South African Firm, Calabash Freight to use Tanzania-Zambia Railway

South African freight firm, Calabash Freight will start using the TanzaniaZambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) line under an agreement aimed at maximising the line’s usage, the rail company explained.

The line is an important route for copper exports from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa’s top producer, but the firms transporting the metal struggle with rail capacity challenges.

TAZARA spokesman, Conrad Simuchile said Zambia and Tanzaniabased Calabash Freight Ltd, which focuses on rail logistics, had already started conducting trial runs between the two countries.

Mining firms and other bulk cargo firms in Zambia are expected to transport at least 30 percent of their freight by rail under a new law to revive the sector.