KenTrade’s Business Intelligence Tool release its first export-import report
KenTrade’s new Business Intelligence (BI) Tool has released its first import and export report, which indicates that Kenya's export earnings...
Re-opened Gatuna OSBP revenue surpasses target
Revenue collected at the Gatuna One Stop Border Post (OSBP) has increased following the reopening of the Uganda-Rwanda border early...
Lift 2018 CFSs cargo nomination notice: Stakeholders
Container Freight Stations (CFSs) and clearing agents are pushing the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to issue a public notice to...
Lack of crucial rail renders Gulu Hub idle.
The lack of a crucial railway network is holding back the operation of the Uganda-based Gulu Logistics Hub which was completed...
Fresh challenges in Mombasa cargo shift order
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has not been able to implement presidential order directing it to clear Nairobi-bound cargo at...
Cascade EAC gains to South Sudan and DRC: Beer
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) new Chief Executive Mr. David Beer has asked the East Africa Community (EAC) to cascade the...
Mombasa cargo directive major reprieve for CFSs comeback
The shift of the cargo clearance back to Mombasa port is set to boost the Container Freight Stations (CFSs) and...
246 Freight Forwarders attain EACFFPC Certification in Rwanda
The newly graduated cohort joins over 7000 certified customs and freight forwarding professionals in East Africa, that are positively impacting...
David Beer is the new CEO at TMEA
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) has appointed David Beer as the new Chief Executive Officer succeeding Frank Matsert, who has served...
Uganda graduates Freighters under the new curriculum
Uganda graduated a total of 194 freight forwarding practitioners with the East Africa Customs and Freight Forwarding Practicing Certificate (EACFFPC)...
Reprieve for customs agents in Tanzania as government reviews goods exclusively cleared by TASAC
According to the notice, the Tanzania Shipping Agency Act Cap. 415 was amended through the Finance Act No. 5 of...
Freight Forwarders in Uganda to undertake FIATA Diploma
Uganda becomes the first East African country to offer the Diploma
The logistics sector rolls out sensitization on AfCFTA in East Africa
The Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) together with the Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (KIFWA) have...
Uganda to host FIATA-RAME 2023
The Republic of Uganda has been given a green to host the next edition of FIATA’s Region Africa and Middle...
KRA roles out facilitative AEOs programme
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has successfully rolled out a Facilitative Authorized Economic Operators initiative to fast-track customs clearance of...
Reprieve for Uganda’s logistics sector as Tanzania lowers road user fees for cargo trucks.
The governments of the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda have finally reached a bilateral agreement to reduce the road...
The tracking system registers over 110,000 truck drivers.
The EAC Regional Electronic Cargo and Driver Tracking System (RECDTS) has registered 113,000 drivers and 70% of them have received at...
The crucial role of private sector to realize LAPSSET project
A number of projects are ongoing to realize the goals envisaged by the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET)...
Stage set for DRC admission to EAC Bloc
East African Community (EAC) Heads of State are set to convene for the 19th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Heads of...
