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Why new border stop is yet to enhance Kenya-Ethiopia trade​

Wednesday April 14 2021​

When Kenya and Ethiopia launched the Moyale one-stop border post (OSBP)in December, it was hoped that the impact of the facility would be immediately felt.

By KEVIN ROTICH
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IN SUMMARY​

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• When Kenya and Ethiopia launched the Moyale one-stop border post (OSBP)in December, it was hoped that the impact of the facility would be immediately felt.
• After decades of subdued bilateral trade, largely due to non-tariff barriers such as long bureaucratic procedures, bans and sanctions, the facility was expected to usher in an era of seamless trade between the two countries.
• The new border crossing is meant to consolidate clearances for travellers, and transporters, under one roof so that they do not have to undergo two processes for approval.

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When Kenya and Ethiopia launched the Moyale one-stop border post (OSBP)in December, it was hoped that the impact of the facility would be immediately felt.

After decades of subdued bilateral trade, largely due to non-tariff barriers such as long bureaucratic procedures, bans and sanctions, the facility was expected to usher in an era of seamless trade between the two countries.

The new border crossing is meant to consolidate clearances for travellers, and transporters, under one roof so that they do not have to undergo two processes for approval.

But it appears they will have to wait longer to reap the dividends of the facility on lack of harmonised border operations.
It takes about 21 hours and 52 minutes for people and goods to cross into Ethiopia from Kenya and 12.5 hours from Ethiopia into Kenya, a new report shows.

To address the challenge, TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) is working with both the countries to reduce the barriers.
“The two governments are jointly reviewing and harmonising OSBP legal framework and operation procedures towards a common approach laying the foundation for operationalising the OSBP,” TMEA’s 2019/2020 Innovation Resilience Recovery annual report shows.

TMEA hopes to reduce the time taken to cross the border by at least 30 percent.

“Additionally and to complement the OSBP, the two countries have identified areas of priority being security and removal of non-tariff and technical barriers to trade so as to encourage the private sector not only to utilise the corridor, but also the OSBP,” the report notes.

Meanwhile, joint training and sensitisation of border personnel, adjacent communities, and traders has started even as stakeholders wait for the two governments to iron out the kinks.

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“Thre adoption of ICT and installation of computers, furniture and backup power infrastructure are ongoing in readiness for full operations,”said TMEA which besides Moyale also supported Taveta, Busia and Malaba border posts, which have significantly eased trade with Tanzania and Uganda.

The border post holds great potential for products in six trade sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and petroleum.
It is also strategically located along the emerging Nairobi- Moyale-Addis Ababa, and the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) Corridors.

Launched in 2012, Lapsset will also include an oil pipeline that would run from the Kenyan port of Lamu to Addis Ababa, among other major infrastructure projects aimed at improving connectivity and boosting bilateral trade in the region
Kenya and Ethiopia in 2012 signed an agreement for preferential access aimed at fostering economic co-operation, emphasising on trade, investment, infrastructure, food security and sustainable livelihoods.

The two countries also established the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) tasked with driving bilateral ties, in addition to more than 30 agreements and MoUs spanning nearly all economic, social and political spheres including security, defence and trade, movement of people, transport, and culture.

“Serving as a critical regional interconnectivity node and a transit link from Ethiopia to the ports of Mombasa and Lamu, the OSBP is expected to increase efficiency along the corridor, and enhance East Africa Community - Horn of Africa (Ethiopia) economic integration,” the TMEA report added.

Why new border stop is yet to enhance Kenya-Ethiopia trade

When Kenya and Ethiopia launched the Moyale one-stop border post (OSBP)in December, it was hoped that the impact of the facility would be immediately felt.

www.businessdailyafrica.com

MY TAKE
Wale wa "Ethiopia is our biggest trading partner"! ..

 

[Mutaitina]

Dar can't compete with Mombasa. How can a Port of 7 berths compete with a Port of 23 berths. Cargo clearance at the Port of Mombasa is less than 6 hours compared to 4 days in Dar.

Wait that's massive. Dar has 7 berths and Mombasa 23 wouh.!? !and what is the cargo handled by both in the first quarter of 2021. And all the noise making you would think Dar port is the next big thing LOL. That's almost three times

 

[Teargas]

Wait that's massive. Dar has 7 berths and Mombasa 23 wouh.!? !and what is the cargo handled by both in the first quarter of 2021. And all the noise making you would think Dar port is the next big thing LOL. That's almost three times

Let me give you the statistics.

1.Mombasa is handling cargo double the number all Tanzanian ports are doing.
2. Mombasa handled 1. 37M TEUS in 2020, Dar did 600,000 TEUS.
3. Mombasa did 34M tonnes in 2020, Dar did 14M tonnes.
4. Mombasa 23 berths, Dar 7 berths.

