Tag: Kenya Ports Authority
Heritage Hotel CEO, Mohammed Hersi Speaks Out On The Root Cause...
Over the past two weeks the main entry and exit point to Mombasa, Kibarani has been experiencing a major traffic nightmare causing huge delays to road users...
Tanzania traders ditch Dar Es Salaam port for Mombasa
The Tanzania business community is gradually increasing its use of the Port of Mombasa citing too many bureaucracies at Dar-es-Salaam port.
An importer said Tanzanians...
Services paralysed at Mombasa port as KPA workers go on strike
Services at the Kenya Ports Authority were paralysed Thursday after more than 1,000 workers downed their tools over pay.
The striking workers were assembled inside...
Importers claim 4,000 vehicles disappeared from Mombasa port
Importers of used motor vehicles have expressed fear that their vehicles impounded at various private Container Freight Stations (CFSs) in Mombasa after being declared...
Court Halts Destruction of Sh4bn Old Cars
The High Court has suspended the impending crushing of over 2,000 cars worth Sh4 billion being detained at the port of Mombasa for flouting...
Port of Mombasa Handled 1.8% More Cargo in 2013
Landlocked neighbors like Uganda and South Sudan rely on the port for the shipment of commodity exports and imports. A report by the Kenya...
KPA boss insists port doing well despite growing criticism abounds
The Mombasa port has recorded booming business for the last few weeks following an increase in the number of ships docking at the port...
Mombasa port delays may hurt consumers
It is taking more than 10 days for some ships to offload containers at the port of Mombasa, a period considered long enough to justify introduction of a Vessel Delay Surcharge (VDS) charged by shipping lines to offset the extra costs.
Former Minister ‘also allowed in old cars’
According to the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) import orders, importation of vehicles over the age of eight years is not allowed.
Ugandan Car Import Rules at Mombasa spark resistance from clearing agents
Members of the Uganda Clearing and Forwarding Association (UCFA) are fighting a new requirement for all car imports into the country to go through...
