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Freight Charges

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
Container 20' Container 40' Breakbulk (per ton)
Charges in dollars Mombasa Dar Mombasa Dar Mombasa 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
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

Container 20' Container 40' Breakbulk (per ton)
Charges in dollars Mombasa Dar Mombasa Dar Mombasa 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
Source: KPA/THA Tariffs     * = Per day per ton after grace period of 21 days for exports
 

Railways Freight (US$)

  Imports Exports
Route 20' 40' B/bulk 20' 40' B/bulk
Northern Corridor
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
Dar-Es-Salaam – Kigoma
1245.00
2098.00
54.70
Source: Tariffs KRC, URC and TRC
 

Road Freight (US$)

  Imports Exports
Route 20' 40' B/bulk 20' 40' B/bulk
Northern Corridor
Kampala – Mombasa 2500.00 3500.00 120.00 1200.00 2000.00 70.00
Kigali – Mombasa 3900.00 4900.00 190.00 1950.00 3900.00 100.00
Bujumbura – Mombasa 5000.00 7000.00 240.00 2100.00 3800.00 160.00
Goma – Mombasa 4700.00 6000.00 250.00 2000.00 4000.00 170.00
Central Corridor
Kigali - Dar-Es-Salaam
2400.00
4300.00
155.00
125.00
Bujumbura – Dar-Es-Salaam
3200.00
4600.00
145.00
110.00
Source: TTCA Survey Feb 2006
 

Distances To Kampala , Kigali , Bujumbura and Goma

Kampala (Uganda)
Mombasa Corridor
Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor
Distances in km  Rail Lake Road Total Rail Lake Road Total
Road via Malaba    
1170
1170
   
Road via Kisumu    
1190
1190
   
Rail via Malaba
1333
1333
   
Rail/Lake via Kisumu
938
284
1222
   
Rail/Lake via Mwanza
1229
440
1669
 
Kigali (Rwanda)
Mombasa Corridor
Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor
Distances in km
Rail
Lake
Road
Total
Rail
Lake
Road
Total
Road via Malaba
1690
1690
Road via Kisumu
1710
1710
Road via Isaka
1380
1380
Rail/Lake/Road via Kigoma
1252
185
359
1796
Rail/Road via Isaka
982
480
1462
Rail/Road via Malaba
1333
520
1853
Rail/Road via Kisumu
938
284
520
1742
 
Bujumbura (Burundi)
Mombasa Corridor
Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor
Distances in km
Rail
Lake
Road
Total
Rail
Lake
Road
Total
Road via Malaba
1970
1970
Road via Isaka
1400
1400
Rail/Road via Malaba
1333
800
2133
Rail/Lake/Road via Kisumu
938
284
800
2022
Rail/Road via Isaka
982
500
1482
Rail/Lake via Kigoma
1252
185
1437
 
Goma (DR Congo)
Mombasa Corridor
Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor
Distances in km
Rail
Lake
Road
Total
Rail
Lake
Road
Total
Road via Malaba
1846
1846
Road via Kisumu
1866
1866
Road via Isaka
1536
1536
Rail/Lake/Road via Kigoma
1252
185
515
1952
Rail/Road via Isaka
982
636
1618
Rail/Road via Malaba
1333
679
2012
Rail/Road via Kisumu
938
284
679
1901

 

Cost per Ton kilometre

  T/Km
Mombasa Port Corridor
Import Export
Kampala 0,102 0,059
Kigali 0,112 0,059
Bujumbura 0,121 0,081
Goma (DRC) 0,135 0,092
 
Dar Es Salaam Port Corridor
   
Kigali
0,112
0,090
Bujumbura
0,103
0,078
Source: TTCA Survey February 2006

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