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Short answer: Clearing and forwarding agents in Tanzania can release containers at Dar es Salaam port without paying a container deposit by using VCS (Viaservice Container Solution). If demurrage, damage or total-loss charges arise, Viaservice advances them to the shipping line, and the agent reimburses them after returning the container. Registration is free at viaservice.ch. Why container deposits slow agents down A container deposit is money a clearing agent pays the shipp

Katika biashara ya kontena, bili ya demurrage au detention inaweza kuja bila kutarajia na kula faida ya mzigo mzima. Makala hii inaeleza maana ya kila neno, tofauti zake, na hatua unazoweza kuchukua kuepuka ada hizi. Demurrage ni nini? Demurrage ni ada anayotozwa mwenye mzigo kwa kuliacha kontena lenye mzigo bandarini au kwenye kituo cha kontena zaidi ya siku za bure zilizokubaliwa. Detention ni nini? Detention ni ada ya kuendelea kushikilia kontena nje ya bandari, kwa mfano

Amana ya kontena inaonekana kama gharama ndogo kwa kontena moja. Lakini wakala wa forodha huachilia makontena mengi kila mwezi, na hapo ndipo hesabu inapobadilika. Makala hii inaonyesha mfano wa hesabu. Amana inayofungwa ikizidishwa Ripoti za sekta zinaonyesha amana kuanzia takriban dola 500 hadi 2,000 kwa kontena, na zaidi kwa makontena ya transit. Mifano ifuatayo ni ya kufikirika, kukusaidia kuona ukubwa wa tatizo: Makontena Amana kwa kontena Fedha zilizofungwa 10 dola 500

Job Title: Business Development Officer Job Category: Department: Commercial Job Code/ Req#: Location:Nairobi Travel Required: Reporting to: Commercial Manager Position Type: Full Time Job Description General Description: The Business Development Officer is responsible for increasing sales. The BDO is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with the Company’s stakeholders including customers and partners, analyzing portfolios to identify new

Kama unashughulika na uingizaji wa bidhaa kupitia bandari ya Dar es Salaam au Mombasa, unaijua hali hii: mzigo umefika, lakini kontena haliachiliwi hadi uweke amana ya fedha taslimu kwa kampuni ya meli. Makala hii inaeleza amana ya kontena ni nini, inagharimu kiasi gani, na ni nini mbadala wake. Amana ya kontena ni nini? Amana ya kontena ni fedha ambazo kampuni ya meli huomba kutoka kwa wakala wa forodha au mwagizaji kabla ya kutoa kontena. Hushikiliwa kama dhamana kwamba kon

Team Viaservice Kenya held a two-day workshop in Mombasa on 16–17 October 2026, aimed at strengthening product knowledge, refreshing business processes and enhancing operational alignment across the team. The workshop focused on deepening the team's understanding of the Viaservice Container Solution (VCS), reinforcing established business processes and promoting consistency in service delivery. It also provided a platform for knowledge sharing, team engagement and reinforcing

Mijadala mingi kuhusu gharama za biashara huzungumzia ushuru na kodi. Lakini kuna gharama nyingine inayowagusa waagizaji na mawakala wa forodha kila siku bila kuonekana kwenye ratiba yoyote ya forodha: amana ya kontena. Kikwazo kisicho cha kodi ni nini? Ni gharama, taratibu au masharti yanayofanya biashara kuwa ngumu au ghali zaidi, ilhali si ushuru wa forodha. Mifano ni ucheleweshaji wa nyaraka, taratibu zinazojirudia na gharama za kifedha zisizo za moja kwa moja. Kwa nini a

Wengi hufikiria amana ya kontena pekee, lakini kuna gharama nyingine zinazoweza kufuata kontena likishatoka bandarini: uharibifu na upotevu kamili (total loss). Zikija bila maandalizi, zinaweza kusimamisha biashara ndogo. Uharibifu wa kontena ni nini? Ni hali ambapo kontena linarudishwa likiwa limeharibika zaidi ya uchakavu wa kawaida wa matumizi. Kampuni ya meli hutathmini hali ya kontena na kutoza gharama za ukarabati. Upotevu kamili ni nini? Ni hali nadra lakini yenye ghar

JOB DESCRIPTION Position Title Finance Manager Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Reports To General Manager & Regional CFO About the Company The company is a fast-growing trade and digital finance business serving the logistics industry in emerging markets. Its flagship product is an alternative to container deposits. It frees up working capital for customers, lowers barriers to trade and helps trade move more efficiently. Job Purpose The Finance Manager is responsible for

When Viaservice and CapitalPay International took the stage together at GLC 2026 in Juba to announce the Mombasa–Juba Trade Corridor Activation, we promised more detail was coming. Here's a closer look at why this corridor matters, and what the partnership is actually set up to change for the people moving cargo along it. Why the Mombasa–Juba Corridor Matters The Mombasa–Juba route is one of the busiest — and most consequential — trade corridors in East and Central Africa. Fo

