SGR cargo business faces hurdle of screening stacked containers

An SGR Train loaded with containerized cargo leaves the Port of Mombasa in Mombasa County on Friday, March 22, 2019 [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

Cargo haulage by the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) faces another hurdle because containers that are double-stacked on wagons cannot be screened by scanners.

Double-stacking of containers was seen as a solution after the Port of Mombasa experienced a shortage of wagons. About 550 wagons were damaged by six giant cranes at the port last November.