The Kenya Ports Authorities (KPA) have issued a circular note on the 21st of April 2020 informing that vessels arriving in Mombasa with bulk cargo will be discharged directly on trucks without prior bagging.  Usually the bagging operations take place at quay all along the discharging operations and trucks loaded with bagged cargo then leave the port area. As from the 24th of April 2020, the bagging operations are prohibited within the port area...Read More

Customs fines for alleged deficit It now appears that customs fines for alleged deficits as compared to the cargo manifest are becoming systematic for bulk and bagged cargo.  Customs fines on bagged and bulk cargoes It is strongly advised for Owners discharging bulk/bagged cargo in Dakar to appoint a surveyor to perform a draft survey...Read More