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  • Trading through famous African Ports

    Cargo service is playing a vital role in trading world wide

    As innovation has developed, numerous different things are mechanized to the following dimension. Among these is the significance of exchange which has turned into a significant factor in the expansion of salary and having an entrance to the world market.

    There is no comparative circumstance in the business sectors of various pieces of the world and what is being on special in one section may not be available in the other. To gain admittance to the item, bargains are made to the spread of an item comprehensively can be made conceivable by trading merchandise with cash.

    Africa is a productive mainland and 90% of its exchange is being completed via sea cargo. That is the reason, sea ports are significant and extraordinary accentuation ought to be made to capitalize on it.

    There are some exceptionally bustling ports in Africa which are significant because of their topographical arrangement. These ports must be made secure and stretched out in order to build the exchange in South Africa as well as all through Africa.

    Port of Abidjan:

    The port is operational since the 1950s in Ivory Coast. This port is viewed as significant for the transhipment and is a bustling port in West Africa. The port offers load shipments, yet additionally, it is an angling port. The port took care of 22 million of payload compartments which is a major number.

    Port of Lagos:

    This port is constrained by the Nigerian Ports Authority. This port is significant to Nigeria as there is a noteworthy part of GDP that this port adds to the economy. This port performs numerous tasks including berthing, load dealing with and stacking regions. The quantity of load traffic can be evaluated by the volume of cash it produces for the nation.

    Port of Durban:

    The Port of Durban is arranged in South Africa and it is considered as the busiest port in sub-Saharan Africa. It is said to deal with roughly 31.4 million tons of cargo to Africa every year. This does not just make it the busiest port in Africa yet in addition in the southern half of the globe.

    African exchange depends for the most part on South Africa and it is the real exchange express that is for the most part in charge of the economy of the landmass.

    Port Mombasa:

    This port is arranged on the waters of Kenya in the middle of South Africa just like the Gulf of Aden. Significance of this port can be seen because of its position and it additionally interfaces 80 ports all around the globe.

    The port interfaces universally with ocean ports as well as there is a railroad line extending from Uganda to Tanzania. This port is additionally significant and handles gigantic payload traffic and checks the second spot on the planet.

    Port of Djibouti:

    This is another significant port which is arranged in the city of Djibouti. The port is unique due to its area in one of the busiest exchange ways; it joins Europe and the Far East, where even the Chinese Government is legitimately associated with the port.

    The exchange point isn’t significant for its exchange traffic yet additionally it has maritime significance as different countries use it as a military station.

  • International problem of fuel costs influences Cargo to Africa Industry as well

    Effects of expensive fuel

    Fossil fuel is at the focal point of each financial movement. The costs of fuel decide the costs of the considerable number of products since the development of each ware relies upon oil. Actually, fuel costs influence every single person’s life here and there somewhat.

    The Cargo Industry

    The cargo industry is the above all else that is influenced by the fuel value variances. The higher fuel costs mean higher shipment charges. The ascent in fuel costs influences the cargo to Africa benefits too including trucks, railroads boats and aviation routes all and clients endeavour to maintain a strategic distance from shipments.

    So also, low fuel costs cut the payload runs after and in this way support the development of the business attributable to the greatest utilization of its administrations. The expansion in fuel costs influences the payload business from various perspectives.

    Misfortune to the Cargo to Africa industry

    At the point when the fuel value rises, the payload costs likewise rise which causes individuals to waver to utilize cargo to Africa services. This faltering prompts lesser utilization of payload administrations which diminishes the income of the load business and along these lines, the business endures a misfortune. A firm fuel cost guarantees an unfaltering income produced by the freight business.

    Rivalry

    This impact is really a constructive outcome. At the point when the fuel value rises, the load organizations attempt to alleviate the impact by giving administrations at a limited rate with the goal that the payload to Africa organizations is not upset.

    This thing advances rivalry among the load organizations and thusly, the administration rates are diminished. Be that as it may, these impacts stay dynamic for a short and constrained measure of time.

    Chain Reaction by Fuel Price

    The ascent in fuel costs really realizes a chain response. At the point when the fuel costs flood, the Sea cargo charges increases also. This expansion in the load charges implies the shipper will be energized more to make for this.

    Likewise, when the shipper will be charged more it will make the collector pay more sum. In this way, this cycle will finish up causing expansion. We can perceive how a minor change in fuel value influences every single person.

