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Brief on the Northern Corridor
The Northern Corridor is the Corridor linking the Great Lakes Countries of Burundi, DR Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda to the Kenya Sea Port. The Corridor also serves Northern Tanzania, Southern Sudan and Ethiopia.
The Vision of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transit Transport Co-ordination Authority (TTCA) of the Northern Corridor is to contribute towards sustainable social and economic development of the TTCA member States through an integrated transport system that promotes local, regional and international trade, that is in tandem with the COMESA vision.
The Northern Corridor Sub region constitutes a significant portion of the COMESA Region. Some of the facts include:
- The Combined population of the Northern Corridor countries is about 120 million people which is about 30 % of the COMESA population (380 Million)
- The combined GDP of the Northern Corridor Countries is approximately 18% of the total COMESA GDP (2003)
- The Intra COMESA trade among the Northern Corridor Countries for the year 2003 constituted nearly 30 % of the total imports and 42% of the total Exports
Click here for a map illustrating the Northern Corridor road network.
Selected Ports Transit Charges on Imports at Mombasa and Dar-Es-Salaam
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Container 20'
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Container 40'
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Breakbulk (per ton)
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Charges in dollars
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Mombasa
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Dar |
Mombasa
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Dar |
Mombasa
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Dar |
| Wharfage/Stevedore |
100.00 |
80.00 |
120.00 |
120.00 |
8.00 |
5.00 |
| Shorehandling |
120.00 |
70.00 |
160.00 |
105.00 |
8.00 |
4.50 |
| Removal charges |
25.00 |
36.00 |
25.00 |
72.00 |
1.00 |
4.00 |
| Storage charges* |
10.00 |
20.00* |
20.00 |
40.00 |
1.00 |
1.00* |
| Terminal Handling Charges |
70.00 |
0.00 |
80.00 |
0.00 |
8.00 |
0.00 |
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Source: TTCA Secretariat - 2004 Surveys * = Per day
per ton after grace period of 15 days for imports
Selected Ports Transit Charges On Exports At Mombasa and
Dar-Es-Salaam
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Container 20'
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Container 40'
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Breakbulk (per ton)
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Charges in dollars
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Mombasa
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Dar |
Mombasa
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Dar |
Mombasa
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Dar |
| Wharfage/Stevedore |
100.00 |
80.00 |
120.00 |
120.00 |
8.00 |
5.00 |
| Shorehandling |
100.00 |
70.00 |
120.00 |
105.00 |
6.00 |
4.00 |
| Removal Charges |
25.00 |
20.00 |
25.00 |
40.00 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
| Storage charges * |
10.00 |
16.00* |
20.00 |
32.00* |
0.50 |
0.50* |
| Terminal Handling Charges |
70.00 |
0.00 |
80.00 |
0.00 |
8.00 |
0.00 |
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Source:
KPA/THA Tariffs * = Per day
per ton after grace period of 21 days for exports
Railways Freight
(US$)
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Imports |
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Exports |
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| Route |
20'
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40'
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B/bulk
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20'
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40'
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B/bulk
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Northern Corridor
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| Mombasa - Malaba/Kisumu |
650.00 |
1100.00 |
40.00 |
350.00 |
600.00 |
20.00 |
| Malaba/Kisumu – Kampala |
355.00 |
710.00 |
22.50 |
251.60 |
503.20 |
10.00 |
| Total |
1005.00 |
1810.00 |
62.50 |
601.60 |
1103.20 |
30.00 |
Central Corridor |
| Dar-Es-Salaam – Mwanza |
725.00 |
1450.00 |
37.00 |
261.00 |
512.00 |
28.00 |
| Mwanza – Kampala |
354.00 |
705.00 |
27.00 |
251.60 |
503.20 |
10.00 |
| Total |
1154.00 |
2305.00 |
64.00 |
873.00 |
1736.00 |
44.00 |
| Dar-Es-Salaam – Isaka |
1043.00 |
1782.00 |
45.80 |
1093.00 |
1882.00 |
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| Dar-Es-Salaam – Kigoma |
1245.00 |
2098.00 |
54.70 |
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Source: Tariffs KRC, URC and TRC
Road Freight (US$)
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Imports |
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Exports |
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| Route |
20'
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40'
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B/bulk
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20'
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40'
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B/bulk
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Northern Corridor
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| Kampala – Mombasa |
2500.00
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3500.00
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120.00
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1200.00
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2000.00
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70.00
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| Kigali – Mombasa |
3900.00
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4900.00
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190.00
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1950.00
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3900.00
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100.00
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| Bujumbura – Mombasa |
5000.00
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7000.00
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240.00
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2100.00
