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Mombasa port, double-stacked trains to Nairobi

SGR Yesterday, the maiden double-stack train snaked its way from Mombasa to Nairobi’s Inland Container Depot (ICD). “KPA is proud to announce the commencement of double-stacked trains from the Port of Mombasa to the ICD Nairobi,” said Kenya Ports Authority MD Daniel Manduku yesterday.

Currently, each of the eight SGR freight trains transports 108 containers from Mombasa to Nairobi. Reports by KPA indicate that container off-take from the port to the ICD has registered tremendous growth, recording 5,121 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in the week ending September 19.

Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001297413/sgr-launches-double-stack-freight-trains





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