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Mombasa had an installed capacity of 1.3 million TEUs in 2018 against 450,000 TEUs for Dar port, with the recent expansion (Phase 1 completed), it now boasts of a capacity of 2.6 million TEUs.
All that to serve Uganda and South Sudan, using that old 18 tonnes axle load meter gauge railway?Mombasa had an installed capacity of 1.3 million TEUs in 2018 against 450,000 TEUs for Dar port, with the recent expansion (Phase 1 completed), it now boasts of a capacity of 2.6 million TEUs.
Uwivu nayo!!!!!! Kamati ya roho mbayaAll that to serve Uganda and South Sudan, using that old 18 tonnes axel load meter gauge railway?
Not really, I was just trying to understand the logic behind putting the horse before the cart.Uwivu nayo!!!!!! Kamati ya roho mbaya
Mombasa port handles cargo for Uganda, south sudan,DRC and yes even Tanzania. Local cargo has also grown as such even with this expansion the capacity will be stretched out by 2021. It is standard practise across the world for ports to give extra capacity, but i do not think you understand world standards. You are after all a Tanzanian.Not really, I was just trying to understand the logic behind putting the horse before the cart.
How are you going to handle that amount of load if the only way to get to Uganda/Congo is by using a narrow gauge railway, built over a century ago?Mombasa port handles cargo for Uganda, south sudan,DRC and yes even Tanzania. Local cargo has also grown as such even with this expansion the capacity will be stretched out by 2021. It is standard practise across the world for ports to give extra capacity, but i do not think you understand world standards. You are after all a Tanzanian.
As I have repeatedly told you Tanzanians, be active and research, google is a friend. Kenya moves cargo by sgr and mgr with the sgr moving about 1200 containers a day. ie A ship docks now in Mombasa carrying 1,887 import containers and in 10 hours more than half of the containers are already in Nairobi ICD by sgr, before the ship is even completely unloaded and loaded with more containers. At the ICD Trailers and Trucks load transit cargo to Uganda, DRC and south sudan, while Tanzania cargo is taken from Mombasa port terminals.How are you going to handle that amount of load if the only way to get to Uganda/Congo is by using a narrow gauge railway, built over a century ago?
I don't need Google...As I have repeatedly told you Tanzanians, be active and research, google is a friend. Kenya moves cargo by sgr and mgr with the sgr moving about 1200 containers a day
It is either you do not understand english or your comprehension skills are wanting. Kenyan sgr has an axle load of 25 tonnes which can be increased to 32 by merely adding onto the ballast base of the track.Kenya’s side of the railway is heavier and accommodates heavier trains with bigger cargo capacity, goods destined to Uganda will have to be kept at an inland depot before they are reloaded. “That is why Kenya has to create an inland container depot at Naivasha and provide land to President Yoweri Museveni to keep his goods before they are reloaded to MGR trainsI believe you understand the physics behind narrow vs wider railway system and the effects of a normal force per unit area (pressure). In other words you can't put too much weight on a narrow gauge railway because the pressure on rails will exceed the stability limitation. With that much cargo to transport and slower low axle load capacity railcar , you are getting into a disastrous situation.
You can yap yap yapping all day till the cows come home but you still don't have 25 tonnes axel load railroad between Naivasha and Malaba. What you have is that old piece of shit that is too slow and can't handle any significant weight.It is either you do not understand english or your comprehension skills are wanting. Kenyan sgr has an axle load of 25 tonnes which can be increased to 32 by merely adding onto the ballast base of the track.Kenya’s side of the railway is heavier and accommodates heavier trains with bigger cargo capacity, goods destined to Uganda will have to be kept at an inland depot before they are reloaded. “That is why Kenya has to create an inland container depot at Naivasha and provide land to President Yoweri Museveni to keep his goods before they are reloaded to MGR trains
You are quite an incorrigible delinquent aren't you? Who said there is an sgr line from Naivasha to malaba? I have said at Naivasha goods will be stored at the ICD in naivasha thereafter ugandan trains will pick their goods. Okay let me dumb it down, if one sgr train reaches naivasha it will be broken down to around three MGR cargo trains. ie One sgr train will transfer cargo to three MGR cargo trains at Naivasha. I hope that is broken down for your Tanzanian brain to understand (A nursery child in kenya will understand this).You can yap yap yapping all day till the cows come home but you still don't have 25 tonnes axel load railroad between Naivasha and Malaba. What you have is that old piece of shit that is too slow and can't handle any significant weight.
Quite a redundant move by the way, breaking a cargo into three, talking about fail to plan...You are quite an incorrigible delinquent aren't you? Who said there is an sgr line from Naivasha to malaba? I have said at Naivasha goods will be stored at the ICD in naivasha thereafter ugandan trains will pick their goods. Okay let me dumb it down, if one sgr train reaches naivasha it will be broken down to around three MGR cargo trains. ie One sgr train will transfer cargo to three MGR cargo trains at Naivasha. I hope that is broken down for your Tanzanian brain to understand (A nursery child in kenya will understand this).
Ha hahahaaa, says you. This is temporary while the Naivasha-Kisumu sgr is being built.long term is to refurbish MGR all the way from Mombasa and have both sgr and mgr taking cargo from mombasa port.Quite a redundant move by the way, breaking a cargo into three, talking about fail to plan...
Tanzania doesn't wish any ill will on Kenya... we do us, as of right now we're building a 35 tonne axle load high speed rail. We soar as always.It is sad that after all Tanzanians predict Kenya's downfall, only for kenya to beat expectations.
Sounds like you have a narrow gauge brain so you won't even come close to comprehending Kenya's logistical prowess and long term vision.How are you going to handle that amount of load if the only way to get to Uganda/Congo is by using a narrow gauge railway, built over a century ago?
Mombasa had an installed capacity of 1.3 million TEUs in 2018 against 450,000 TEUs for Dar port, with the recent expansion (Phase 1 completed), it now boasts of a capacity of 2.6 million TEUs.
If long term vision is to plan to build a railway from Mombasa to Malaba but "magically" ending up in Naivasha, you can keep that vision to yourself.Sounds like you have a narrow gauge brain so you won't even come close to comprehending Kenya's logistical prowess and long term vision.
Most cargo at the Port is Kenyan.All that to serve Uganda and South Sudan, using that old 18 tonnes axle load meter gauge railway?
And that's what I thought but the OP make it seems as if the whole region is now using Mombasa Port.Most cargo at the Port is Kenyan.
Most cargo is being cleared in Nairobi now.