers to verify
government trophies, illegal arms, illicit drugs, and other products
prohibited to be shipped through the ports.
He, however, challenged the officers to
also take part in the repair of facilities by at least 50 per cent in
case of they don’t function.
The training is being conducted by Nuctech Limited engineers.
The company had already installed the
scanners at Tanga and Dar es Salaam ports. Project Manager Zhang Sheng
said the project was complete and currently they were undertaking
training on how to operate the new scanners to allow the facility to be
operated by locals. He said the new scanners can scan and print live
images of cargo directly to systems installed at TPA and TRA.
Completion of the project follows
directives from President John Magufuli during his tour of Dar es Salaam
Port. His directive was meant to ensure the two authorities oversee
collection of government revenues.
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