a container stacking area of 35,000 square meters and 1,785 square meters of warehousing. MCT has its own transport fleet and cargo handling equipment which guarantees high quality of service to our customers. It is amongst the first operators in the industry to be ISO 9001;2008 certified. ■ Compact Freight Systems provides a modern, secure and efficient transhipment facility within Mombasa, as a customs gazetted yard for motor vehicles and other self propelled cargo. Complete with all government customs and KPA officials available, the company provides storage services for containers, bulk cargo and loose cargo. It is the preferred container freight station for transit cargo for the major landlocked countries in the region. ■ Awanad Enterprises is located at Mikindani, on the Mombasa to Nairobi road. The Awanad CFS is about 6 km from Mombasa Port and provides 162,000 sq ft of open storage for containers and vehicles as well as over 4,000 sq ft of warehousing for stripping operations. As well as standard containerised cargo, the freight station handles refrigerated containers, containerised and loose vehicles, bulk cargo and groupage and has extensive warehousing for bulk cargo. ■ Focus CFS, just 500 metres from the port gates, has 13.5 acres of hardstanding for 3,000 cars and 5,000 teu simultaneously. There is also 11,000 sq ft of warehousing for container stripping and repacking operations. The modern yard is equipped with four reach stackers and two fork-lift trucks of 3 and 7 tonnes capacity. As an added benefit to customers, Focus has extended the free dwell time from five to 10 days.
■ Mitchell Cotts CFS is a modern inland container terminal depot located at Kibarani along the Makupa Causeway. It comprises 22 acres of open yard including a truck marshalling yard and 40,000 sq ft of warehousing. The facility can accommodate 6,000 teu and offers efficient handling, clearing and delivery of cargo from a secure site. A second facility comprising eight acres of open yard and 160,000 sq ft of warehousing in the Shimanzi area of Mombasa. The two facilities are equipped with five modern top loaders and six 3-ton fork-lift trucks complemented by modern ICT installations to ensure fast and efficient cargo handling. ■ Portside Freight Terminals operates a well equipped CFS of 10 acres at Shimanzi, 1 km from the port gates. It has over 245,000 sq ft of warehousing for both customs controlled and freehold storage facilities, including a transit shed located within the port and a Nairobi air terminal for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. An on-site customs station makes the legal aspects of import and export easier and faster, with goods being secured and stored under customs control at the bonded warehouse. The whole facility is protected by Kenyan customsapproved fencing; both the interior and exterior are fully alarmed including CCTV monitoring of entrances and interior.
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