South Sudan establishes new dry port
Although the Republic of South Sudan is by nature landlocked without the outlet to the sea, the Nile offers us wealthy resources such as drinking water which can be utilized for irrigation and the abundance of fish The Citizen reports.
Our New Nation is also endowed with agricultural products and minerals such as gold, petroleum and wildlife. Though we are landlocked, we need to establish a dry port on the Nile.
By this statement we need to remove the hotels overlooking the Nile and establish this in their places warehouses for the storage of general cargo arriving from Mombasa and export such as gum Arabic, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds etc.
Further we need to establish a container terminal at the dry port and cool stores for poultry, fish, vegetables and meat.
Furthermore, we need wider space for storage of steel, vehicles, pipes and other building materials. The river port is a gateway for our trade with East African countries like Djibouti via Malakal and from other areas in South Sudan.
The customs enclosure at the Nile Port will involve the presence of customs duties, taxation and clearing agents who must maintain offices there at the dry port. The Customs posts in Nimule, Kaya and Kapoeta should therefore be closed to leave the Juba dry Port to deal with goods in one place.
I suggest that the government of Kenya should allocate for us two berths at Mombasa for the docking of vessels laden with shipments destined for South Sudan as well as for export loading.
The Lamu Port in Kenya shall exclusively be used for the export of the Republic of South Sudanese petroleum while Mombasa shall retain two berths for commercial docking and ship of goods for South Sudan. Being an oil producing country, we need to build oil tankers instead of hiring/chartering from other countries in the future.
Again vessels carrying RSS goods should discharge their general cargoes and containers from ship hooks directly onto trucks and then proceed to Juba Dry Port for clearance.
Our New Nation is also endowed with agricultural products and minerals such as gold, petroleum and wildlife. Though we are landlocked, we need to establish a dry port on the Nile.
By this statement we need to remove the hotels overlooking the Nile and establish this in their places warehouses for the storage of general cargo arriving from Mombasa and export such as gum Arabic, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds etc.
Further we need to establish a container terminal at the dry port and cool stores for poultry, fish, vegetables and meat.
Furthermore, we need wider space for storage of steel, vehicles, pipes and other building materials. The river port is a gateway for our trade with East African countries like Djibouti via Malakal and from other areas in South Sudan.
The customs enclosure at the Nile Port will involve the presence of customs duties, taxation and clearing agents who must maintain offices there at the dry port. The Customs posts in Nimule, Kaya and Kapoeta should therefore be closed to leave the Juba dry Port to deal with goods in one place.
I suggest that the government of Kenya should allocate for us two berths at Mombasa for the docking of vessels laden with shipments destined for South Sudan as well as for export loading.
The Lamu Port in Kenya shall exclusively be used for the export of the Republic of South Sudanese petroleum while Mombasa shall retain two berths for commercial docking and ship of goods for South Sudan. Being an oil producing country, we need to build oil tankers instead of hiring/chartering from other countries in the future.
Again vessels carrying RSS goods should discharge their general cargoes and containers from ship hooks directly onto trucks and then proceed to Juba Dry Port for clearance.
Kenya authorities can collect transit and stevedoring handling only but without making clearing because you can't make clearance twice. This can be negotiated. Since I suggest to close Nimule, Kaya, Kapoeta and all taxation on the road is because security should take up work and responsibility from Mombasa to Juba Dry Port by supervising trucks loaded with goods and received in Republic of South Sudan as per cargo manifest or documents therein.
The Dry Port idea will create the policy of selling unclaimed goods, collect demurrage to increase revenue and at the same time shall be able to employ a large number of people such as laborers, crane drivers, clerks, warehouse men, forklift drivers etc.
