The country comes second to South Africa in the index that ranks logistics in160 countries . Germany was ranked best overall with a score of 4.23, while war-torn Syria sits at the tail-end with a score of 1.60. Updated Tue, July 5th 2016 at 00:02 GMT +3A crane offloads containers from MV Busan Trader at the Port of Mombasa in April. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]Kenya moved up 32 places in a World Bank ranking to become the second-most efficient African country in moving goods across borders. Meanwhile, visiting Burundian Transport Minister Jean Bosco Ntunzwenimana was full of praise for Kenya Ports Authority’s (KPA) efforts to enhance the clearance of goods from Mombasa.

Source: Standard Digital July 04, 2016 21:00 UTC