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3800.00
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160.00
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| Goma – Mombasa |
4700.00
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6000.00
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250.00
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2000.00
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4000.00
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170.00
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Central Corridor |
| Kigali - Dar-Es-Salaam |
2400.00 |
4300.00 |
155.00 |
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125.00 |
| Bujumbura – Dar-Es-Salaam |
3200.00 |
4600.00 |
145.00 |
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110.00 |
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Source:
TTCA Survey Feb 2006
Distances To Kampala , Kigali , Bujumbura and Goma
| Kampala (Uganda) |
Mombasa Corridor |
Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor |
| Distances in km |
Rail
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Lake
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Road
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Total
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Rail
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Lake |
Road |
Total
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| Road via Malaba |
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1170
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1170
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| Road via Kisumu |
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1190
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1190
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| Rail via Malaba |
1333
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1333
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| Rail/Lake via Kisumu |
938
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284
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1222
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| Rail/Lake via Mwanza |
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1229 |
440 |
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1669 |
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| Kigali (Rwanda) |
Mombasa Corridor |
Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor |
| Distances in km |
Rail |
Lake |
Road |
Total |
Rail |
Lake |
Road |
Total |
| Road via Malaba |
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1690 |
1690 |
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| Road via Kisumu |
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1710 |
1710 |
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| Road via Isaka |
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1380 |
1380 |
| Rail/Lake/Road via Kigoma |
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1252 |
185 |
359 |
1796 |
| Rail/Road via Isaka |
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982 |
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480 |
1462 |
| Rail/Road via Malaba |
1333 |
|
520 |
1853 |
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| Rail/Road via Kisumu |
938 |
284 |
520 |
1742 |
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| Bujumbura (Burundi) |
Mombasa Corridor |
Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor |
| Distances in km |
Rail |
Lake |
Road |
Total |
Rail |
Lake |
Road |
Total |
| Road via Malaba |
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1970 |
1970 |
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| Road via Isaka |
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1400 |
1400 |
| Rail/Road via Malaba |
1333 |
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800 |
2133 |
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| Rail/Lake/Road via Kisumu |
938 |
284 |
800 |
2022 |
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| Rail/Road via Isaka |
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982 |
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500 |
1482 |
| Rail/Lake via Kigoma |
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1252 |
185 |
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1437 |
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| Goma (DR Congo) |
Mombasa Corridor |
Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor |
| Distances in km |
Rail |
Lake |
Road |
Total |
Rail |
Lake |
Road |
Total |
| Road via Malaba |
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1846 |
1846 |
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| Road via Kisumu |
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1866 |
1866 |
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| Road via Isaka |
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1536 |
1536 |
| Rail/Lake/Road via Kigoma |
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1252 |
185 |
515 |
1952 |
| Rail/Road via Isaka |
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982 |
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636 |
1618 |
| Rail/Road via Malaba |
1333 |
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679 |
2012 |
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| Rail/Road via Kisumu |
938 |
284 |
679 |
1901 |
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Cost per Ton kilometre
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T/Km
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| Mombasa Port Corridor |
Import
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Export
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| Kampala |
0,102
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0,059
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| Kigali |
0,112
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0,059
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| Bujumbura |
0,121
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0,081
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| Goma (DRC) |
0,135
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0,092
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| Dar Es Salaam Port Corridor |
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| Kigali |
0,112 |
0,090 |
| Bujumbura |
0,103 |
0,078 |
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Source: TTCA Survey February 2006
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