 

[Mutaitina]

Wait that's massive. Dar has 7 berths and Mombasa 23 wouh.!? !and what is the cargo handled by both in the first quarter of 2021. And all the noise making you would think Dar port is the next big thing LOL. That's almost three times

Thanks, then what is the hullabaloo from the Tz in this forum. Are they even aware of these facts.
Maybe they like well-taken photos of the port and that's it for them

 

[Tony254]

Wanaodhani watatunyang'anya biashara ya Uganda you better think twice. Wasikilize Waganda wenyewe.

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INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS​

'Responsive, efficient': Uganda lauds Kenya Ports Authority services​

Over the last five years Ugandan cargo at the Port of Mombasa has registered a compounded average growth of 4.9 percent .​

In Summary
• Ambassador Paul Mukumbya, the new Uganda Consul General to Mombasa made the observation during a courtesy call on the KPA Acting Managing Director Rashid Salim.
• Ambassador Mukumbya further thanked the KPA management for the provision of high service standards and for being responsive to issues raised by the Uganda business community.
by NANCY AGUTUSenior Digital Reporter
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19 April 2021 - 10:57

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The KPA headquarters
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The Ugandan Government has commended Kenya Ports Authority for the port infrastructural improvements which have contributed to faster handling of cargo.
Ambassador Paul Mukumbya, the new Uganda Consul General to Mombasa made the observation during a courtesy call on the KPA Acting Managing Director Rashid Salim.

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He recollected President Yoweri Museveni’s last visit to Mombasa saying he had spent most of his time at the Port of Mombasa to show the importance of the facility in the bilateral relations of the two countries.

Ambassador Mukumbya further thanked the KPA management for the provision of high service standards and for being responsive to issues raised by the Uganda business community.
He held fruitful business discussions with the MD on plans towards enhancing efficiency at the Port of Mombasa and the Northern Corridor.
The ambassador thanked the Authority for hosting the Uganda Revenue Authority officials at the Port of Mombasa.
On his part, Eng. Rashid termed Uganda as a valuable customer saying KPA had opened a liaison office in Kampala, Uganda, for the importers and exporters in that country to be served better.
“The port has also extended its services to the Inland Container Depot Naivasha linked by the Standard Gauge Railway line and the Kenya Government donated some land to Uganda as their cargo storage facility to reduce the cost of doing business,” he added.
Over the last five years, Ugandan cargo at the Port of Mombasa has registered a compounded average growth of 4.9 per cent from 6.35 million tons in 2016 to 7.70 million tons in 2020.
In the same period, Ugandan cargo occupied an average share of 23.7 per cent of the total cargo throughput handled.

During the period, there was a steady growth in total transit traffic at an average of 7.0 per cent compound annual growth rate. Uganda maintained the biggest market share registering an average of 80.8 per cent throughout the period.
The Uganda Revenue Authority Assistant Commissioner, Customs External Operations Officer, Julius Rubagumya, who was also present thanked the acting MD for the interventions he makes whenever they encounter hiccups in the business processes at the Port.
He expressed satisfaction with the support received from the KPA employees from the top management to the lower cadre staff.
Rubagumya lauded operations at Kisumu Port noting it had facilitated the convenient movement of fuel imports into Uganda across the Lake.
He added that the upgrade of the Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) linking Kisumu to Naivasha SGR will further reduce the cost of doing business for the benefit of the consumer.
The officer said the service will enhance smooth and timely delivery of cargo because of the seamless connectivity between the Port of Mombasa and Kisumu Port hence marketing of this service should be prioritized.

'Responsive, efficient': Uganda lauds Kenya Ports Authority services

Infrastructural improvements have contributed to faster handling of cargo.

www.the-star.co.ke

 

[Teargas]

Good news.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Berth VI expansion out of the 14 berths at Dar port!

On March 15th, the installation of all prefabricated slabs was successfully completed for the Tanzania Dar Port project , laying a solid foundation for the subsequent completion of the wharf structure as scheduled.


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Berth VI expansion out of the 14 berths at Dar port!

On March 15th, the installation of all prefabricated slabs was successfully completed for the Tanzania Dar Port project , laying a solid foundation for the subsequent completion of the wharf structure as scheduled.


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Berth VI out of 7. Hizo 14 zimetoka Mars ama? Dar only have five operational berths with two new berths being constructed bringing the total to 7.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Port Facilities:​

Facilities available to support operations of Dar es salaam port are: -

• General cargo Berth (1-7) from break bulk, PORO and dry bulk.
• Container Terminal Berths (Berth 8-11), leased to Tanzania International Container Terminal services Ltd (TICTS).
• Grain Terminal facility (silos with storage capacity of 30,000 tons). Inland Container Deposits (ICDs) facilities with the capacity of (14,500 TEUs) and CFs with the capacity of holding 6,000 vehicles at once).
• A 150,000 MT Single Point Mooring (SPM) – for handling refined and crude oil.
• Kurasini oil Jetty (KOJ) for handling refined products (tanker size 45,000MT for KOJ1 and 5,000 tons for KOJ2).

