Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of a new cargo centre at Entebbe International Airport is almost complete, the Civil Aviation Authority has said. The cargo centre is part of the 720 billion Shillings project undertaken by China Communications Construction Company to expand and upgrade Entebbe International airport. The …
Read More »First SGR 104-container train arrives in Nairobi from Mombasa
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The first commercial cargo train on the newly built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) arrived in Nairobi on New Year’s Day with 104 containers, marking the start of major business on the route. The single cargo train carried 104 containers, which is almost equivalent to the …
Read More »VIDEO: Regional E-Cargo tracking system launched in Kampala
VIDEO: Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have agreed to monitor cargo movement using the Electronic Cargo Tracking System from the port of Mombasa in a move aimed at curbing cargo theft and tax evasion along the northern corridor. Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General Doris Akol says the innovation will help the private …
Read More »URA launches electronic regional cargo tracking hub
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has today launched three customs trade facilitation programmes that will improve the ease of doing business in Uganda and the East African Community, and also promote trade and Investment. The trade facilitation programmes funded by Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA) will be used to monitor transit …
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