National shipping line gets nod to clear State cargo at port

When Ever Diamond Cargo vessel ownerd by Evergreen Shipping Line made a maiden call at the Mombasa port in 2018. [File, Standard]

All imports and exports for ministries and other State agencies will exclusively be cleared by the State-run Kenya National Shipping Line (KNSL).

Cabinet Secretary Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Salim Mvurya said on Friday in Mombasa that he had issued circular directing government agencies to clear cargo through KNSL. "I've sent a circular to all government departments about the clearance of their cargo by Kenya National Shipping Line," said Mvurya after a meeting with heads of a section of State agencies.