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COMESA, EAC and SADC have resolved to implement a tripartite Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) reporting, monitoring and eliminating mechanism which incorporates concrete timelines for their removal. This was discussed at a meeting held in Nairobi last week a...
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KSC launched its information database on 27th July 2011 in Nairobi. The online portal is a collection of trade rules, regulations and procedures for import and export covering 14 key value chains in the East African region but which will continue to be...
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An attempt by Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to increase parking rates at JKIA by over 153 percent has been met with stiff opposition by cargo owners, and freight forwarders operating at the airport who are known as specialized air operators. In a noti...
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The Council met with officials of Kenya Revenue Authority and Kenya Ports Authority earlier this month to discuss issues affecting exports through the port of Mombasa. These include delays in passing of export entries which still takes an average of 12...
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The EAC partner states of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi finally agreed to adopt a gross vehicle weight of 56 tonnes over 7 axles for commercial transportation trucks. This happened at a meeting held in Nairobi last month, to harmonize ax...
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Key stakeholders in the maritime sub-sector met in Mombasa at a consultative forum to discuss the delayed gazettement of the maritime regulations developed under the Merchant Shipping Act 2009 (MSA 2009). The regulations touch on the operations of clea...
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Kenya Shippers Council (KSC) has received a grant of $ 432,000 from TradeMark East Africa’s Country Office programme, with the grant agreement signed on 29th June 2011.
Through TMEA financial support, Kenya Shippers Council (KSC) will:...
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Piracy incidents off the Gulf of Aden have continued to rise at an alarming rate. According to a study on the Economic Cost of Piracy conducted by Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP), a non-profit foundation that monitors piracy activities in international wate...
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Stakeholders in the road transport industry from the five EAC countries met in Nairobi on 30-31st May 2011 to review a study on harmonization of overload control regulations in the EAC region. The study, funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency...
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In the recent past there has been an outcry by government and cargo owners about overloading and its impacts on Kenyan roads for goods going to the hinterland. The recently held 27th Edition of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH)...
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Kenya Ports Authority has explained the recent slow clearance of cargo at the port of Mombasa which has resulted in delays and hefty costs to importers and exporters. The Authority attributed the delays to a three day go-slow by gantry crane oper...
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The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has instructed Container Freight Stations (CFSs) to stop levying verification charges. In a communiqué sent to service providers and copied to Kenya Shippers Council, the Authority’s Chief Operations Manager, Eng. Joseph...
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The European Union Import Control System (ICS) came into effect on 1st January 2011, a measure by EU customs authorities requiring cargo airlines to furnish them with advance information for all goods entering or transiting through the European Union (E...
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The cost of exports via Jomo Kenyatta International Airport are set to go up if a memo said to be issued by KRA is implemented. In the undated, unstamped and unsigned memo that was to take effect from February 21, 2011, Customs stipulated that a charg...
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A notable output resulting from the Council’s advocacy agenda is the recent establishment of TRADENET, an agency that will be charged with the responsibility of implementing the National Single Window System (NSWS), by the Government of Kenya. KSC h...
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There is need to bring together stakeholders in the logistics subsector more often. There are opportunities to learn from each other, benchmark against international players and create greater business opportunities. These sentiments were expressed by p...
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Port users are putting pressure on the government to gazette the commercial maritime service regulations with the aim of reducing costs of doing business. Container Freight Station (CFS), ship agents, and shipping lines are largely to blame for the introd...
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The Kenya Shippers Councils is deeply concerned about the recent increase in fuel prices which are negatively impacting on the cost of transport in the E.A. region.
Local transport service providers across all modes have introduced fuel surcharges, a...
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The debate has been going on in the recent past whether or not to privatize the port of Mombasa. This came as the World Bank expressed their fears that the port was already operating at its fullest potential and the best way to fully maximize the use of t...
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Serious security concerns have been raised over insecurity along the northern corridor. This was raised when a container loaded with coffee was stolen and the truck abandoned in Naivasha. Investigations discovered that the thieves tampered with the flee...
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