News / New Mombasa sea-air terminal will slash transit times into Africa

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A new sea-air terminal in Mombasa is aiming to more than halve the transit time for goods moving between China and West Africa.

Under development by Astral Aviation, the terminal will be the first in Africa to offer sea-air connectivity, as cargo demand within the continent, which includes 16 landlocked countries, is expected to substantially increase over the next decade.

Astral CEO Sanjeev Gadhia told delegates at last week’s World Cargo Summit in Abu Dhabi: “On a purely ocean freight basis, it takes 66 days for deliveries from China to reach ...