Weigh bridge and reduced railway capacity, reason for port’s inefficiency

Last Updated 13 years ago by Kenya Engineer

East Africa’s gateway, the Mombasa Port has been on the spot light due to slow out-flow of goods from the port. There have been raised concerns that the rate at which goods are cleared from the port is slow thus costing the users extra cost.

Speaking during a visit to the port, the Transport Secretary, Eng.S.Kamau ordered the operators of the port to step up operation to maintain the ports competitive position as the East Africa’s gateway.

He pointed that delay in clearance at the Mariakani weigh bridge and the reduced railway capacity were a major cause of the ports increased inefficiency. He however urged the operators to do the best they could even as the government was in the process of implementing ways of improving the port’s efficiency.

The World Bank had earlier raised concern over congestion affecting the port and warned that landlocked countries were lobbying for the construction of an alternative seaport outside of Kenya.