    Impacts on the Economy

    We realize that the economy of a considerable number of nations is generally subject to fuel. More fuel costs bring less load movement which influences the economy in the more drawn out run.

    Despite the fact that the impact isn’t quick, yet it has a huge influence on the destabilization of the economy. It generally impacts the imports and fares of the nations.

    Unsure Future

    Since the coordination organization run totally on the cost of fuel, they are at higher stakes with respect to oil costs. On the off chance that the fuel costs continue rising and rising, numerous organizations would go down and many would be compelled to take advances.

    So more expensive rates of fuel increment the hazard for the load organizations manifolds. Correspondingly, on the lower level, less transporting action will be noted.

  • Kenya heading towards the betterment of Air Cargo Services

    Kenyan Airports Authority adopts TIACA Cargo Service Quality tool

    Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) plans to adopt Cargo Service Quality tool, which is backed by the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).

    Before moving towards the news it is important to know about the TIACA and the service developed by this organization, i.e. Cargo Service Quality tool.

    The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)-representation of all sectors of the air cargo supply chain

    Launched in the early 1990s, TIACA aims to support, inform, and connect companies and organizations of all dimensions with another ambition of developing a well-organized, contemporary, and incorporated air cargo industry worldwide.

    TIACA tries to defend every size of business, and help to figure out the policy which affects all of our members, providing a unifying voice for the industry, working for global standards, and raising the profile of air cargo.

    TIACA has made this objective to inform both the public and its membership about the role and importance of air cargo, Kenya Cargo industry developments, and technical drifts.

    KAA’s aim behind adopting the Cargo Service Quality

    KAA says the key aim of embracing the CSQ is to define a uniform standard for assessing cargo service quality and improve the relationship between customers and service providers.

    The adoption of the CSQ is expected to further anchor Kenya’s position as a logistics hub in Sub-Saharan Africa. And, people will be able to send cargo to Africa or cargo from Africa to all over the world, without encountering any difficulty.

     

    Cargo Service Quality (CSQ) tool, an enhancement of the air cargo supply chain

    TIACA has developed an online Cargo Service Quality (CSQ) tool to improve prominence and facilitate global standards throughout the air cargo supply chain. This is also a step on the way to provide shippers with the capability to view the quality of service carried out by players in air cargo supply chain.

    The TIACA Cargo Quality Council (TCQC) team has been diligently working to develop a quality assessment tool that will properly record the level of service supply regardless of the geography, local conventions, size of the cargo terminal, etc.

    KAA expects to procure the quality assessment Service of TIACA

    Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) is likely to procure the quality assessment services of TIACA within the first quarter of next year, a move which is set to strengthen Kenya’s standing as a regional hub for transport and logistics.

    KAA, which copes the advancement and maintenance of airport infrastructure, safety and security services, says it has been on the receiving end of the opposing perception associated with poor quality service at shipment sheds. The authority added that it is banking on the new approach to streamline operations at the sheds. 

    The measurement of service provided by the Five Transit Sheds under KAA

    There are five transit sheds under KAA’s management namely Kenya Airfreight Handling, Africa Cargo Handling, Swiss port, Siginon Freight and Trans Global Cargo Centre.

    “KAA will take the initiative to pay for the service for us to subject the transit sheds and to be able to see the measurement of the kind of service they provide. Once we do that, we will be able to score based on the quality of service provided,” Michoma said.

    KAA is expected to incur a cost of $5,000 (about Sh500, 000) for each transit shed annually in paying for the service from TIACA.

  • Morocco plans to lead the African Trade

    An influential African Economy: Morocco

    Seaports are the cargo loading and discharging channels for a country and play a very crucial role in its business. How much cargo handling capacity, a seaport has and how many vessels come to a seaport is the efficiency determining factors of a seaport.

    Cargo to Morocco, an important African country, borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea is influenced by Berber Arabian and Western cultures.

    Trade constitutes more than 80% of the total Moroccan GDP. Morocco stands at number 61st on the world countries list with the GDP (nominal) per capita of US$ 3151.

    Trading Partners of Morocco

    Being an open economy, almost 98% of the Moroccan trade is carried out by sea cargo and its exports partners include Spain, France, Italy, United States, India Turkey, Germany, Brazil and Netherlands. On the other hand, Spain, France, China, United States, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Portugal, Russia and Saudi Arabia are its main import partners.

