RVR improves freight security
Posted: 11 Jun 2010, 10:30
RVR IMPROVES FREIGHT SECURITY
Posted on 07 June 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Rift Valley Railways (RVR) is enhancing security measures to ensure safer movement of containers to the inland container depots (ICD) at Nairobi and Kampala. To date, RVR acting chief marketing and commercial manager James Nganga explains, 81 container wagons have been fitted with protective steel bars, including a complete train of 40 vehicles.
Theft from containers in transit, according to the Kenya international freight and warehousing association (Kifwa) and the Kenya shippers’ agents’ association, is masterminded by a cartel that manipulates port clearing systems and breaks into containers. Recent investigations by Kifwa indicate that containers destined for Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are most at risk because of the lengthy time they are in transit.
Posted on 07 June 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Rift Valley Railways (RVR) is enhancing security measures to ensure safer movement of containers to the inland container depots (ICD) at Nairobi and Kampala. To date, RVR acting chief marketing and commercial manager James Nganga explains, 81 container wagons have been fitted with protective steel bars, including a complete train of 40 vehicles.
Theft from containers in transit, according to the Kenya international freight and warehousing association (Kifwa) and the Kenya shippers’ agents’ association, is masterminded by a cartel that manipulates port clearing systems and breaks into containers. Recent investigations by Kifwa indicate that containers destined for Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are most at risk because of the lengthy time they are in transit.