Kenya Shippers Council welcomes you to 2012.

The Council enjoyed an activity filled year in the previous year. It was a year of important firsts for the Council. We held the first logistics best practice workshop to gauge the current logistics practices and benchmark against international standards. In addition, we held an event focusing on promoting integrity in the road transport subsector and the roles that all players need to take up to ensure reliability. It was also the year that saw us launch an online database of trade laws, regulations, and procedures for importing and exporting in East Africa, the first of its kind in East and Central Africa.

Moreover, the Council engaged an internationally acclaimed customs and trade facilitation specialist to train cargo owners and their freight forwarders on Incoterms 2010. We also published a policy paper on operations of CFSs as well as a handbook for using the trade regulations database located on the KSC website. The year closed on a high note with the Members Open Day, a forum for the Secretariat and members to interact, sharing challenges and celebrating the achievements of the Council together and networking. Our members have been instrumental in the success that we have enjoyed throughout 2011.

In 2012, KSC envisions to introduce a training calendar that will see cargo owners throughout Kenya and the region trained on different aspects of trade facilitation. East Africa trade stakeholders will also get a chance to congregate under the auspices of the East African Logistics Summit to be held during the year, as well as have access to the Logistics Performance Index for the region. We have also planned for a Members’ Luncheon where members interact with other stakeholders and take stock of improvements and challenges in trade, logistics and trade facilitation. Competitive forums to discuss emerging logistics issues across all modes of transport will be held with aim of provoking industry’s thoughts about how to deal with them. The year will be capped with the annual Members’ Open Day.

We would like to thank our members for the continued support and encourage them to spread the word about KSC. We look forward to renewed relationships and achievements in 2012.

Gilbert Langat,

CEO, Kenya Shippers Council.

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