    Trade balance, including services, of Morocco for the year 2016 is about US$ -10937. To meet and eradicate this much trade deficit Morocco is continually working on trade development programs and have set a Ports Expansion Plan to generate more cargo to Morocco and cargo from Morocco capacity.

    Tanger-Med port: The Largest Transhipment Port of Africa

    Tanger-Med port terminals 1 and 2 can handle 8-millions of containers, 0.7 millions of trucks, 2 millions of automobiles and 10 million metric tons of oil products. This much cargo handling capacity with the transshipment facility make Tanger-Med the largest transshipment Sea ports of Africa.

    Morocco: A major Trading Nation

    The geographical location that nature has awarded Morocco is unmatchable and have potential to make it grow as a major trading nation. Through 15 commercial ports of the country, about 100 million tons per annum of merchandise cargo is transported.

    To lead the trade-world, Morocco has met its deep port issues and still working on deep ports expansions. Almost 38% of the Moroccan trade is carried out at the port of Casablanca, only.

    Stratégie Nationale Portuaire 2030: National Port Strategy

    The Moroccan government is well aware of the timely need of new ports. The framework of Stratégie Nationale Portuaire 2030 is based on objectives to enhance cargo handling capacity so that Morocco would serve as cargo to Africa gateway in coming years.

    Cargo handling capacity would be increased by meeting international standards and having world-class ports. This framework plans to establish 6 new ports with the modern infrastructure and IT equipment. Tensift, Souss, Doukkala, Casablanca, Abda and Kenitra are the intending planned ports.

    Game Changers in the Region: Safi and Nador-Med Ports

    Safi and Nador-West Med ports are currently under construction. The Safi port has its first phase completed in 2017 and is mainly serving coal imports for a local coal-run power plant. The coal power plant utilizes 3.5 million tons of coal per year and this much of tonnage would be imported through Safi port and in addition the by-product of power generation, phosphorus would be exported.

    The Nador-West Med port would be a deep-water port and is expected to start operations in 2019. Funds for the initial phase of the project are to be acquired from private investments while the country has already acquired 10% of the total amount from The African Development Bank, amounting to US$ 113 million.

    Supportive Laws to Protect Private-Public Interest

    Financing of new ports and up-gradation of old ports is expected to come from private-public cooperation. The country is improving its law to facilitate the transfer of maritime services to the private sector.

    Tanger-Med port is established under law 15-02 passed by the government as a Private-Public partnership. Under the same law, Marsa Maroc, the operator of ports in Morocco has sold 40% of its shares to private companies. It helped in both, generating funds and maintaining a healthy competition.

    Infrastructural expansion of Moroccan seaports would not only increase the country’s trade but would also ensure overall cargo to Africa from the UK or other nations as a communal benefit to Africa.

  • Djibouti Launched Africa’s largest Free Trade Zone

    The first episode of a free-trade zone of Africa looks pretty astonishing on paper

    China is clearing its way to secure its position as a global trade leader and launching the first phase of Africa’s prodigious free-trade zone is another milestone in this regard.

    On July 5, Djibouti unbolted the first episode of the Djibouti International Free Trade Zone (DIFTZ), a $3.5 billion project that stretches an area of 4,800 hectares.

    Enhancement of financial support

    Having whereabouts at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the Horn of Africa, Djibouti has given long notices of its geostrategic location as a critical entry point into African markets.

    As a petty, barren country, with a population less than one million, it has attracted military installations from various nations including both China and the US. The $370 million, 240-hectare pilot zone comprises four industrial swarms which will subject to trade and logistics, export processing, business and financial support services, as well as concocting and duty-free merchandise retail.

    The opening of the zone is being in tune with Djibouti’s hosting of the Africa-China Economic Forum, which showed the way to government officials and the private sector to have the designs of promoting economic collaboration.

    The free-trade zone as a zone of hope

    Djibouti wishes the international trade zone will not only perk its position up as a trade and logistics hub but will also put its youth in operation. On top of that, it’s hoping it will provide a strategic base for global businesses hankering to access the rapidly growing African market.

    Along with Djibouti, the DIFTZ will be managed with three other Chinese companies, namely: China Merchants Group, Dalian Port Authority, and IZP. President Ismail Omar Guelleh lauded the efforts of the Chinese to invest in Africa, calling the trade area “a zone of hope” in an event attended by leaders cargo from UK to Rwanda , Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and the African Union.

