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Yard extension and railway combine to boost Mombasa cargo volume
来源：Shipping News Headlines 编辑：编辑部 发布：2021/03/01 10:02:55
THE Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has posted reduced cargo dwell time at the Port of Mombasa after acquiring more space outside the port, according to the acting managing director Rashid Salim, reports the Nairobi Star.
This, together with increased haulage capacity by the Standard Gauge Railways (SGR) has helped cut dwell time to 4.6 days in January from 5.6 days in December.
Mr Salim said centralised operations have helped drive efficiency at the facility amid a rebound on economic activities after a slow down last year. The KPA has taken over the operations at Port Reitz Yard, an adjacent to the port formerly occupied by private Container Freight Stations.
Mr Salim said the authority has reorganised the planning units of the logistics partners, increasing harmony in the operations of the unit leading to end-to-end efficiency in port operations.
Loading of double stacked railcars has greatly boosted the number of containers being moved. We started with one double stacked train of 38 cars hauling 114 TEU and this has now stabilised at two trains per week.
Dangerous cargo loading which was previously experiencing great delays due to distance of the loading zone from stacking blocks was improved by allowing it to be loaded at Port Reitz.
This, together with increased haulage capacity by the Standard Gauge Railways (SGR) has helped cut dwell time to 4.6 days in January from 5.6 days in December.
Mr Salim said centralised operations have helped drive efficiency at the facility amid a rebound on economic activities after a slow down last year. The KPA has taken over the operations at Port Reitz Yard, an adjacent to the port formerly occupied by private Container Freight Stations.
Mr Salim said the authority has reorganised the planning units of the logistics partners, increasing harmony in the operations of the unit leading to end-to-end efficiency in port operations.
Loading of double stacked railcars has greatly boosted the number of containers being moved. We started with one double stacked train of 38 cars hauling 114 TEU and this has now stabilised at two trains per week.
Dangerous cargo loading which was previously experiencing great delays due to distance of the loading zone from stacking blocks was improved by allowing it to be loaded at Port Reitz.