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Empty containers burden for importers

SGR Cargo train at the Inland Container Depot, Nairobi. file photo | nmg

By  GITONGA MARETE

The cost of transporting empty containers back to designated shipping lines yards in Mombasa is watering down the gains for importers using the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) subsidised freight rates.

Currently, there are more than 400 empty containers lying at the Nairobi Inland Container Depot (ICD) awaiting transportation to yards in Mombasa, with importers bearing the costs, according to clearing and forwarding agents.

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