Port Features​

With the quay length of 2,600 meters, it is divided into:

General Cargo Terminal​

This is a break-bulk section of a port with a quay of 1,478 meters comprising of 7 main quays, transit sheds with 64,463.5 of total floor sq. meters and open storage of 201,613.

Container Terminal​

This terminal is operated by a private company, the Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS). TICTS manage the container handling activities at berth Number 8-11. The terminal has a total quay length of 540 meters. Back up facilities of container terminal includes the container depot located about 2 kilometers away at kurasini (KICD) and Ubungo container Depot.

Grain Terminal​

Dar es salaam Port has fully automated grain handling facility with silos with the capacity of 30,000 metric tons. Grains can be discharged and bagged along the quay at an average of more than 2000 tons in 24 hours, or transferred to silo using dump trucks. The grain terminal has concrete silos, fumigation, aeration and temperature control facilities.

Oil Terminal​

There are two oil terminal, the single point Mooring (SPM) and Kurasini Oil Jetty (KOJ). The SPM is an offshore tanker berth for handling exclusively crude and refined oil. It has capacity to accommodate tankers of up to 150,000 deadweight tons with fast discharge speed (flow rate of 2,500 cubic meters per hour for crude oil). SPM is connected to refineries in Dar es salaam and Ndola, Zambia through floating hoses and submarines pipes. KOJ is the tanker jetty for handling refined oil products with pumping capacity of 750 tons per hour. It can handle tankers up to 45,000 deadweights.

Storage Areas​

The port provides both open and covered storage; it has silos for grains at any time of need and maintains storage yards for containers, motors vehicles and general cargo.

Marine crafts/navigation Aids​

The port is served with berthing tugs, pilots boats mooring boats and surveillance / patrol boat, water barge, and floating cranes. Moreover, there are navigation aids to facilitate movement of vessels in the port. These include; buoys, beacons, leading marks and light house.

Container Handling Equipment​

Port terminals operates with Panamax Ship to Shore Gantry cranes (SSGs), Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes (RTGs) and Rail Mounted Gentry Crane (RMG), Gottwalds, highway trucks , folk lift trucks, Highway trailers, Terminal tractors and Trailers.

General Cargo Handling Equipment.​

The major equipment for handling general cargo are portal cranes, forklifts, tractors, trailers, grabs, hoppers, Bigging units, dump trucks, weighbridges, and conveyor belts

Major Port Development Projects​

• Upgrading of Dar es Salaam Port Berths 1-7​

  Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) is implementing a number of major projects as outlined in the National Ports Master Plan (PMP) study undertaken by Royal Haskoning in February 2009. The study laid out long term strategy for Tanzanian Ports to create capacity for the expected demand. One of such projects is the Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project (DMGP).
  DMGP will improve the effectiveness and efficiency by converting the port as world class port with optimized efficiency to accommodate the calling and reception of larger vessels.
  Port modernization projects include but not limited to strengthening and deepening of berths 1-7 and RORO terminal, dredging of entrance channel, turning circle and harbour basin, strengthening and deepening 8-11, and construction of a new terminal jet.

• Modernization of operations for handling dry bulk cargo​

  Under the same project, TPA will modernize operations of handling dry bulk cargo by applying state of art conveyance technology.

• The Development of Dry/ Floating dock facility.​

  A modern operational dock facility for maintenance and repair of marine crafts will facilitate an optimal level of equipment availability of such crafts, hence enhance port operational efficiency.

Dar es Salaam Port

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[Geza Ulole]

Geza Ulole Mr. Wivu, Mr. Majungu soma mahali nimechora kwa rangi nyekundu.

The dredging and reclamation project of Lamu Port in Kenya was successfully completed​

Tianjin Dredging 2 days ago

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On March 31, the dredging and reclamation project of Kenya Lamu Port, which was undertaken by CCCC and the company was responsible for the construction, was successfully completed.
View attachment 1742390Lamu Port is located in Manda Bay, Lamu County, Kenya. It is part of the corridor project connecting South Sudan, Ethiopia and other landlocked countries. It is an important part of Kenya's 2030 vision. The project includes harbor basins, channel dredging and temporary cofferdams. The dredging and filling works amounted to 14.67 million cubic meters, including 665,000 cubic meters of channel rocks, 278,000 cubic meters of change rocks in the harbor basin, and 310,000 cubic meters of temporary cofferdams.The project officially started in September 2016, and the "Tianji" ship took the lead in the construction task. In December 2018, the "Sky Whale" was put into the construction of the Lamu Port project. During this period, it overcame the difficulties of complex soil in the construction area, coral reefs and sandstones in the channel, and harsh weather conditions outside the entrance to ensure the smooth completion of the project. On April 1, the "Sky Whale" had docked at the wharf and sealed its equipment compartments, ready to be dispatched back to China.
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The smooth completion of the Ram Port dredging and reclamation project not only provides sufficient land conditions for the subsequent terminal project, but also lays a solid foundation for the navigation and operation of the entire port area. It is of great significance to promote local trade exchanges and stimulate regional economic development.

