WTC: REMARKABLY STRONG BA: LABOUR DEALFDX: NEW PARTNERATSG: RIVAL IPODSV: 'AHEAD IN BIDDING FOR SCHENKER'DSV: UNLUCKY FRIDAYSMAERSK: WEAK AGAINWMT: NEW PARTNERSHIPXPO: HAMMEREDKNIN: LEGAL FIGHTF: UPDATEMAERSK: CROSS-BORDER BOOST MAERSK: NIGERIA TERMINAL EXPANSION
WTC: REMARKABLY STRONG BA: LABOUR DEALFDX: NEW PARTNERATSG: RIVAL IPODSV: 'AHEAD IN BIDDING FOR SCHENKER'DSV: UNLUCKY FRIDAYSMAERSK: WEAK AGAINWMT: NEW PARTNERSHIPXPO: HAMMEREDKNIN: LEGAL FIGHTF: UPDATEMAERSK: CROSS-BORDER BOOST MAERSK: NIGERIA TERMINAL EXPANSION
East African ports are routinely hobbled by chronic congestion. In Mombasa, the busiest of them, it is a permanent state. The government of Kenya recently broke the ground on a new mega port at Lamu Island, with the promise of building a high-speed rail link to Ethiopia and South Sudan. But how realistic are the prospects of its completion? This witty piece outlines the problems, but says there is hope.
