The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has announced a raft of measures to improve efficiency and speed up operations at the Port of Mombasa.
Speaking during an engagement session with the Shippers Council of East Africa, KPA Managing Director William Ruto announced plans to scale up automation at the Port of Mombasa.
According to him, the transition to full automation was currently underway, and the Authority had commenced the upgrading of the terminal operating and applications systems.
He noted that the automation of application systems would simplify processes and minimise system downtimes for faster approval of cargo documents.
Ruto further announced that under the same initiative, KPA would automate the processing of waiver requests to enhance transparency and guarantee faster port operations.
The Managing Director also disclosed KPA’s plans to invest in more equipment and manage capacity and traffic movements at port facilities through infrastructure development.
He stated that soon, the Port of Mombasa would receive an additional ten rubber-tyred gantry cranes and twenty new terminal tractors to enhance cargo handling.
During the meeting, Ruto also assured the business community of KPA’s commitment to stakeholder collaboration to ensure synchronization and alignment in service delivery for efficient trade facilitation.
However, during the meeting, the Managing Director was quick to dismiss allegations that the Port of Mombasa was experiencing cargo congestion.
He went ahead to assure Kenyans of the Authority’s commitment to continually address challenges while seizing new opportunities to transform business processes into more efficient and cost-effective ones.
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