NAIROBI

Kenya plans to kick out trucks from highway

All imported cargo for delivery to Nairobi and the hinterland shall be conveyed by Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and cleared at the Inland Container Depot(Nairobi),the state has directed.

The directive is among new measures set to be effected starting Wednesday (August 7).

All imported cargo that is not declared and or removed from the Port of Mombasa or the ICD within 21 days, from the date of discharge of the vessel, will be transferred to a designated Customs controlled area awaiting disposal...

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Delays at Inland Container Depot in Nairobi

The long duration that it takes to clear cargo from the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Nairobi is becoming a headache for truckers offering last mile connection, bringing the efficiency of the standard gauge railway into question.

Whereas it takes about five hours to ferry cargo from Mombasa to the ICD in Embakasi, it takes over 24 hours to clear the consignment at the depot.

The move has seen truckers that would have done an average of two trips per day manage just one, subjecting transport...

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DP World aims for 30% in cut ULCV handling times with new terminal concept

Port operator DP World is set to develop an innovative new container storage system at its under-construction fourth container terminal in Dubai.
It has come together with German industrial solutions developer SMS Group, whose AMOVA subsidiary has designed the racking-based High Bay Storage System, which has also gained traction in the air cargo industry.
The two companies claimed the new design would offer terminals some 200% more capacity in comparison to existing …

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Delays at Nairobi ICD chase shippers away

Persistent delays at Nairobi’s Inland Container Depot (ICD) have spilled into other East African states, forcing shippers in the region to ditch Kenya’s standard gauge railway services.

Shippers in Uganda, the destination of over 70 per cent of Mombasa Port’s transit cargo, say they are back to trucking cargo after the ICD delays exposed their businesses to high demurrage charges.

“Even risk takers like myself, the well-known early adopters of everything new, have said no to SGR until its...

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Mombasa port, double-stacked trains to Nairobi

SGR Yesterday, the maiden double-stack train snaked its way from Mombasa to Nairobi’s Inland Container Depot (ICD). “KPA is proud to announce the commencement of double-stacked trains from the Port of Mombasa to the ICD Nairobi,” said Kenya Ports Authority MD Daniel Manduku yesterday.

Currently, each of the eight SGR freight trains transports 108 containers from Mombasa to Nairobi. Reports by KPA indicate that container off-take from the port to the ICD has registered tremendous growth,...

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