Interport Cargo Logistics Ltd

17/11/2021

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The services available for you on our platform include:

1. Sea freight
2. Air freight
3. Road transport.
4. Customs clearance.
5. Warehousing.
6. Last mile delivery.

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Co-Founder and CEO: Stephen Kanyingi Njoroge.

09/10/2021

We give customers access to different logistics services around the world on one platform. We create a network of experienced, trusted logistics services on one platform.

27/09/2021

TECH SOLUTION TO THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS

Globixx Logistics is a tech logistics platform designed to integrate the global supply chain.

The outbreak of COVID-19 in December, 2019 disrupted the global supply chains; slowing down the movement of goods around the world.

Customers (both individuals and businesses) are facing difficulties accessing logistics services especially shipping services.

There is a challenge in getting containers and vessel space around the world.

This is adversely affecting the other inland logistics services such as customs clearance, cargo clearance, road transport and warehousing.

To address this global supply chain crisis, we have developed a digital platform that gives importers, exporters and other cargo users access to different logistics services around the world on one platform.

Our aim is to make the global supply chain more resilient to overcome disruptions caused by pandemics and other such occurrences now and in the future.

We create a network of experienced, trusted logistics service providers on one platform that you can access at the click of a button.

https://globixxlogistics.com gives you access to the best logistics services in the global supply chain.

We believe that by integrating the global supply chain, we will reduce the carbon footprint in the movement of goods and cost of global trade thus creating a better world for all.

You need to ship, clear, transport and warehouse goods anywhere in the world; visit https://globixxlogistics.com

GLOBIXX LOGISTICS: Every service, every where in the global supply chain.

We give customers access to different logistics services around the world on one platform. We create a network of experienced, trusted logistics services on one platform.

14/10/2020

30,000MT of white maize and 1,000MT of Soya beans available for sale.

Serious buyers only.

25/08/2020

INCOTERMS 2010

FOB - FREE ON BOARD

This is the most common incoterm in international trade.

“Free On Board” means that the seller delivers the goods on board the vessel nominated by the buyer at the named port of shipment or procures the goods already so delivered.

The risk of loss of or damage to the goods passes when the goods are on board the vessel, and the buyer bears all costs from that moment onwards.

The buyer of the goods will pay the freight to transport the goods from the port of loading to the port of discharge (for sea freight shipments)/airport of loading to airport of discharge (for airfreight shipments)

24/08/2020

TRANSIT CARGO ALERT

There is a logistics bottleneck at the Kenya/Uganda border. It is no longer covered by the media in the prime time news. However, the gridlock still persists.

This is because of the Covid 19 testing at the border. There are hundreds of trucks stuck at the border as the drivers wait to be tested.

Consequently, there is a shortage of trucks to transport transit cargo from Kenya to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The current market rate from Mombasa to Kampala is USD2400 per truck.

21/08/2020

Tarrifs are the duties payable to imported goods. They are expressed as a percentage of the value of fully processed, semi processed goods or raw materials.

As an importer, you should have the East Africa Customs Tarrif book.

Different categories of goods and specific commodities have been assigned HS (Harmonized standard) codes. These codes are accepted and used globally.

It is common for disputes to arise between the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), clearing agents and importers regarding HS codes and the applicable Tarrifs.

Study the Tarrif book and understand the HS codes of the goods you are importing to avoid disputes with customs agencies.

20/08/2020

As a first time importer, you should be familiar with Incoterms 2010. These are terms of international trade that outline the risks and responsibilities of the buyer and seller.

This will ensure that you don't lose money.

11/09/2019

The old metre-gauge railway between Mombasa and Nairobi is proving to be unsustainable to the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) with statistics indicating it hauled only 414,598 tonnes of cargo in the past one year.

The metre-gauge railway (MGR) which service seven locomotives used for shunting, 27 for freight services and a total of 1,107 wagons and seven brake vans has been left to ferry conventional cargo to remain afloat after the introduction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) freight train in June last year.

According to the Northern Corridor Transport Observatory Report, KRC is investing in developing the MGR to connect it with the SGR in the first and last mile in its bid to decongest Port of Mombasa and the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Nairobi.

