Naivasha transit cargo takes baby step despite KR rescinding on mandatory use of SGR
Transit cargo through the Naivasha Inland Container Depot has started making good progress after the Kenya Railway rescinded its early...
Importers paying huge storage charges at ICD despite low yard capacity utilization
A significant volume of the containers passing through the Inland Container Depot in Nairobi are not cleared with the free...
Transit truckers breathe a sigh of relief as Mombasa triples testing capacity.
The Miritini testing centre for transit truck drivers received a major boost after two more booths were introduced to boost...
Status of Covid 19 pandemic in East Africa region as Kenya eases restriction
Kenya’s move to ease Covid 19 restrictions will be put into a sharp focus by its regional neighbours due to...
Tanzania’s shipping regulator clears air for an extended period in returning empty boxes.
Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation (TASAC) has raised concern over resistance by some shipping agents to implement a circular issued last...
Reprieve as empty container return period extended with stage set for more domestic cargo storage days
Shipping lines operating through the Mombasa port have been ordered to extend the empty container return period in a move...
CS Mohammed push for more truck drivers Covid 19 tests to de-congest border crossing posts.
The Ministry of East African Community and Regional Development has raised concern on the low number of Covid 19 tests...
Horn of Africa receives AfDB $ 9.52 million grant to tackle Covid-19 cross border transmission.
The fight against Covid-19 pandemic received a huge boost last week after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a US...
FEAFFA spells out Standard Operating Procedures for logisticians as region mulls re-opening
A set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to help reduce spread of Covid 19 among the logistics service providers in...
Low truck drivers Covid-19 testing hurting cross border cargo movement
Lack of enough capacity to test truck drivers before they load out transit cargo from Mombasa port has significantly affected...
Covid-19 pushes pre-arrival cargo clearance up
Users of a system introduced by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in 2016 to allow importers to start the cargo...
Plans to have Health Ministry part of Mombasa Port Community Charter mooted
Lack of inclusion of the mother Ministry of Health (MoH) as part of the Mombasa Port and Northern Corridor Community...
SGR cargo freight decline in Covid-19 period
The cancellation of vessels scheduled for Mombasa port between February and March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic affected the port's...
Cargo storage charges surge with transit truck turnaround time and cost remaining high: SCEA.
Measures recommended by the government and World Health Organization (WHO) to contain the spread of Covid 19 have affected seamless...
Logisticians seek supportive infrastructure to make Naivasha ICD transit cargo hub as volume declines
Mombasa port has recorded a significant drop in the cargo volumes due to Covid 19 pandemic that has seen some...
KR cuts Naivasha SGR freight rates to lure more transit business
The Kenya Railways (KR) has introduced a promotional tariff for its customers using the Madaraka Express Freight cargo services from...
New electronic driver system game changer for border crossing delays
Logistics stakeholders are betting on an electronic driver tracking system to monitor movement of truck drivers and crew members along...
EABC convenes logistic stakeholders to adopt COVID-19 coping measures
Logisticians in the East African region will hold a virtual meeting on 25th June of this year to carry out...
EAC rated the continent’s most integrated bloc
The latest Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII) that was published recently has ranked the East African Community (EAC) as the...