This year's Global Logistics Convention (GLC 2026) — held August 25–27 in Juba, South Sudan — brought together shipping lines, freight forwarders, and regulators from across East and Central Africa to talk about the future of trade in the region. Viaservice was there as a sponsor and exhibitor, and it was an eventful few days for the team. The Team on the Ground Representing Viaservice at GLC 2026: John Mathenge — Regional Managing Director, East Africa Beatrice Muriithi — Co

Kama wewe ni wakala wa forodha au mwagizaji, huenda umesikia kuhusu VCS. Makala hii inaeleza ni nini, nani anaweza kuitumia, inapatikana wapi, na kampuni gani za meli zinashiriki. VCS ni nini? Viaservice Container Solution (VCS) ni suluhisho la biashara linalotoa njia mbadala ya amana ya kontena. Linaondoa hitaji la kuweka fedha taslimu kwa kampuni ya meli, na wakati huo huo linalipia mapema gharama za demurrag e, uharibifu na upotevu kamili wa kontena, kwa msingi wa kurejesh

Maersk — Alama ya Uaminifu Duniani: Meli ya Maersk inajulikana kwa rangi yake ya bluu na nanga yake ya kipekee. Lakini zaidi ya alama, Maersk inajulikana kwa kitu kimoja ambacho biashara zote zinahitaji zaidi ya yote: uaminifu. A.P. Moller-Maersk ni kampuni ya Denmark yenye historia ndefu ambayo imekuwa ikihudumia biashara ya kimataifa kwa zaidi ya karne moja. Katika Kenya na Tanzania, Maersk si wageni — ni sehemu ya mfumo wa biashara wa kila siku. Uelewa wa Kweli wa Mahitaji

Press Release Nairobi, Kenya – 12th August 2026 – Viaservice-Ke, a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Viatrans SA, has entered a strategic partnership with A. P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) to simplify container management via digital trade solutions for customers within Kenya's logistics sector. The partnership will give Maersk customers access to Viaservice Container Solution (VCS), a digital trade financing platform that supports freight forwarders and other logistics stakeholde

CMA-CGM — Zaidi ya Meli, Ni Mtandao: CMA CGM ni mojawapo ya makampuni makubwa zaidi ya usafirishaji wa kontena duniani, lililoanzishwa Ufaransa na leo ikiwa na makao yake makuu Marseille. Lakini nguvu yake halisi haipo kwenye meli peke yake — ipo kwenye uwezo wake wa kuunganisha bara zima kupitia meli, reli, na malori katika mfumo mmoja unaounganishwa vizuri. Kipawa cha CMA-CGM Afrika Mashariki — KILIMA Service: Mwaka 2025, CMA-CGM ilizindua huduma mpya inayoitwa KILIMA — jin

JOB ADVERT. JOB TITLE: RECOVERY OFFICER Job Category: DEPARTMENT: FINANCE Job Code/ Req#: LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM Travel Required: REPORTING TO: AR MANAGER Position Type: TEMPORARY (1 YEAR) NUMBER OF OPENINGS: TWO (2) 1. Job Purpose The Recovery Officer will be responsible for direct engage ment with defaulting customers, conducting field visits, negotiating repayment plans, and collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure timely

Every container deposit paid to a shipping line is money that stops moving. Every demurrage bill, damage charge, or total loss claim is a financial shock a business must absorb alone — or stop operations waiting to resolve. Viaservice was built to change all of that — and the numbers are starting to speak for themselves. There is a quiet tax on trade in East Africa that rarely makes headlines. It does not appear in customs schedules or government tariffs. It is not debated at

As the Global Logistics Convention comes to Juba for the first time, Viaservice — official sponsor of GLC 2026 — brings a message tailor-made for the South Sudan corridor: your container deposits don't have to hold your capital hostage. For every importer and clearing & forwarding agent in East Africa, the story is familiar. Cargo arrives at the Port of Mombasa or Dar es Salaam, and before the shipping line releases the container, a deposit must be paid — held until the emp

Location: Dar Es Salaam Department: Commercial Officer Reports To: Commercial Manager Company Overview Viaservice Limited is a global provider of sustainable digital and trade finance solutions. We are committed to eliminating trade barriers and unlocking growth potential in emerging markets. We serve businesses in the logistics and supply chain sectors, delivering innovative digital and trade finance solutions tailored to their needs. Role Summary We seek to recruit a dynami

PIL — Mkongwe wa Bahari wa Asia-Afrika: Pacific International Lines (PIL) ilianzishwa mwaka 1967 Singapore na leo ni kampuni kubwa zaidi ya kontena ya nyumbani katika Asia ya Kusini-Mashariki, ikiwa katika nafasi ya 12 kati ya kampuni kubwa za meli duniani. Lakini hapa Afrika Mashariki, PIL si mgeni anayetazama fursa mpya tu — PIL imekuwepo Tanzania na Kenya kwa miaka mingi, ikiwa na ofisi rasmi zake Dar es Salaam na Mombasa. Damu ya Afrika Mashariki: PIL ilianza kuja Afrika