Lapsset project works still on, nine years later​

THURSDAY APRIL 22 2021​

Workers at work at the new Lamu Port-South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor site in Kililana in Lamu West. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Summary​

• Lapsset director-general Maina Kiondo says the environmental social impact assessment report on the project is undergoing public participation.

By LUKE ANAMI
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As the region looks forward to the commencement of works on proposed joint Uganda, Tanzania East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), Kenya’s $1.5 billion Lokichar to Lamu Crude Oil Pipeline under the Lamu Port-South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor (Lapsset) project has been in the works since 2012.

According to Maina Kiondo, the director general of Lapsset, it is work in progress and currently, the environmental social impact assessment report on the project is undergoing public participation.

“Our plans for the pipeline are advanced and the project has undergone a major transformation from completion of initial preliminary studies to completion of Front End Engineering Designs,” said Mr Kiondo.

Furthermore, a geotechnical investigation from Turkana to Lamu right of way for the project is also complete.

Compensation​

Mr Kiondo anticipates that by June this year, the Pipeline Project Management Team will be done with the inspection, survey and a preliminary report, which will grant the team time for land compensation that would allow the construction of the crude oil pipeline to kick off.

“Currently, the Pipeline Project Management Team — whose members are drawn from Total, Africa Oil, Tullow Oil and the Kenyan government — is in the process of procuring an Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contractor for the project’s implementation,” he added.

But, the government is yet to acquire land for the project.

The Lapsset corridor is 500 metres in width “so that it can accommodate the railway, pipeline, Internet fibre and parts of the road. So the biggest task is to acquire that land,” said Mr Kiondo.

He added that over 92 per cent of that land has been inspected, surveyed and preliminary evaluation carried out.

What is not in doubt in the Lapsset project is the port of Lamu, which is currently 87 per cent complete, and “plans are underway to operationalise the first berth, and container terminal probably in three months’ time,” said Mr Kiondo.

The port will be launched once most of the road networks connecting it to major hubs are complete, probably by October 2021.

Further, to exploit opportunities that the new infrastructure will bring, “a pilot programme for interlinking the Northern Corridor and the Lapsset Corridor was proposed during the Inter-Agency meeting held in March 2021,” said Mr Kiondo.

“For instance, Ethiopia-bound cargo will be transported from the port of Mombasa to the Nairobi Inland Container Deport via the SGR, onwards to Nanyuki via the rehabilitated metre gauge railway and then transported to Ethiopia via the Isiolo-Moyale highway,” he added.

Lapsset project works still on, nine years later

As the region looks forward to the commencement of works on the Uganda-Tanzania pipeline, Kenya’s pipeline has been in the works since 2012.

www.theeastafrican.co.ke

MY TAKE
There is One big idiot has been vehemently arguing ati LAPSSET project has not started during the end of Kibaki era! Pretty sure the "dimwit" is reading this link!

 

[Tony254]

Good news indeed

NEARING COMPLETION​

KPA begins moving equipment to Lamu port​

State officials assess new port's readiness for opening on June 15.​

In Summary

• KPA has subcontracted Comarco, a leading marine and specialised contractor, to move equipment to Lamu.
• The first three berths of the planned 32 berths have been completed at a cost of about Sh40 billion.

by CHARLES MGHENYIChief Correspondent, Coast Region
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22 April 2021 - 22:00

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT​

A crane lifting containers from the Standard Gauge Railway within the Port of Mombasa on 20 April 2021.
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Kenya Ports Authority has started moving heavy equipment from the Port of Mombasa to Lamu Port, which is over 240km from the coastal city, the management has confirmed.
On Wednesday, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani, KPA acting managing director Rashid Salim and senior government and port officials toured the Lamu port to assess its readiness ahead of the official opening on June 15.
Yatani also toured the Port of Mombasa to check the equipment that will be sent to Lamu and to oversee other administrative issues at the parastatal.

The first three berths of the planned 32 berths have been completed at a cost of about Sh40 billion. The China Communication Construction Company has been at the site since 2015.
KPA has subcontracted Comarco, a leading marine and specialised contractor, with over 40 years of experience, to move the equipment in two shipments from Mombasa to Lamu.
“Yes, a special team that is handling the equipment will be at the Port of Mombasa to start the loading exercise,” said Bernard Osero, KPA’s head of corporate affairs.
According to other KPA officials handling the shipment exercise, Comarco and Port of Mombasa engineers will start loading the first shipment on Saturday and Sunday.
“The first ship will leave the Port of Mombasa on Monday and will be in Lamu on Tuesday,” said a senior official at the centre of the operation.
He said the first shipment will be for equipment that do not need stable loading and offloading. “Not very sensitive equipment,” he said.
He said currently, the Indian Ocean is very rough because of the south-east monsoon winds, therefore the second shipment of sensitive equipment will be done on May 6.

