The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has entered into negotiations with exporters to scale up volume of cargo railed to Mombasa port via the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) freight service, in what is expected to change the facility’s fortunes.
The trains will transport tea, fruit juices and soda ash from the Nairobi Inland Container Depot (ICD) if new laws sail through, said Peter Masinde, manager in charge of the ICD.
Since the launch of the freight services in January 2018, the SGR has been transporting only empty containers on its return journey to Mombasa at highly discounted rates of Sh25,000 and Sh30,000 for a 20- and 40-foot containers respectively.
Source:
Business Daily
