Port users are seeking an extension of the free cargo storage period for local imports to cushion them from additional costs. This comes almost a month after Kenya Ports Authority(KPA) extended the free storage period for importers and exporters of transit cargo, leaving local tariffs unchanged. In the revised three month free storage tariffs which came into effect on May 18 , transit import containers are allowed 14 days of free storage at the port and the Inland Container Depot-Nairobi(ICDN), from a previous nine days. Transit import containers at the Naivasha ICD have 30 days free storage while all transit export containers are now being stored for 20 days free of any charges from the previous 15 days. “This is in line with our continuous and deliberate efforts of cushioning our customers on effects of the Coronavirus,” acting managing director Rashid Salim said then.

Source: The Star June 12, 2020 00:56 UTC