State-of-art Container Freight Station gets approval

Last Updated 14 years ago by Kenya Engineer

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) together with National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) have approved the construction of a multi-billion shilling Container Freight Station (CFS) in the country. The Changamwe based Great Lakes Port CFS will be built near the Moi International Airport.

Documents from the two agencies state that the freight station met the required conditions among them construction of a collapsing fence to demarcate the approach funnel (the path an aircraft follows as it prepares to land) located 200m from the fence. They have set aside two acres of land within the collapse fence surrounding the CFS for a vehicles yard and the rest of 14 acres to be used as the containers yard.The two yards will be more than 150m apart.

According to a technical report, Great Lakes are required to put up a white light system with non-glaring qualities to avoid confusing pilots landing at the airport. The maximum allowable height for the containers and buildings shall not be more than 17 metres. This will apply also for the cranes that will be used in lifting the containers.

The state-of-art facility which has already cost the firm Sh1.5 billion will be the first in the country to be linked with a railway line for effective transportation of containers from the port of Mombasa to different destinations. The land is projected to handle 5,000 containers as well as include a weigh bridge to help transporters carry the stipulated load limits.

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