    The DIFTZ zone is also a fundamental part of the “Belt and Road” initiative, the multi-trillion Chinese project that aims to sink money into the infrastructure projects including railways and power grids in central, west, and southern Asia, as well Africa and Europe.

    As part of this mega project, China finished credit for and built a $4 billion, 756 kilometres (470 miles) railway between Djibouti and landlocked Addis Ababa, the continent’s first transnational electric railway.

    This year, after calling its contract off with the Dubai-based DP World, Djibouti also signed an agreement to boost up the number of cargo containers handled at the port with the Singapore-rooted Pacific International Lines that toil with China Merchants Port stocks, which thus far has a stake in the Djibouti port.

    But China’s continuous involvement in Djibouti has raised concerns with American officials worried Beijing could strong-arm them from the location of their strategic base Camp Lemonier.

    And much like Sri Lanka had to hand over a strategic port after struggling to pay its debts to Chinese firms, Djibouti is also among several nations who might be lured into China’s “debt trap,” threatening the nation’s long-term sovereignty.

  • East African Exports to European Union grew by U.S. $200 Million

    It is an encouraging news for the East African trade enthusiasts

    There is no denying to the fact that economy depends on trade a lot and healthy trade and cargo activities in any region are bound to boost the economy of that region. The poverty-ridden East African region received a good news in this regard.

    According to ITC, the East African region exported goods worth more than $2.5 billion in 2017, which stood last year at $2.3 billion. Even though it is still not a very big amount but things are significantly improving and the stagnancy in the region’s economy no longer seems to exist.

    East African Countries need to set their priorities

    East Africa is a big region and a home to 21 countries. Some of the notable countries of this region are Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Madagascar and Uganda. These countries contribute a lot to the overall economy of Africa.

    Amid the efforts to harmonise standards in the region, this rise in exports is no less than an achievement. Nevertheless, according to International Trade Centre, the numbers could have been even better, had the East African countries sorted out the issue of harmonising standards quickly.

    Brexit; a Midas touch for Africa

    After the pole for Brexit, European Union is finding ways to boost trade and logistics in order to curtail the effects of the absence of Britain. Therefore, it is a golden chance for Africa to capitalize on this opportunity and get into more trade agreements and MOUs with EU and UK.

    The director Productive Sectors of the East African Community (EAC), Mr Jean Baptiste said: “To tap into the EU market, the region needs to benchmark standards with those in the European Union and East African products should meet the requirements of the European consumers.”

    Cargo for the trade is like milk for the tea

    Cargo or freight movement contribute a great deal to the trade activities. Cargo to Africa from Europe has seen major improvements in recent years. However, it can be made go further by improving air and sea cargo facilities.

    The Airlines functioning in East Africa have not produced an up to the mark performance due to some ground realities which are needed to be eradicated. Private airline service rather than national flag carriers can help a lot in connecting east Africa to the rest of the world.

    The permanent connectivity offered by the aviation is imperative for the economy to flourish. Aviation creates jobs and improves trades and upgrade the living standards of the general population. The revenue generated by the airlines also adds to the growth of an economy.

    In the similar fashion, seaports play a very important role in the sea cargo of a country. African seaports are a mess and they handle cargo is not a very professional way.

    However, there are some exceptions too such as the Port of Mombasa, which registered a new record in container operations by discharging 3872 TEUS in a matter of only eight hours. Other African port authorities should learn from this and implement similar planning at their ports.

  • International Problem of Fuel Prices Affects Cargo to Africa Industry Too

    Impacts of costly fuel

    It is a well-known fact that fossil fuel is at the center of every economic activity. The prices of fuel determine the prices of all the commodities since the movement of every commodity depends on oil.

    In fact, fuel prices affect each and every individual’s life in some ways to some extent.

    The Cargo Industry

    A cargo industry is the first and foremost that is affected by the fuel price fluctuations. The higher fuel prices mean higher shipment charges. The rise in fuel prices affects the cargo to Africa services as well including trucks, railways ships and airways all and customers try to avoid shipments.

    Similarly, low fuel prices bring the cargo charges down and thus boost the growth of the industry owing to the maximum use of its services. The increase in the fuel prices affects the cargo industry in many ways.

    Chain Reaction by Fuel Price

    The rise in fuel prices actually brings about a chain reaction. When the fuel prices surge, the cargo charges also increase. This increase in the cargo charges means the shipper is going to be charged more to make up for this.

