Tag: Mombasa port
The good, the bad and the ugly of Kenya’s SGR cargo
Ten months after the launch of Kenya’s cargo service on the standard gauge railway line between Mombasa and Nairobi, it has turned out to...
Imported cars may leave the port without number plates
Transport regulator has opened talks with the Kenya Revenue Authority to release used cars from the Mombasa port without number plates following a supply...
Jomvu MP Twalib wades into Mombasa port MD wrangles
Jomvu MP Badi Twalib has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to end the controversy surrounding the position of the Mombasa port managing director.
Twalib wants the...
Kenya: Mombasa port registers new performance record
The Port of Mombasa has registered a new performance record of 1,450 moves within an eight hour shift in the container operations as the...
Mombasa port gets 300-metre vessel
The Port of Mombasa on Wednesday evening received yet another bigger vessel, which has an overall length of 300 metres and a capacity of...
Number plates shortage on hitch at Kamiti Prison
A shortage of vehicle number plates has hit the Kenyan market, causing a backlog in the clearance of used cars at the Mombasa port...
KPA MD recruitment uncertainty and claims of sabotage hurting Mombasa port
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) acting Managing Director Daniel Manduku’s term ends next month, yet the KPA board has not initiated a process to fill...
Anti-counterfeit body seizes goods worth Sh7.5b in four months
By CORRESPONDENT, MOMBASA, Kenya, Oct 9 – The Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) has over the last four months seized counterfeit products worth over Sh7.5 billion in a nationwide...
Freight forwarders feel the pinch as demurrage charges shoot up
The increase in demurrage charges at the Port of Mombasa by about $5 to $10 has led to the loss of business for forwarders...
Now SGR to start ferrying imported cars from Mombasa port
Imported cars will soon be transporting on the standard gauge railway (SGR) after the completion of the railway line to cover 10 berths at...
Government Agency Slaps Additional Inspection Fees On Imported Used Cars
Importers of used motor vehicles could soon start paying a Ksh.5,000 for "Foreign Pests" fee as part of the renewed effort to prevent importation...
New Age-Limit Rule on Second-Hand Cars Set To Increase Car Prices
Proposals to lower the age-limit for used-vehicles imported into Kenya have been put forward and if implemented, Kenyans should expect to dig deeper into...
Uhuru to commission second container terminal at Mombasa port
President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Friday commission the second container terminal at the port of Mombasa.
Kenya Ports Authority said the CT2 project, a partnership...
Imagine How Mombasa Will Look And Feel Like Once The ‘Standard...
hat Kachumbari was talking to me about the other day was what he imagined Mombasa would look and feel like once the Standard Gauge...
[VIDEO] Congestion at Mombasa port, truck drivers blame KPA of incompetence
The Port of Mombasa is experiencing long delays in processing containers after the Authority introduced strict measures to curb corruption.
Hundreds of long distance drivers are still stranded inside and...
KRA lost Sh100m in tax fraud at Mombasa Port
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) lost estimated revenue of Sh100 million at the port of Mombasa due to custom fraud between the month of...
