Transport

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The ferry has a capacity of 115 tonnes and can carry 120 passengers

The 115 tonne Laropi ferry connecting Adjumani to Moyo district across River Nile has been assembled pending trials to ascertain its seaworthiness. The sh6b modern ferry which was supplied by ...

RVR to upgrade goods shed at Kampala railway station

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15 May 2013

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Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the company that got the 25-year concession to manage the railway network in the country is set to rehabilitate and upgrade of the main railway’s goods ...

Kenya Airways launches Cargo aircraft

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14 May 2013

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(L-R) – CAA Managing Director, Rama Makuza, Kenya Airways Country Manager, Ms Rose Kiseli and Kenya Airways Chief Operating Officer, Mr Mbuzi Ngunze toast at the launch of KQ’s cargo freighter

Trade volumes at Entebbe International Airport are set to surge further after Kenya airways launched its first fully owned cargo plane last week. “Cargo exports at Entebbe have been growing ...

Transporters want EAC to speed up new process

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14 May 2013

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Kampala Serena Hotel, MAERSK, Managing Director, Mombasa Port, Steve Felder

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Shipping companies have called upon members of the East African Community (EAC) to speed up the process of setting up a single window system at the border points to increase ...

Fastjet getting stronger on key routes

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14 May 2013

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Fastjet, the latest entrant in the Tanzania aviation industry, is getting stronger on important routes with increased customers and number of flights. The airline said in statement that it was ...

Air Uganda to start flights to Mogadishu

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12 May 2013

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Air Uganda staff during the launch of the airline

Air Uganda is set to start flights to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, signaling yet another vote of confidence in the economic turnaround of the war-torn county. “We are working ...

Stanbic bank chief donates boat to Kalangala

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11 May 2013

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bank chief, Kalangala, Kalangala The chief executive, Philip Odere, Stanbic

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The chief executive of Stanbic bank, Philip Odere, has donated an emergence rescue boat to support mothers in Kalangala district to have access to medical facilities at the mainland. Odere ...

New airfreight deal to promote exports

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in Rwanda, Transport

6 May 2013

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Rwandan exporters have reason to smile after government reached a deal with Ethiopian Airlines to transport exports to Congo Brazzaville. According to the agreement between the Ethiopian flag carrier and ...

Pioneer Easy Bus auction postponed

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6 May 2013

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debt collection manager, Pioneer Easy Bus Company, Uganda Revenue Authority, Waiswa Abudu Sallam

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The embattled Pioneer Easy Bus Company has been given two more weeks to clear the sh8b tax debt. The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has extended the auction date of the ...

Precision Air reassures continuous flights in Z’bar

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4 May 2013

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Precision Air, has refuted claims published in The ‘Daily News’ on Friday, which suggested that the Zanzibar Revenue Board has restrained departure of all flights as well as closing the ...