    In the similar fashion, when the shipper will be charged more it will make the receiver pay more amount. Therefore, this cycle will end up causing inflation. We can see how a minor change in fuel price affects each and every individual.

    Setback to the Cargo to Africa industry

    When the fuel price rises, the cargo prices also rise which makes people hesitate to use cargo to Africa services. This hesitation leads to a lesser use of cargo services which reduces the revenue of the cargo industry and thus the industry suffers a setback.

    A firm fuel price ensures a steady revenue generated by the cargo industry.

    Competition

    This effect is actually a positive effect. When the fuel price rises, the cargo companies try to mitigate the effect by providing services at a discounted rate so that the cargo to Africa companies are not disrupted.

    This thing promotes competition among the cargo companies and in turn, the service rates are decreased. However, these effects remain active for a short and limited amount of time.

     Effects on Economy

    We know that economy of all the countries is largely dependent at fuel. More fuel prices bring less cargo activity which affects the economy in the longer run.

    Even though the effect is not immediate, yet it plays a significant part in the destabilization of the economy. It largely influences the imports and exports of the countries.

    Uncertain Future

    Since the logistics company run entirely at the expense of fuel, they are at higher stakes regarding oil prices. If the fuel prices keep on rising and rising, many companies would go down and many would be forced to take loans.

    So higher prices of fuel increase the risk for the cargo companies manifolds. Similarly, on the lower level, less shipping activity will be noted.

  • Kenya has big plans for big cargo business

    To gain more, have to work more

    Extension of the Mombasa port in course of recent years has empowered it to deal with bigger volumes of freight, making it appealing for a huge worldwide delivery line. KPA (Kenya Ports Authority) says that huge change in the aptitude of tasks is another significant reason that we have gotten the attention of bigger vessels.
    Six of the main ten container shipping services Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Company, CMA-CGM, China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) and Evergreen Shipping line are currently calling at the port.

    Two weeks prior, the port got a container vessel MvSpero, worked by Hapag-Lloyd from German delivery service, denoting the association’s beginning deeds to East Africa. Hapag-Lloyd is the world’s 6th biggest container carrier when it comes to vessel limit.

    Mombasa Port Development Program

    KPA Managing Director Catherine Mturi Wairi said that “The important point is, calling of well-known shipping services for the port is a sign of faith which international shipping and the business group has in the Mombasa port. She credited this to a pile of changes accomplished under the Mombasa Port Development Program (MPDP).

    The MPDP initiated in 2005 as a component of the actualization of a 25-year Port Master Plan that concentrated on a limited up gradation of expansion in cargo works. Another segment of the MPDP is consumption of current invention in the port’s systems.

    Usage of this program has kept on increasing abilities in tasks, reducing cargo ship reversal time from 4.9 days a couple of years before to 2.5 days. Stay time of container is decreased from 7.1 days to 3.5 days.

    KPA senior public relation officer Hajj Masemo was expecting much more shipping lines amenity at the port within few years and said that “We are connected with various shipping and cargo lines and there is the expectation that soon they will start calling at the port. Moreover, Hapag Lloyd which called with a small quantity of a vessel of 1,700 TEUs will get a greater ship of up to 3,000 TEUs,” he said.

    The experts are restoring everyone on dock at the port, so they can deal with container vessels while an expansion of the Standard Gauge Railway into the port which is supposed to help empty cargo swiftly and more efficiently in professional manners.

    Rise in Cargo to Industry

    From past many years, Mombasa port has seen an enormous rise in cargo quantum, dealing with 27 million tons in 2017 up from 14.4 million tons in 2006. It is assumed that it could be increased up to 44.03 million tons by 2025 and 56.04 million tons by 2030.

    According to experts that huge rise of that much quantum is surely the point where we require some serious and professional investors who are willing and keen to invest in our docks and help us to upgrade the capacity of our docks and ports.

    KPA is nowadays dealing with phase one of the second container terminal which was authorized in 2016 which has an ability to deal with 500,000 tones. This surely is the biggest project which government has contained at the port with alternate tasks for improvement.

  • UK giving a Helping Hand to Nigeria

    In a recent meeting UK giving full support to fight corruption and insurgency

    Who can deny the role of UK in the African region? Especially in the fields of development and fighting food and economic problems, UK has been a major support to make the situation better in the land as well as in the offices. This means that the UK is also making efforts with the collaboration of African authorities to minimize the effects of corruption that stops the developmental process.

