Transport
Tanzania to host major freight forwarders meet
Tanzania businesses are set to benefit from vast opportunities by hosting the Region Africa and Middle East meeting (RAME) which will bring together over 300 participants in freight forwarding industry. President of Tanzania Freight Forwarders Association (TAFFA), Mr Stephen Ngatunga The international conference will be attended by senior clearing agents, More...
The ‘Wings of Kilimanjaro’ back in Tabora
National flag carrier, Air Tanzania on Saturday landed at Tabora, making it the first commercial airline to serve the route after closure of the airport for over a year to pave the way for renovations of its runway. The More...
Transporters’ relief as axle limit increased
Transporters now have a reason to smile after the Government increased the maximum axle load limit allowable in Kenya. Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau Transport and Infrastructure More...
Stiff penalties for vehicle overloading
Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have passed provisions of a Bill which provides stiff penalties for overloaded vehicles. The assembly, which is sitting in Kampala, was discussing clauses More...
EALA passes EAC vehicle load control bill
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) finally passed the EAC Vehicle Load Control Bill, 2012 during its plenary sitting in Kampala, Uganda yesterday. Cargo trucks at Malaba border post Accordingly, trade More...
Air Tanzania resumes Dar es Salaam-Tabora flights
Tanzania’s national flag carrier, Air Tanzania, resumes Dar es Salaam-Tabora flights on Saturday, this week, after suspending the route for over a year to allow maintenance of the airport’s runway. The Air Tanzania More...
URA blames agents for truck pile up at Malaba
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has accused the clearing agents at Malaba border for the continuous truck pile up that has caused a daily traffic jam on the Malaba-Tororo highway during morning and evening hours. Cargo More...
FastJet wins brand strategy of the year award for African Grey Parrot
Fastjet, Africa’s low-cost airline and its branding agency, SomeOne, have won the prestigious “Brand Strategy of the Year” award at the recent Drum Marketing Awards in London. The win for the airline’s More...
Uganda Gov’t launches National Transport Master Plan
A National Transport Master Plan including that for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) has been launched. The plan is to set out a framework for development of the transport sector for over 15 years. The State More...
Entebbe Airport departure lounge under review
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is redesigning the departure lounge for Entebbe International Airport. Entebbe International Airport CCA has contracted Arch Design consultants to redesign the entire departure area More...
