Importers protest shipping major's planned Mombasa congestion surcharge

Offloading of Cargo in one of the Vessels that docked at the Port of Mombasa, Kenya in this photo taken on March 4, 2024. 

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One of the world's largest container shipping companies, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has announced surcharge due to congestion at the port of Mombasa.

The surcharge set to take effect on January 13, the shipping major says, has been necessitated by the need to meet the costs of the delays caused by the congestion, and the long distance used to ferry cargo to different destinations.