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Uganda Begins Direct Fuel Imports with Arrival of First Shipment in Kenya

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  • First vessel carrying 58,000 metric tons of gasoline arrives in Mombassa
  • Uganda aims to reduce fuel import costs and strengthen bilateral trade with Kenya

 

A vessel laden with 58,000 metric tons of gasoline docked at Kenya’s Mombassa port on July 2, marking the first of two consignments ordered by Uganda from oil trader Vitol Bahrain as it begins direct imports of fuel.

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