On the first shipment, the official said, they will be moving four terminal tractors, eight skeletal trailers, two forklifts, two low-bed trailers, four lateral mark buoys and assorted lifting equipment.
On May 6, KPA will transport the sensitive equipment that require stability.
They will be loading two rubber-gantry cranes, one Kenya Revenue Authority scanner, two mobile cranes and other equipment needed for the operation of the facility.
“Tentatively, we expect to begin operations before the official date of June 15,” said the official.
Two giant shipping lines, Maersk and Express, have already shown interest in using the Lamu Port, according to KPA.

 

[Tony254]

Nasubiri Bandari Kubwa ya Lamu izuie Bandari Ndogo za Dar na Mombasa: Namna Maarifa Madogo Yanavyoiua Bandari ya Bagamoyo na Kuifaidisha Kenya

Kumekuwa na mijadala mikali kuhusu Mradi wa Eneo la Kiuchumi la Bagamoyo. Mjadala huo wenye malumbano ya kurushiana shutuma umekuwa mjadala mbovu sana kwenye jambo nyeti la kiuchumi Kama vile Mradi wa Bagamoyo SEZ. Wanaounga mkono wanaona fursa za maendeleo katika Mradi, wanaopinga wakiona hasara nchi itapata. Wanaopinga wanawashutumu wanaounga mkono kuwa wanataka kuuza Nchi.

Kundi la wanaopinga linaongozwa na Rais John Magufuli, Spika wa Bunge ndg. Ndugai mwanzoni alikuwa kinara wa kuunga mkono Mradi kwa hoja nzito zenye nguvu. Lakini baadaye alisalimu amri kwa hoja dhaifu sana na hivyo kujisalimisha kwa Rais Magufuli kwenye hoja nyepesi zilizojaa woga na zisizo na tafakuri yenye mwono mpana wa Uchumi wa Jiografia.

Sasa inadhihirika kuwa Rais Magufuli anatumika dhidi ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania kwa maslahi ya Jamhuri ya Kenya. Nitafafanua.

Kila nchi ina picha kubwa katika mambo inayotaka kuwa (a grand vision). Picha hiyo kubwa inapaswa kuzingatia mazingira ya nchi husika (context) na namna ya kuyatumia mazingira hayo kufikia hiyo picha kubwa. Tanzania na Kenya ni nchi ndugu ndani ya familia ya Afrika Mashariki. Nchi hizi pia ni Nchi shindani kiuchumi. Ni nchi pekee za Afrika Mashariki ambazo zote zina pwani ya Bahari (access to the sea). Lakini Tanzania ina Pwani ndefu zaidi kuliko Kenya na hivyo kuipa fursa kubwa zaidi.

Nchi zote mbili zinapakana na nchi ambazo hazina pwani. Kenya inapakana na Ethiopia, Sudani Kusini na Uganda. Tanzania inapakana na Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Kongo DRC, Burundi na Rwanda. Tanzania ina fursa zaidi kuliko Kenya kutokana kupakana na Nchi nyingi zaidi. Kenya kwa muda mrefu imekuwa ikishika biashara ya nchi inazopakana nazo na isizopakana nazo pia. Tanzania imekuwa ikisuasua kufaidika na nafasi yake kijiografia katika kushika biashara ya eneo hili la maziwa makuu. Miji inayoongoza ushindani wa Biashara wa nchi hizi ndugu ni Mombasa na Dar es Salaam. Ni miji ya Bandari, yote ikitawaliwa na Sultan wa Zanzibar wakati fulani na baadaye wababe wa Vita za Dunia Uingereza na Ujerumani kugawana miji hiyo - Mombasa kwa Waingereza na Dar es Salaam kwa Wajerumani.

Hata hivyo Bandari zote hizi 2 zimekuwa ni Bandari za mizigo inayopita (transit goods) kwa kuwa vina vyake ni vidogo hivyo kuweza kupokea Meli ndogo tu. Meli kubwa kutoka China hufika Singapore na kupakua mizigo kuweka kwenye Meli ndogo zinazokuja kutia nanga Mombasa au Dar es Salaam. Meli kubwa kutoka Ulaya hushusha mizigo kwa Meli ndogo huko Bandari ya Salalah, Oman. Ili kuwezesha Meli kubwa kufika Pwani ya Afrika Mashariki, Nchi ndugu za Kenya na Tanzania zikaanza kuwaza na kuwazua miradi ya kufanya ili kuwa Kituo Kikubwa cha Biashara ya Bahari Eneo la Afrika Mashariki (transshipment hub). Mzozo wa kimkakati ulianzia hapo katika ya Nchi rafiki Kenya na Tanzania.

