Data Analyst Intern at Viaservice Tanzania, Dar es Salaam – November 2025

Viaservice Tanzania is a pivotal player in the Tanzanian logistics and supply chain industry, primarily focusing on innovative digital and trade finance solutions to eliminate significant trade barriers. As a local subsidiary of the Swiss-based Viatrans SA, the company was established to bring global expertise and investments to address key challenges in East African logistics. Its core mission is to provide disruptive trade and transport facilitation solutions that enhance the competitiveness of the logistics sector in the region, including crucial domestic and transit routes to countries like the DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda.

The company’s flagship product is the Viaservice Container Solution (VCS), which offers a sustainable and business-friendly alternative to the traditional cash container deposit system. Container deposits have long been identified as a major trade barrier, tying up vast amounts of working capital for clearing agents, freight forwarders, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The VCS operates by Viaservice issuing a guarantee to the shipping line on behalf of the customer, against which the shipping line waives the cash deposit requirement. Furthermore, the solution advances the payment of potential container demurrage, damage, and total loss charges, which the guarantee holder later reimburses.

The impact of Viaservice Tanzania’s solution has been significant, having freed up millions of dollars in working capital for businesses in East Africa since its deployment in 2020. This financial liberation improves cash flows, enhances the trade competitiveness of SMEs, and reduces the administrative burden and costs associated with managing cash deposits. The fully digitized, user-friendly online platform streamlines the container release workflow, leading to faster turnaround times and operational efficiency for both the logistics firms and the shipping lines. Viaservice has established partnerships with major international shipping lines operating in Dar es Salaam, demonstrating the industry’s recognition and adoption of the VCS as a secure and efficient modern solution.