Kenya, Rwanda take lead as EAC moves to regulate Freight Forwarders
Having successfully taken the draft bill on regulating customs agents and freight forwarders in Kenya through various public participation processes...
New Lamu port shaping reforms in handling Transshipment cargo
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has in the recent past developed standard operating procedures for handling clearance of transshipment cargo, a...
Treasury suspends KenTrade’s user fee
KenTrade has withdrawn the proposed user fee indefinitely following a directive from the Treasury according to Mr Amos Wangora, KenTrade...
Uganda pilot cargo insurance as Kenya offers vital lessons.
All Ugandan based imported cargo will be insured locally from April this year following a successful probation of 3 months...
KenTrade’s system upgrade to take 18 months
Kentrade has kicked off an upgrade of the Kenya TradeNet System to improve efficiency, lower costs and address the challenges...
Cargo clearance delays blame now shifts to port users
Delays in cargo clearance blame at the ICD Embakasi have now shifted to the port users who are accused of...
Political stage now set for new freight forwarding law.
Following intense consultations and input on the proposed bill to regulate freight forwarding industry, The Federation of East African freight...
KenTrade system users to pay annual fee this month
Users of the Kentrade online cargo clearance system will start paying registration fees this month as the agency moves on...
Key agencies give inputs as Customs Agents Bill takes final lap
Efforts to create a law to regulate the freight forwarding industry is taking final steps with key government agencies giving...
Importers, KRA in dispute over import charges
The controversy surrounding the State’s order on foreign inspection of imports has taken a new turn after local firms claimed...
Over 3 million people to benefit from African Development Bank’s €345 million road construction support
Over three million people in Tanzania and Kenya will benefit from a €345 million financing package for road construction support,...
Can the freight logistics industry wish away CFSs?
Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia told a Senate hearing last week that the Container Freight Stations (CFSs) had been used...
KRA’s integrated system key milestone to trade facilitation.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Integrated Customs Management System (iCMS) cargo regime has gone live in a move that is...
ICEA LION: Kenya has capacity to underwrite all Marine Cargo Insurance.
ICEA Lion, one of the leading Marine Cargo Insurance (MCI) underwriters has weighed in on the discussion about the status...
Global Warehouse operator ALP target Kenya with Grade A facilities.
Focus on Nairobi as a major logistics hub has in recent years taken shape. Apart from the Standard Gauge Railway...
KRA integrated system huge boost to MCI underwriters.
Marine insurance underwriters are optimistic that the failure by the industry to realize the result that was envisaged when the...
ESL makes another first as it pilots iCMS Sea Cargo Module.
Express Shipping Logistics (ESL) pioneered use of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Integrated Customs Management System (iCMS) bulk customs clearance through...
Lake Victoria set to regain lost glory as transport hub
Cargo handling and transport on Lake Victoria received a major boost lately with Tanzania and Kenya taking positive steps towards...
Kenya’s seafarers set to reap huge benefits as wage council takes shape.
Kenyan seafarers are set to enjoy better salaries and working conditions following the establishment of the planned Seafarers Sectoral Wage...
