Challenges Facing Shipping Agencies in Tanzania: A Case of Dar - es-Salaam
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Mzumbe University
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A Dissertation Submitted in Fulfilment of the Requirements for Award of the
Degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Corporate Management
of Mzumbe University
Over the years, shipping agencies have been playing a significant role in the development of the economy of Tanzania. Despite of its importance in developing the economy of the country, the shipping agencies have been facing various challenges and they are still facing challenges in their routine operations. The aim of the study was to examine the challenges facing shipping agencies in Tanzania. The study followed descriptive designs using a set of 100 respondent from various shipping agencies in Dar-es-salaam. Purposive and simple random sampling was used to get the number of respondents during the study. Two types of data were collected, primary data and secondary data. The findings from the study revealed challenges facing the shipping agencies in their routine operations. Some of the challenges faced are policy inconsistences, unfair competition, monopoly in some ships and foreign dominance of the industry. The challenges facing the industry hampers negatively the shipping agencies in their daily operations and developments in general.
Over the years, shipping agencies have been playing a significant role in the development of the economy of Tanzania. Despite of its importance in developing the economy of the country, the shipping agencies have been facing various challenges and they are still facing challenges in their routine operations. The aim of the study was to examine the challenges facing shipping agencies in Tanzania. The study followed descriptive designs using a set of 100 respondent from various shipping agencies in Dar-es-salaam. Purposive and simple random sampling was used to get the number of respondents during the study. Two types of data were collected, primary data and secondary data. The findings from the study revealed challenges facing the shipping agencies in their routine operations. Some of the challenges faced are policy inconsistences, unfair competition, monopoly in some ships and foreign dominance of the industry. The challenges facing the industry hampers negatively the shipping agencies in their daily operations and developments in general.
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Shipping agencies