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Logistics firms eye profits in Lamu

Containers being loaded into MV Spirit of Dubai at the Port of Lamu. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

In 2009, Parliament passed into law the Merchant Shipping Act which opened doors for local logistics companies.

Prior to the Act, the logistics business was dominated by a few foreign companies which offered all shipping and logistics supply chain services, crudely elbowing out local firms.  

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