Clearing agents seek more days to return South Sudan bound containers as insecurity rise
The Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (KIFWA) has written to the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) asking for an extension...
East African women among 100 most influential continent’s supply chain practitioners.
Logistics service providers in the East African region are celebrating their own after they were named among the 100 most...
Reprieve for clearing agents as KRA extends license renewal period
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has granted clearing and forwarding agents 30 extra days to submit the required documents to be...
Mombasa transit cargo record marginal increase as Uganda’s volume record a 5 percent decline
The volume of the transit cargo passing through the port of Mombasa in 2020 grew by 2% to realize 10.171...
Continuous professional training app for freighters ready for validation
Development of the Integrated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) system for cargo freighters has been completed. The system is now being...
Performance indicators at Mombasa port offer varying results in wake of COVID-19
Mombasa port performance indicators have in some instances fallen short of the targets set out by the Mombasa Port and...
Industrial parks critical for regional manufacturing growth: Mathuki
The East African Community (EAC) Secretary General has urged Partner States’ governments to invest in industrial parks and infrastructure to...
Bandari Academy acquire accreditation for global recognition
Bandari Maritime Academy (BMA) has received a certificate of accreditation from Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) elevating the institution to...
Burundi plans to set up Special Economic Zone to boost intra-trade
The government of Burundi has allocated a piece of land for the construction of a Special Economic Zone at Rusizi...
Tanzania-Kenya addresses 30 NTBs as trade volumes record huge boost.
Removal of non-tariff barriers between Kenya and Tanzania has improved Kenya’s imports from Tanzania, which has exceeded its exports to...
KenTrade rolls out use of Upgraded cargo clearance system
Traders will be required to lodge new Consignment Documents (CD) applications through the upgraded TradeNet system after a successful launch...
Lamu crucial role as Mombasa port inches towards capacity limit
Lamu port will play a critical role in complementing Mombasa port whose expansion is stretching towards the limit. The facility,...
Trade volumes at Namanga border increase sixfold
Kenya’s imports from Tanzania grew by 70% from January 2021 to June 2021 compared to the same period last year....
Huge gain for small traders as cargo consolidation takes shape at KR shed
A total of 1,021 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of consolidated goods belonging to small-scale traders have been cleared at Kenya...
EAC inks deal with Indian for faster cargo clearance
Traders from the East African Community (EAC) stand to benefit from faster clearance of their goods and lower costs of...
Lamu port to have huge potential if extended to serve west Africa: Kututa
Patriotism, patience and strong faith define him. His venture in the logistics industry against many odds 20 years ago is...
Kenya-Tanzania agree on COVID-19 cross border protocols.
Kenya and Tanzania have agreed to harmonise COVID-19 protocols and testing validation across the border to ease trade between the...
Suluhu hints on construction of stalled Bagamoyo port
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has hinted that she will revive the construction of Bagamoyo port project that was initiated...
Clearing agent’s training under new curriculum to go online
The Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) has embarked on the expansion of its web based FEAFFA Online...
