AFRICA

FASTER CARGO CLEARANCE AT MOMBASA

22 years ago

Mombasa has been able to speed up cargo clearance through the establishment of a one-stop documentation centre, whilst at the same time eliminating security agents from the overall clearing process. The port has also abandoned its policy of checking all transit containers while the number of agencies handling and stamping port release documents has been reduced. It is now possible to clear cargo in less than four days although the eventual target remains one day.

First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.

The port authority is now seeking to speed up container dwell time in the stacking yard where the annual design capacity of 250,000 units has been considerably exceeded.