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...
Nakuru-Kisumu rail rehabilitation set to revive Lake Victoria water transport system
The government has begun the rehabilitation of the old railway line from Nakuru to Kisumu which has remained neglected for...
Freight forwarders practitioners’ bill 2020 initiative back on track in Uganda.
Uganda logistics industry players have taken back on track the development of the bill to regulate the freight forwarders in...
Lamu and Somaliland’s Berbera port eye Ethiopian cargo as they announce significant progress.
The recent announcement by the Port Berbera in Somaliland of major progress has opened up a new competition for the...
AfCFTA permanent secretariat inaugurated in Ghana.
African Union Commission has inaugurated African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) permanent secretariat as launch pad for Africa’s economic transformation....
Strict ‘Mitumba’ import protocols as Mombasa port opens window
Traders can now resume importation and sale of used textiles and shoes (Mitumba) effective immediately, says Kenya Bureau of Standards...
Uganda and Rwanda set for piloting of the regional freight forwarders CPD program
The Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) has finalized development of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) policy framework...
