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State orders ship agents to transport goods on SGR

The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line freight train along the Port Reitz Beach Management Unit lane to enter the port of Mombasa, January 14, 2018.. [PHOTO:GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

Importers using Mombasa port will now be required to use the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to move their goods as authorities attempt to increase the amount of cargo on the service.

In a letter by the Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya Maritime Authority and Kenya Railway Corporation to shipping lines and importers, cargo owners must move a fraction of their cargo to Nairobi and beyond on the SGR and to the ICD to promote the two facilities.

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