A new Sh 500million container terminal has been opened at Portreiz in Mombasa with freight handlers hoping that it will help decongest the Mombasa port, Allafrica reports.
The Mombasa Container Terminal (MCT) has a capacity to handle 2,200 twenty foot containers and 650 motor vehicles was opened on Monday by Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka.
According to the MCT chairman, Samson Ndegwa, the container freight station will greatly boost the cargo handling capacity of Mombasa port in terms of containers, trucks and vehicles, since the port has been overwhelmed.
The MCT, he said has a one stop centre with all the documentation processes, which is done efficiently to meet crucial deadlines and the services include, handling of full container loads, motor vehicles and other bulk consignments, consolidation and deconsolidation of cargo. "It's a green environment, there is a waste water recycling plant capable of recycling up to 2,000 litres of water per day and harvest rain water to supplement the borehole," he said.
Kalonzo said investors in all sectors of the economy should modernize their infrastructure to ensure quality and efficiency in their operations. The VP said the government appreciates the vote of confidence investors have placed in the country that has led to increased investments and Public Private Partnership (PPP). "An investment of a scale such as yours at MCT is an excellent illustration of how PPPs can be put together to achieve multiple benefits to participating partners, this particular PPP is premised on agreements made between MCT, KPA and Kenya Revenue Authority," he said.
The Mombasa Container Terminal (MCT) has a capacity to handle 2,200 twenty foot containers and 650 motor vehicles was opened on Monday by Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka.
According to the MCT chairman, Samson Ndegwa, the container freight station will greatly boost the cargo handling capacity of Mombasa port in terms of containers, trucks and vehicles, since the port has been overwhelmed.
The MCT, he said has a one stop centre with all the documentation processes, which is done efficiently to meet crucial deadlines and the services include, handling of full container loads, motor vehicles and other bulk consignments, consolidation and deconsolidation of cargo. "It's a green environment, there is a waste water recycling plant capable of recycling up to 2,000 litres of water per day and harvest rain water to supplement the borehole," he said.
Kalonzo said investors in all sectors of the economy should modernize their infrastructure to ensure quality and efficiency in their operations. The VP said the government appreciates the vote of confidence investors have placed in the country that has led to increased investments and Public Private Partnership (PPP). "An investment of a scale such as yours at MCT is an excellent illustration of how PPPs can be put together to achieve multiple benefits to participating partners, this particular PPP is premised on agreements made between MCT, KPA and Kenya Revenue Authority," he said.