such as machinery and vehicle imports. Most have 24/7 operations and they must comply with KPA tariffs and regulations. Cargo owners benefit from a faster, more efficient service at no additional cost. The first KPA-appointed facilities to enter service were Mombasa Container Terminal and Consolbase, in Changamwe. They were followed by Portside Terminals, Awanad CFS Logistics, Interpel Investments, Mitchell Cotts Freight, Compact Freight Systems and Focus.
INTERPEL INVESTMENTS Interpel Investments operates and manages one of the nearest CFS facilities to the port, handling both cars and containers. The yard can accommodate about 500 cars or 250 containers at a time and has a 5,000 sq ft warehouse as well as designated areas for the examination and verification of cars and containers. While its main clients are domestic importers, Interpel also caters for vehicles in transit to neighbouring countries. World-class computer systems are used to ensure a prompt and efficient service at all times. Cargo safety and security are given top priority. The terminal has CCTV surveillance and a 24/7 security guard patrol.
AWANAD Located at Mikindani, on the MombasaNairobi road, Awanad CFS is about 6 km from Mombasa port and offers 162,000 sq ft of open storage for containers and vehicles as well as over 4,000 sq ft of warehousing for stripping operations.
About 70 per cent of its business comes from KPA nomination and to meet growing demand the company has expanded its facilities with a new CFS next to the existing facility. 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.
MOMBASA CONTAINER TERMINAL Mombasa Container Terminal (MCT) is wholly owned by the BollorĂŠ Group and relocated to a new state-of-the-art facility at Port Reitz, off the Airport Road, in Changamwe, Mombasa, in December 2010. It is strategically located 3.5 km from the Port of Mombasa. There is a container stacking area of 33,949 square metres and 1,785 square metres of warehousing. The yard also has a dedicated area for Customs X-ray scanners. As an ISO
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