    Many think that only South Africa plays a key role in UK Africa Cargo trade, in fact, Nigeria is equally important. The downfall of this country is due to corruption that interrupts in its growth.

    Nigeria is seen as a fruitful trading partner and the recent visit of Boris Johnson, the foreign sectary for Britain and with him, Ms. Priti Patel stressed on the full support of UK for Nigeria to fight its internal problems so that it can start targeting the uphill climb towards success.

    Summary of the objective of Meeting

    The two officials were visiting Nigeria so as to make the bond more firm and assure Britain’s support for Nigeria in its humanitarian, developmental and military areas. Both the personals stressed on making the country more liable for trade and a better place to live for people.

    It is estimated that almost every young citizen of the country has to face poverty and no job opportunities are present. For going abroad is not affordable for everyone and due to this many of them are stuck there. But leaving the place is not an answer, instead, help should be given to such a land so that it can provide every necessity the people need in its territory.

    And the UK is providing help in every sector so as to raise the living standards of the people.

    Nigeria’s response

    The response of Vice President and the ministers was very positive towards what the UK is doing for them. The minister of Foreign Affairs said that they appreciate what is being done for them. And they look forward to increasing the relationship in Sea Cargo to Africa economic grounds.

    It is very obvious now that if the economy of a country could rise, other areas will get better with the combined effort. The UK is also keen to facilitate the security challenges and terrorist threat which Africa is facing right now. Also, the team for the meeting from Nigeria responded very positively to know that there are investors and businessmen who want to do business in Nigeria.

    Another step Towards Strong Ties

    UK government has a very firm vision for the strong relations with African countries especially when they are approaching Brexit. This meeting could be seen as the chain of meetings going on for elimination any doubt between the two regions for trade flow.

    Also, Africa is facing many uncertainties and some very urgent decisions are to be made for the agreements of trade between Britain and Africa. The problems are not only with Africa but there are some very serious problems and decisions UK government has to handle so that their personality and at the same time global ties do not get affected by a hard or an easy Brexit.

  • UK Taking African Trade to the Next Level

    Continuous help is changing buy and sell scenario in the region

    For a long time these two countries have been doing trade in an effective and fruitful way. Doing business in Africa is not a kid’s game, the businessman or trader has to put his best efforts in setting up something new. The reason is not that people are not ready to participate in changing the situation, but it is the complex systems at every trade entry.

    The documentation is complex which results in the delay of the procedures. But efforts are being made to make the procedure efficient. In this regard, UK is lending a helping hand for setting up an advanced structure to speed up things according to the international standards. In East Africa trade access has become easy since 2010 with the onset of One Stop Border Points.

    Till now Trade Mark East Africa has funded 15 OSBP for their construction and operating. This became possible through the funding of UK’s Department for International Development and Global Affairs Canada.

    What is an OSBP

    This procedure brings the two neighboring sides under one roof for conducting the procedures regarding cargo exchange between the two. It has been reported that due to the OSBP the procedural time between Kenya and Uganda has reduced to one hour which earlier took up to three days.

    Customs, immigration, and vehicular clearance are all carried out on the same spot making the border crossing nightmare a sleek and efficient step for trade. As being a real trade booster in the Northern and Eastern side of Africa, setting up of such a facility is spreading and funds are being arranged for introducing it to new destinations.

    Sections Present on the spot

    Cargo to Africa is not only taken as a major trade partner to Africa, also its efforts to raise the living standards of people are remarkable. This British funding has made possible to give way for the structural and also deep inside development. Things like build office buildings, roads, and parking yards, cargo verification bays, scanner shed, passenger sheds, targeting booths, warehouse and canopies, ICT networks and hardware, furniture and institutional support has all become possible to maximize the chances of a smooth working environment and proper labor under one roof.

    This new progress is being welcomed by the employees very positively as it is taking off their burden. Also there is very less loss of cargo on the routes that are governed by the OSBP as you do not have to take your cargo from here to there.

     

    Advantages of this system

    The largest plus point of the technology is the reduction of time. Then there is an increased trade and a positive image of especially Uganda which was at the introduction of this process struggling hard to ease of its border and the prices for trade.

    Trade has improved since then and the government is more than appreciative for the support which UK has provided in such a hard time for this country. Other counties that received funding for this new program include Busia, Malaba, Kabanga/Kobero, Holli/Taveta and Mirama Hill/Kagitumba since 2010.

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