The survey shows that importers ferrying conventional cargo from Mombasa to Nairobi and other hinterland regions opt to use MGR which is cheaper as opposed to SGR which carry specialised in containerised cargo.

The MGR has been ferrying different categories of cargo such as steel rails, wire coils, fertiliser and rice but it was noted that volume of the goods over the past one year has been inconsistent.

Statistics from KRC indicate that between July 2018 and March 2019, KRC had the highest volume of about 41,244 and 40,826 net tonnes respectively, while February 2019 registered the lowest volume of nearly 26,187 net tonnes.

The government has been struggling to run MGR due to its operating cost with The Rift Valley Railways (RVR) forced to surrender the assets after a 25-year contract was cut short on the 11th year due to breach of terms of the deal with the government.

In August 2017, KRC took over operations of the more than 100-year metre gauge rail after RVR defaulted on three key terms of the concession agreement, namely maintenance of conceded assets, freight volume target and payment of concession fees.

The MGR line connects the Port of Mombasa to Nairobi and Nakuru and ultimately Kenya-Uganda border at Malaba. A branch route leaves the main railway line at Nakuru and extends to Kisumu on Lake Victoria.

The rail track from Nairobi to Kampala via Malaba is currently the principal route for rail transport between Kenya and Uganda.

Since the introduction of the 485km standard gauge line from the Port of Mombasa to Nairobi depot, MGR has remained unviable with SGR hauling the largest percentage of the cargo.

Statistics show that the total SGR throughput has been increasing steadily over time. The number of trains leaving Mombasa port for Nairobi has risen to a high of 214 trips in January this year carrying a total of 22,624 TEUs.

Similarly, the number of trains leaving Nairobi for Mombasa port also increased to a high of 134 in the same period carrying a total of 12,920 TEUs. Overall total TEUs moved by SGR was approximately 323,158 from January 2018 to February 2019, out of which exports constituted 33 percent.

Another key notable feature is the rise of empty containers that are railed back to Mombasa without cargo. More than 90,000 empty containers were carried from Nairobi ICD to the Port of Mombasa representing 87 percent of total export TEUs.

The haulage of empty containers by the SGR does not only affect the economic aspect of the shipping line business but has a positive environmental effect as it eliminatesg multiple trucks ferrying empties on the road.

09/09/2019

Local assemblers led by Isuzu East Africa and Simba Corporation are set to benefit from the move to ban imports of used trucks with load capacities of 3.5 tonnes and above.

Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has published new standards for motor vehicles that were approved by the government and stakeholders and which provide for the ban on the commercial vehicles.

The new standard (KS 1515: 2019) will replace the one that has been in existence since 2000.

The upcoming standard is expected to come into force in the coming weeks.

All tractor heads or prime movers which are older than five years from July 2019, three years from July 2021 and zero age from July 2023 from the date of first registration shall also not be imported.

The difference between the year of first registration and the year of manufacture, for these vehicle classes, shall also not be more than one year.

Once implemented, the changes are expected to boost demand from local assemblers like Isuzu (which sells the Isuzu trucks and buses) and Simba Corp (which deals in Mitsubishi commercial vehicles).

06/09/2019

Kenya Ports Authority’s (KPA) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) freight trains between the port city of Mombasa and Nairobi reached an all-time high of 221 in June, a monthly performance index has shown.

For the past six months, KPA has been doing an average of eight trains per day from the port of Mombasa to Inland Container Depot in Embakasi, Nairobi.

According to KPA’s half year report on cargo evacuation via the SGR, a total of 1,197 SGR trains transported cargo from Mombasa to Nairobi.

In January, KPA did 214 trains to Nairobi, whereas in February, March, April and in May another 172, 184, 203 and 203 freight trains operated respectively transporting cargo to Nairobi.

However, the June performance of 221 trains is the highest ever record since the commencement of SGR freight services in January of 2018.

KPA has transported a total of 2,019,002 metric tonnes from the port of Mombasa via the SGR freight services.

KPA introduced the ex-hook railage, whereby cargo destined for Nairobi via the SGR is offloaded from the ship and loaded straight to the waiting cargo trains to the hinterland.

By the time the ship finishes to offload its cargo, half of it is already in Nairobi ICD.