HABO Agencies Limited is a leading clearing and forwarding firm in Kenya founded in 1995. It offers freight forwarding and clearing services by sea, air, and land globally. The company aims to be the leading freight forwarding company in East and Central Africa by 2015 through unmatched customer service. It has offices and warehouses in Mombasa and Nairobi and employs over 250 staff. HABO also operates Awanad Container Freight Station, a licensed container storage facility in Mombasa with space for 5000 containers and 4000 vehicles.

2. HABO Agencies Limited was founded and incorporated in Kenya in
the year 1995 to operate as a clearing and forwarding firm.
Introduction
GC is currently rated among the top ten
clearing and forwarding firms in Kenya.
HGC offers personalized freight
forwarding and clearing services that meets our
customer’s needs ranging from air/sea freight to
full logistics operations that go hand-in-hand.
We promote all types of transportation by sea, air
and land between KENYA and other worldwide
destinations. We provide express sea and air
freight consolidation services, including door to
door movements, guaranteed customs clearance
and delivery to warehouse and/or project sites.
The Company was founded and incorporated in
Kenya in the year 1995 to operate as a clearing
and forwarding firm. Our headquarters are
located in Habo Plaza, along Jomo Kenyatta
Avenue next to Majengo Telekom exchange house
in the Mombasa area.
We do have a branch in Nairobi along Mombasa
road where we intend to relocate our
headquarters on completion of the expansion and
remodeling of the buildings.
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3. Our Vision and Mission
Through provision of unmatched service paying
and attention to your feedback we endeavor to
live our Vision of being the leading Freight and
forwarding company of choice in Kenya trusted
by all stakeholders, recognized and a reference
success story for the East and central African
region by the year 2015.
We always ensure efficiency in all our operations
and take a leading role in championing external
efficiency among stakeholder authorities with an
aim of meeting and surpassing our clients along
with all other stake holders expectations.
Our Core Values
We believe that leadership is not just about size
and position but also about behavior, trust,
reliability and consistency. We recognize that
trust is earned over a long period of time by
consistently delivering on promises. This is why
we have always been together with our clients
every step of the way and we will endeavor to
maintain the mutually beneficial relationship we
have always enjoyed into a greater future.
Our Core Competencies
Our selection and recruitment processes are very
transparent and stringent which ensures that only the
best join our team of experienced, well trained and
motivated staff. As an equal opportunity employer we
are proud of our highly balanced, competent and well
trained staff as part of our strength that differentiates
us from our competitors, hence the unmatched
customer service to our esteemed clients.
We believe in tailor making solutions that suit your
business needs and operations by constructing a
dedicated team that will seek to comprehensively
understand your individual company and discuss all
available solutions to guide you into making an
informed decision when selecting the optimal
position.
Our wealth of standard working procedures
developed over a long time of operation and
promptly updated to reflect the emerging trends
in the market will be an advantage to our old
and new clients alike.
HGC’s Supply Chain Management services are
deliberately designed to ensure that every step
of your supply chain is carefully managed and
coordinated. We span the globe and leave no
point untouched, no seas uncrossed and no
skies unexplored. Our network of about 200
representations around the globe ensures
efficient and cost effective delivery on the
promises and pledges we put forward. Their
mastery of customs procedures ensures proper
document handling and
We always ensure efficiency in all our operations and take a
leading role in championing external efficiency among
stakeholder authorities with an aim of meeting expectations.
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4. swift customs clearance that saves our customers
from incurring unnecessary demurrage charges
usually occasioned by internal inefficiencies in
many upcoming clearing and forwarding firms.
We do have a system of internal quality assurance
program that points out the required corrective action
for better service delivery. Corrective actions are
undertaken promptly and all the feedback from all the
stakeholders are taken very seriously to ensure that
we keep up to their expectations at all times.
We have heavily invested in the information
technology to ensure that the latest enterprise
resource systems are put in place to take care of our
accounting, operations and transport logistics in line
with the current global trend. This is part of the driving
force behind our reliable, fast and efficient service that
we are known for in the market. You will be able to
keep up to date with the progress of your merchandise
from receipt at the overseas warehouse to the delivery
destination thanks to the investment made in the
information technology.
Awanad Container Freight Station Limited is a compliant and officially
licensed Container Freight Station with resident officials from the Kenya
Revenue Authority and Kenya Bureau of Standards.
Our Affiliate
Organizations
With its sister companies namely Awanad
Container Freight Station Limited, Mamba Village
Centre Limited among others they form the
HABO Group Of Companies employing over 256
highly skilled personnel prominently displaying
ethnic diversity and readiness to assist in the
realization of its mission and vision.
