EU’s export requirements portal enhanced to benefit region’s SMEs.
Small and Medium Enterprises in the East Africa region can now access information about quality, regulations, standards and buyer requirements...
East and South Africa economic blocks harmonise transport regulations.
The Tripartite Sectorial Ministerial Committee on Legal Affairs (TSMCLA) met on 18th September 2020 to legally scrub a number of regional...
Construction of crucial Dongo Kundu Bridge underway
Construction of the Mwache Bridge connecting Mombasa Island with Kwale County has started. The president Uhuru Kenyatta visited the site...
EAC to train OSBP staff on tackling Covid 19 pandemic
East Africa Community (EAC) has planned to carry out training at the 12 “One Stop Border Posts” (OSBPs) in the...
Tanzania gets back on track enactment of new freight forwarders law
Tanzania logisticians have brought back on track the development of the bill to regulate the freight forwarders in the country...
Senate faults state merger of port, pipeline and railway authorities
The Senate has faulted the recent executive order by the president establishing the Kenya Transport and Logistics Network (KTLN) saying...
Tanzania seals oil pipeline deal as Kenya logisticians set to reap huge benefits.
The Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline construction has moved a notch higher after the two countries signed an agreement in a move...
Kenya’s manufacturers launch policy toolkit to accelerate sector’s growth
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has spelt out interventions measures that are needed to aid the country’s economic and manufacturing...
Trucks biggest Northern Corridor polluter: Study
Trucks using the Northern Corridor route to haul goods in Kenya from Mombasa port to hinterland is a major contributor...
Return of empty containers along EAC major factor on high transport costs.
Longer truck turnaround time around the Northern Corridor has increased the cost of transport of the empty containers, according to...
RECDTS marks significant milestones towards EAC integration
Coordinated action at the regional and even continental level is possible, especially as the continent starts implementing Africa Continental Free...
EAC secretariat to launch Digital Covid 19 cross border certificate.
The East Africa Community (EAC) Secretariat and its Partner States will hold a virtual event today to officially mark the...
FEAFFA rolls out SOP publicity campaign to enhance industry compliance
The Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) has started a publicity campaign to promote the use of the...
EABC seeks to interrogate the region’s high airfreight cost
The East African Business Council (EABC) is concerned over the high cost of air transport in the region which is...
EABC planned study to assess Covid 19 impact on Transport
The East African Business Council (EABC) intends to undertake an assessment of COVID-19 pandemic on transport and logistics in the...
ESL turn 8 years old in Dar es Salaam
Started from a scratch in Mombasa 19 years ago, Express Shipping & Logistics Limited (ESL) has today extended its footprint...
WHO gives EAC logistics sector Covid19 operating procedures a nod
The Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) spelt out by the logistics industry stakeholders to contain the spread of Covid 19 through...
Promotional tariff and marketing triple Naivasha ICD cargo volumes
Naivasha Inland Container Depot cargo volume has recorded a significant increase despite the Kenya Railway (KR) rescinding on mandatory use...
China-South Africa dominates DRC imports despite EAC geographical advantage.
Despite its geographical proximity to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the East African Community (EAC) Partner states are hardly...