Jamhuri ya Kenya ilitumia diplomasia ya Hali ya Juu kuunganisha Nchi za Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia na Sudan ya Kusini kwenye Mradi wa picha kubwa wa Bandari ya Lamu. Ikazaliwa kinachoitwa ‘Northern Corridor’. Tanzania ikatengwa katika Afrika Mashariki (EAC) kikaanzishwa kitu kinaitwa ‘Coalition of the Willing’. Kenya wakazindua kwa fujo Mradi wa Bandari ya Lamu ili kuwa Bandari ya Meli kubwa za Afrika Mashariki. Marais wa nchi zote za coalition of the willing za EAC na nje ya EAC walikusanyika huko Lamu kuanzisha Mradi huo.

Uongozi wa Awamu ya Nne wa Tanzania chini ya Rais Jakaya M Kikwete nao wakaamua kutumia mtaji mkubwa wa diplomasia aliouacha Mwalimu Nyerere kujibu mapigo. Mapigo ya Lamu ni Bagamoyo. Rais Kikwete akafanikiwa kuwashawishi Rais Xi Jinping wa China na Sultan Qabos Bin Said wa Oman kuisadia Tanzania katika mpambano wa kuishika Bahari ya Hindi. China na Oman wakakubali kuanzisha Mradi mkubwa wa kituo cha Meli katika Afrika na Eneo Huru la Uchumi pale Bagamoyo. Mradi wenye thamani ya Dola za Marekani Bilioni 10.

Rais Jakaya Kikwete alifanya kosa analolijutia, naamini, mpaka sasa. Aliondoka madarakani bila kutia saini Mkataba wa Ujenzi wa Mradi. Makosa haya yanaigharimu Nchi sasa kwani ushindi wa kuimiliki na kuitawala Biashara ya Bahari ya Hindi upande wa Magharibi umekwenda Kenya bila hata risasi moja kurushwa. Mradi wa Bagamoyo umehujumiwa. Umekufa.

Baada ya Utawala wa Awamu ya Tano kuingia madarakani waliokuwa ‘coalition of the willing’ wakajisogeza karibu. Rwanda ikatangaza kuegemea Central Corridor. Tanzania ikabadili mpango wake wa Kujenga Reli kutoka Dar es Salaam kupitia Uvinza mpaka Musongati nchini Burundi na sasa ikaamua kuielekeza reli Isaka kwenda Rwanda. Badala ya Uvinza kuwa Kituo cha Biashara na Mizigo kwa Nchi za Maziwa Makuu, Sasa itakuwa Kigali, Rwanda.

Rwanda tayari imefungua Kigali Logistics Platform na Bandari huru ya Masaka (Kigali) yenye thamani ya Dola za kimarekani milioni 35. Bandari hiyo itaendeshwa na Kampuni kubwa duniani ya kuendesha Bandari iitwayo Dubai World. Kwa mkakati huu Rwanda itabeba mzigo wote kutoka DRC na kuhudumiwa kupitia Kigali, na hivyo Uvinza (Kigoma) kujifia kwa kukosa Biashara. Tanzania imepoteza kwa Rwanda.

Kenya kwa upande wake ilianza vibaya mahusiano yake na Tanzania ya utawala mpya. Katika hali ya kuweka maslahi ya nchi yao mbele wanasiasa wa Kenya waliamua kuungana katika kile kinachoitwa ‘handshake’, na ndugu Raila Amolo Odinga akapewa rasmi kazi ya kuhakikisha anasimamia hiyo diplomasia ya Kenya inafanikiwa. Propaganda kali dhidi ya Bagamoyo zikaanza na safari za Raila kuja kuonana na Magufuli zikawa nyingi pengine wakikutana Chato na pengine kwa Siri.

Baadhi ya watendaji wakanyweshwa sumu za ubovu wa mkataba wa Mradi wa Bagamoyo (ambapo hapakuwepo na Mkataba). Serikali ya Awamu ya Tano ikatamka rasmi kuwa hawataki Mradi ule kwa sababu za kitoto kabisa, kwani walitumia nyaraka za majadiliano na Mwekezaji. Spika wa Bunge alipoinua sauti yake akanyamazishwa. Vyombo vya Habari vikalishwa sumu na Mradi ukanuka. Msemaji wa Mradi wa Bagamoyo siku zote ni Wizara ya Viwanda na Biashara, lakini ghafla Mamlaka ya Bandari Nchini (TPA) ndio ikawa ndio Msemaji badala ya Wizara. Na baadhi ya Watendaji wa Serikali wenye mwono wa mbali walipotoa mawazo yao wakaondolewa kwenye nafasi zao.

