Mombasa loses 17pc cargo to Dar, causing congestion

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Vessels on the berths to load and offload cargos within the port of Mombasa, Kenya on February 27, 2020. File| Nation Media Group

The Mombasa port has lost 17 per cent of transit cargo to Dar es Salaam leaving its management scrambling to stem the leakage of business to the Tanzanian rival.

But, while Dar savours the new tidings, it has a growing problem of congestion, which has caused a surge in demurrage charges due to delays in cargo clearance.