Bagamoyo port set for construction as analysts query its viability
The construction of the Bagamoyo Port in Tanzania is set to begin this year. The Tanzania Minister for Works, Transport...
Planned OSBP to ease DRC – Uganda trade
The Northern Corridor Secretariat is working with the Road Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic...
Siginon Aviation makes foray into live animal import
The import of live animals into the country for breeding is gaining prominence as the industry players invest more resources...
Lake Kivu becomes a major transport hub
Workers at this shipyard in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo are putting the finishing touches to a newly constructed boat...
Dongo Kundu bypass set to ease cargo evacuation.
Evacuation of the containers from the Mombasa port is set to improve following the completion of the construction of the...
CFS operators lobby for a crucial role in SGR
The entry of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line in the logistics chain early this year when it started hauling...
IRU World Congress
Regional takeaways for East Africa at the world’s road transport event in Oman Challenges into opportunities IRU, the world road...
TMEA injects US$ 2.3 billion to transport observatory projects in EA.
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) and the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) have signed a 3 year grant...
KPA line up projects to boost efficiency
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has lined up three major infrastructural projects in the line to its commitment to the implementation...
Global Logistics Convention 2018 – Kampala, Uganda
The Global Logistics Convention is an annual freight logistics event of the Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA)....
New oil pipeline paves the way for feeder pipes
The opening of the bigger Mombasa-Nairobi petroleum pipeline has now paved the way for laying of more feeder pipes to...
Kenya Association Manufactures chair appointed to United Nations unit board
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) chairperson Flora Mutahi has been appointed to the board of the United Nations Global Compact....
Uganda, Kenya set to unlock SGR funds
The plan to connect the region through a railway network is inching towards reality, after Kenyan and Ugandan presidents met...
Fake good traders face Sh5m minimum fine
The Treasury has moved to toughen the law against counterfeiting by proposing a penalty of a minimum of Sh5 million....
Shippers back 20pc withholding tax on foreign shipping lines
The Shippers Council of East Africa (SCEA) has supported the Treasure’s plan to impose a 20 per cent withholding tax...
Entebbe Expressway speeding up traffic to Uganda’s gateway
President Museveni and visiting top Chinese communist party’s executive, Mr Wang Yang, on Friday launched completed sections of the 51.4km...
Tanzania slaps duty on most goods to shield local industries
Tanzania is proposing to implement sweeping changes in the East African Community common external tariff (CET) regime, increasing duty on...
Regulator warns that 54 per cent of goods on Ugandan market are substandard
More than half of the products sold on the Ugandan market are substandard, according to Uganda National Bureau of Standards...
New tax set to increase Insurance cost
Kenyans could face insurance premium increases as the industry factors in Treasury’s new withholding tax on services from foreign operators,...
