aaron, Author at Shippers Council of Eastern Africa (SCEA)

Consumers stare at rise in cost of imports on high railway levy

THE STAR Consumers in Kenya are staring at a sharp increase in the cost of goods shippers now warn, as MPs push to raise the Railway Development Levy (RDL) […]

New team takes helm at SCEA

Freight Logistics The Shippers Council of Eastern Africa (SCEA) has elected Mr. John Msafari as the new Chair of the Board. Ms. Elizabeth Kimkung will serve as the Vice-Chair. The […]

Headache for Kenya as Ethiopia, South Sudan yet to fully embrace Lamu Port

The Star Continued reliance on the Port of Djibouti and recent deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland has thrown a spanner in the works on Kenya’s push to have the neighbouring […]

Shippers fault Maersk on planned surcharge fee at Mombasa

•The Shippers Council of Eastern Africa (SCEA) said other shipping lines are likely to follow suit.
•It says the move will also make the Port of Mombasa uncompetitive.

Permit delays, high turn-around time costs shippers Sh1.2bn

•According to the Shippers Council of Eastern Africa, the costs of logistics to products is at between 35 to 42 per cent.
•KenTrade has since acknowledged that about 20 per cent of state agencies are still struggling in approving permits on time.

Shippers want 70% of import fee channeled to state agencies

•High cost of doing business through the Port of Mombasa is said to be pushing traders in transit business to neighbouring Port of Dar es Salaam.
•IDF closed half-year to December 2023 at Sh23 billion, with an annual average of Sh45 billion.