国际英语资讯:Kenya launches cargo train set to de-congest Mombasa port
<p><span word="MOMBASA">MOMBASA</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 30-- <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> (<span word="SGR">SGR</span>) <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mombasa">Mombasa</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Xianfa">Xianfa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Communications">Communications</span> <span word="Construction">Construction</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> (<span word="CCCC">CCCC</span>), <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Fenjian">Fenjian</span>, <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SGR">SGR</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="preceded">preceded</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unveiling">unveiling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SGR">SGR</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ushered">ushered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span>," <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="remarked">remarked</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SGR">SGR</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hasten">hasten</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ferrying">ferrying</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mombasa">Mombasa</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hinterlands">hinterlands</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SGR">SGR</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="drastically">drastically</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highways">highways</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Railways">Railways</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span> (<span word="KRC">KRC</span>), <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> 500 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SGR">SGR</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> 900 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Mombasa">Mombasa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mombasa">Mombasa</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operationalization">operationalization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SGR">SGR</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="hub">hub</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Xianfa">Xianfa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="immensely">immensely</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="operationalization">operationalization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mombasa">Mombasa</span>-<span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="SGR">SGR</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>.</p>
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