Baada ya mradi wa Bagamoyo kuuawa, Waziri Mkuu mstaafu wa Kenya Raila Odinga akapewa tuzo na nchi yake kwa kuifanya Kenya kuwa mtawala wa Bahari ya Hindi, tuzo ya ‘Maritime Champion of the Indian Ocean’. Na Rais Kenyatta akawa rafiki ya karibu ya Rais Magufuli. Nchi yetu ikiwa imepoteza miaka minne sasa bila kutekeleza mradi wa Bagamoyo.

Ujenzi wa Bandari yenye kina kirefu ya Lamu sasa kuzinduliwa rasmi Novemba, 2019. Sasa Lamu itapokea Meli kubwa za 4th Generation kama vile Suezmax, Neo-Panamax na Chinamax. Mizigo kutoka Meli kubwa itashushwa Lamu na kupakiwa kwenye Meli ndogo kuja Bandari ya Dar es Salaam na kwenda Bandari nyengine za Afrika kama Beira na Durban. Hii ndio kazi ilikuwa ifanywe na Bandari ya Bagamoyo - Mradi ambao umehujumiwa. Pia Kenya wameamua kuchukua mpango mzima wa Bagamoyo na kuutekeleza Lamu kwa kuanzisha Eneo Maalumu la Uchumi. Hapo kabla ilikuwa iwe Lamu Port Pekee.

Watawala wetu wameonyesha uwezo mdogo sana wa kung’amua mambo na kujikuta kuwa sehemu ya Hujuma kwa Nchi yetu. Faida ya kijiografia ya nchi yetu ambayo Mungu alitupa tumeipoteza. Baadhi ya watu wanashangilia ujinga huu wa kiuchumi ambao tumeufanya bila kujua. Shida kubwa ya watu wenye mamlaka ya Dola katika nchi yetu hawasomi kujiongezea MAARIFA ili kuepuka hujuma dhidi ya nchi yetu, hujuma ambazo zitaathiri vizazi na vizazi.

Tumepoteza fursa ya nchi kwa sababu za kitoto, zisizo na maana na za kipropaganda tu. Kuendesha bandari miaka 99 mara tunataka miaka 33 haiwezi kuwa sababu kwa mtu mwenye akili timamu wakati Mradi ni Joint Venture na Serikali ni mbia mwenye hisa zinazotokana na ardhi yake. Kuna mwekezaji atabeba ardhi ya Tanzania kuipeleka China au Oman? Eti Bagamoyo itaua Bandari ya Dar es Salaam, kwa hiyo Ujenzi wa Bandari ya Lamu utaua Bandari ya Mombasa? Nasubiri kuona Bandari ya Dar ikifa kwa sababu ya ujenzi wa Bandari ya Lamu.

Biashara ya Bandari ya Bagamoyo ingekuwa kwa Meli kubwa kuleta mizigo na Meli ndogo kuja kubeba kupeleka Bandari za Afrika nzima kazi ambayo haifanywi na Dar es Salaam na wala haitaweza kufanywa kwa sababu Eneo la Bandari ya Dar ni dogo. Kazi ambayo sasa itafanywa na Bandari ya Lamu.

Hujuma hii kwa Jamhuri ya Muungano haipaswi kupita bila kulipiwa. Rais Magufuli na Serikali yake wanapaswa kulipa gharama ya hujuma hii kwa Nchi yetu. Wasipolipia watakuja Viongozi wengine kuhujumu nchi yetu kama hawa. Wakiadhibiwa itakuwa somo kwa wengine. Kwa uelewa mpana kuhusu Uchumi wa Bahari soma Gazeti la The East African la October 26 - November 1, 2019: Inside Kenya’s plan to rule EA Coast.



Kabwe Z. Ruyagwa Zitto

Mbunge - Kigoma Mjini

Kiongozi wa Chama, ACT Wazalendo

Oktoba 28, 2019

"Ukweli haupendi kupuuzwa puuzwa" - TUJISAHIHISHE, Nyerere 1962.

 

[Tony254]

The New Kipevu Oil Terminal

 

[Tony254]

KPA further extends free storage period for containers​

Transit export containers to enjoy the longest free period.​

In Summary
•The move is aimed at cushioning importers and exporters from possible demurrage charged.
•Importers and exporters incur charges of between $30 (Sh 3,255) and $90 (Sh9,767) per day for cargo that has stayed beyond the free storage period.
by MARTIN MWITABusiness Writer
Kenya
23 April 2021 - 04:00

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Containers at the Nairobi ICD /FILE
Port users will enjoy longer free storage period for containers as Kenya Ports Authority(KPA) moves to continue cushioning them from the Covid-19 pandemic's disruption of business.
The authority has yet again announced a three-month extension of the initiative first introduced at the height of the pandemic, on May 18, last year and ran for three months to August 18.
It was extended to November 13, and later to March this year to cushion importers, exporters and transporters from the impact of vessel delays due to containment measures, among them mandatory quarantine of crew.

