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Kenya Extends Container Free Storage Period

The Kenya Ports Authority recently extended the free storage period for containers at its ports, to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the shipping industry, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported Dec. 24. The free storage period…

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was introduced in May and scheduled to end in November before being renewed Dec. 14 to extend from Dec. 10 for “either three or six months, depending on location,” the HKTDC said. Kenya also increased the length of free storage time, which varies by port, many for 14 days rather than nine.