CMA CGM launches Mombasa-Nairobi rail service to expand inland cargo capacity
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 28 — Global shipping giant CMA CGM has launched a dedicated freight train service between the Port of Mombasa and Nairobi’s Embakasi Inland Container Depot (ICD), expanding…
Nairobi, Kenya, October 28 - Global shipping company CMA CGM has introduced a dedicated freight train service between Kenya's Port of Mombasa and Nairobi's Embakasi Inland Container Depot (ICD). This new service, launched in partnership with the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), aims to expand cargo transport capacity and strengthen connections between Kenya's main maritime gateway and inland markets.
The service, initially operating once weekly, can carry 108 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) per trip, with 54 wagons transporting containerized imports from Mombasa to Nairobi. CMA CGM's Deputy Regional Director for East Africa, Naveen Prabhu, emphasized the company's commitment to improving connectivity between maritime transport, ports, and inland economies, with a long-term goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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