Logistics operators threaten strike over port congestion

Cargo trucks loaded with imported iron sheets ready to leave the port of Mombasa in this photo taken on November 18, 2024.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

Transporters and clearing and forwarding agents have threatened to down their tools, if shipping lines and the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) fail to address congestion at various container freight stations (CFSs) and container depots in seven days.

At multiple CFSs, long queues of trucks loaded with empty containers are waiting to be offloaded as depots struggle with serious congestion caused by a lack of container repatriation.

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