Cross-border trade also faced challenges with truck turn-around time between Mombasa and key destination of Kampala, increasing to above 15 days from an average four days pre-Covid, amid long queues at the Malaba and Busia borders.
This is the time a truck takes to move a container from the Port to Kampala and return the empty, or export container.
In its latest review, transit export containers (from neighbouring countries) will continue enjoying the longest free storage period of 20 days, from the normal 15 days.
Imports to these countries, which includes Uganda, DR Congo, Burundi and South Sudan will enjoy 14 days free storage at the port and the Inland Container Depot-Nairobi for the next 90 days, from the normal nine days.

Please note that the extension period is subject to review after the validity period depending on the business dynamics

KPA acting managing director Rashid Salim
Domestic export containers have been enjoying 15 days free storage from nine days, which will continue while imports to the local market will enjoy five days free storage until July.
Normally, domestic imports containers are stored free for four days before starting attracting demurrage charged.
Importers and exporters incur charges of between $30 (Sh 3,255) and $90 (Sh9,767) per day for cargo that has stayed beyond the free storage period and more than 24 days, depending on the size of the container.
Containers released by KRA and not collected after 24 hours are charged $100 (Sh10,853)and $200 (Sh21,706) per day for 20ft and 40ft respectively.

“Please note that the extension period is subject to review after the validity period depending on the business dynamics,” KPA acting managing director Rashid Salim said in a notice yesterday.
The move is a reprieve for imports and exporters who are currently facing delays as a result of a global vessel shortage, which has led to the increase of freight costs.
According to logistics firm–Bollore , the influx of trade flows from China to Europe and US has led to constrained shipping capacity as well as a shortage of containers.
“In the last six months, the global shipping industry has seen an increase in demand for shipping services as businesses work to recover from the effects of Covid-19,” notes East African Commercial and Shipping Limited, a subsidiary of Bollore Transport and Logistics in Kenya.
Aware of the constraint, Japanese container transportation and shipping company–Ocean Network Express (ONE) has introduced a new weekly service from China to East Africa, calling to the ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.
“One will provide a direct weekly service from China unlike other options currently available in the market, giving East African importers greater flexibility. In addition, ONE will provide their own containers to customers to ensure cargo can be loaded and shipped on time,” East African Commercial and Shipping Limited told the Star yesterday.
On Wednesday, the Shippers Council of Eastern Africa (SCEA) noted that international freight charges have gone up by between 20–25 per cent, signaling an imminent rise in the cost of goods in the country.
According to SCEA, the country and the East Africa region is currently experiencing a shortage of vessels and containers which has contributed to the jump on the cost of shipment.
The council says before Covid-19, it cost an average of $1,400 (Sh151,942 ) to ship a 40ft container from most ports to Mombasa. This has gone up to between $3,600 (Sh390708 ) and $3,700 (Sh401, 561).
“A lot of big carriers have focused on China and Europe with only smaller vessels coming to the East Africa,” SCEA chief executive Gilbert Lang’at noted.

KPA further extends free storage period for containers

Transit export containers to enjoy the longest free period.

www.the-star.co.ke

 

[Mutaitina]

The New Kipevu Oil Terminal

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Why as Kenyans we don't get this news anymore is confusing. Are we so busy with life we no longer care what the government, does.
During Moi's era this could have been serious news.
Anyway, as Kenyans we need something more impressive now, we need to go to the moon before the end of this decade 😂

 

[nomasana]

Why as Kenyans we don't get this news anymore is confusing. Are we so busy with life we no longer care what the government, does.
During Moi's era this could have been serious news.
Anyway, as Kenyans we need something more impressive now, we need to go to the moon before the end of this decade 😂

No, Kenyans are too obsessed with useless political daily drama to actually know what's going on

 

[Mutaitina]

You can't know what's going on if the 4th Estate doesn't concern itself with dissemination of info

No, Kenyans are too obsessed with useless political daily drama to actually know what's going on

 

[Tony254]

Why as Kenyans we don't get this news anymore is confusing. Are we so busy with life we no longer care what the government, does.
During Moi's era this could have been serious news.
Anyway, as Kenyans we need something more impressive now, we need to go to the moon before the end of this decade 😂

It is our stupid mainstream media that refuses to cover development news. They are just concentrating on politics. I personally don't watch too much news. I don't learn anything new by watching Kenyan news.

 

[Kafrican]

The New Kipevu Oil Terminal

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From only one oil Tanker being able to dock at a go to 4 tankers, 400% increase in efficiency and speed right there

 

[Tony254]

From only one oil Tanker being able to dock at a go to 4 tankers, 400% increase in efficiency and speed right there

I agree. I just love how KPA is working extremely hard to improve the efficiency of Mombasa port. Right now no port in Eastern Africa comes close to Mombasa port when it comes to efficiency.