Cargo evacuation at the Inland Container Depot-Nairobi has remained steady as imports from China, Kenya's leading source begins to pick after five months of disruption on the supply chain occasioned by Covid-19. 10 per cent of cargo is cleared within six to 10 day while seven per cent is moved out of the dry port within 11-20 days. “Overall, we are operating within the free storage period,” Nairobi ICD manager Peter Masinde told the Star. Cargo dwell-time, the time a container takes to leave a port facility, reduced to five days in July into August, from six days between April-June. “Another reason for delays can be attributed to importers themselves who sometimes are not ready to collect,” Masinde said.

Source: The Star August 24, 2020 00:56 UTC