Membership Details

Membership The Council is the representative body for Shippers in Kenya and the Northern Corridor countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Southern Sudan and DRC al who use the port of Mombasa. All companies that export and import vast majority of goods distributed by sea, air, road, rail and inland waterways as users of freight transport services are represented.

The current membership of Kenya shippers Council is in three categories

Founder Members

These are drawn from Business associations such as Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), East Africa Tea Trade Association (EATTA), Kenya Coffee Traders Association (KCTA), Fresh Produce Exporters Association (FPEAK), Cement Producers Association of East Africa (CPAEA), Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PIEA) among others. Membership is both individual and corporate in the above sectors.

Ordinary

This category comprises of companies directly involved in import and export business, i.e. cargo owners

Affiliate

This comprises of companies that provide services to cargo owners and includes forwarding agents, Road Transporters Association, Association of Insurers and Bankers Association. Key local, regional, international, governmental and non governmental organizations have a role to play in the structure of the Council. KSC acts as the link between cargo owners, service providers, regulatory institutions, infrastructure providers and policy makers.

The KSC as a private sector body focuses exclusively on transport issues for the benefit of the Kenyan economy and that of the Northern corridor countries. It provides the most appropriate platform for addressing and advocating on the problems relating to movement of goods.

A Shippers Council’ is as strong as its constituency “The greater the support, the greater the clout.” Cargo owners have a lot to gain by combining its efforts, advocacy and direct negotiation that would lead to lower transport costs and more responsive policy that addresses their concerns.