Rashid noted that the use of double-deck wagons by SGR had also improved the movement of containers from Mombasa port to dry port in Nairobi. “Loading of double-deck wagons has boosted the number of containers being evacuated. We started with one double-deck train of 38 wagons hauling 152 20-foot containers (TEUs) and now we are running two trains per week,” said Rashid. The KPA chief executive said dangerous cargo loading, which was previously experiencing delays due to the distance of the loading zone, has improved. “We will be loading containers directly from the discharging vessels,” he promised.

Source: Standard Digital February 21, 2021 21:00 UTC