Container Freight
Station (CFS)
Awanad Container Freight Station Limited is a leading
CFS company in Kenya with extensive professional
experience spanning several years. The CFS is fully
compliant and retains the pride of place
in handling containerized and loose cargo including
motor vehicles on a direct delivery basis. Efficient
transfer of cargo defines our approach to service
delivery and forms the core objective upon which we
operate. Backed by excellent cargo handling
facilities and equipment, a solid financial base, a
proactive management that manages by constantly
measured objectives, professionalism and
extensive experience, Awanad CFS cargo handling
services remains unrivalled in the industry.
The CFS is a one stop clearing center housing all
government agencies including Kenya bureau of
standards and Kenya Revenue Authority. It occupies
an area of about 12 acres with a storage capacity of up
to 5000 containers and 4000 motor vehicles at a go. It
is secured by a perimeter stone wall, electric fence and
an automatic alarm system backed by armored
response. Additionally, the company also possesses a
well maintained fleet of vehicles for all your intra-Africa
transport requirements. We provide direct delivery
upon vessel arrival if your shipment is manifested
FINAL DESTINATION to read as AWANAD CFS
LOGISTICS from the port of loading as per copy of Bill
of loading.
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5. Our products
International
Forwarding
Less than
Container Loads
Achieve economy of scale on any small shipments
through our attractive service contracts with prime
ocean carriers. If you are unable to fill a container, you
can easily make use of HGC’s extensive Less-than-
Container-Load (LCL) program. We will consolidate
your merchandise with other consignments to fill up a
container at the receiving site. You can count on our
business minded and
results oriented staff backed by our state of the art
computer systems along with a number
representations in over 70 countries to deliver our
promises all the time.
Full Container Loads
HGC operates as an Ocean Transport Intermediary,
with various contract agreements and access to over
20 ocean carrier contracts to handle your full container
loads. This gives us the ability to easily fulfill your
requirements in terms of pricing, transit time and
service to any corner of the world. With the access to
so many ocean carrier contracts you can be sure of the
right carrier, with the most experienced staff to
handling your merchandise.
We span the globe and leave no point untouched, no seas
uncrossed and no skies unexplored.
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6. As an Approved Air Cargo Agent and Worldwide air
consolidators, we specialize in Export/Import consolidations and
offer you the actual freight rates, provided by the carriers.
Airfreight
Where time is of the essence for certain commodities
airfreight is preferred. As an Approved Air Cargo Agent
and Worldwide air consolidators, we specialize in
Export/Import consolidations and offer you the actual
freight rates, provided by the carriers. Our highly
skilled team will act fast in processing and overseeing
each detail of every stage to ensure the merchandise
arrives safely and as quick as possible. This implies
processing all the documentation before
and after the flight to afford you the peace of
mind you deserve in being our partner.
In case you need airfreight as a stand-alone product,
we can arrange for a precise convenient routing for
your merchandise. And if you need a complete and
integrated service for your supply chain, we will assist
you in identifying the framework you need to meet your
unique challenges.
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7. Multi-modal transport
Your airfreight shipments can be an integrated part of your ocean portfolio. This provides you with
the added flexibility to change the mode of transport at the very last moment. You can enjoy
complete door-to-door service with pick-up and delivery schedules that are quick and convenient. We
are fully equipped to deal with any trucking and distribution that you might require.
You can enjoy complete door-to-door service with pick-up and
delivery schedules that are quick and convenient.
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8. You get to make very accurate decisions based
on facts drawn from real time monitoring.
Keeping in touch through
a real-time software.
To monitor the exact progress of your merchandise
through each step, you’ll appreciate our data processing
and sophisticated communications network. HGC’s
systems have been designed to make the entire process
totally transparent. You’ll be able to make very accurate
decisions based on facts drawn from real time monitoring.
By knowing exactly where your merchandise is at all
times, you will eliminate unnecessary anxiety and rest
easy.
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9. Warehousing &
Distribution
Warehousing
Enjoy economy of scale by storing your
merchandise – short term or long term in our
dedicated world class and strategically located
warehouses around the world. Your merchandise
are also safer locally in our own heavily secured
CFS where you get to enjoy hefty discounts when
doing business with us. You can count on our long
acquired experience in documentation to facilitate
your customs clearance, ensuring your processing
runs smoothly and swiftly. For fragile and difficult to
transport merchandise you can trust that we will
ensure special handling to its final destination in
good time.
Our additional services have put us ahead of the
pack enabling us to move your merchandise to the
final delivery point with ease and efficiency. These
services include use of our wharf drayage and yard
management, cross-docking, trucking, reverse
logistics, packing and dispatch.
Distribution
Trans-load
Achieve considerable savings in time and money
through transferring of your Merchandise from
ocean containers into trailers ready for
transportation to either distribution centre’s or retail
locations around the world. The fact that the entire
process is managed by our experienced staff
ensures that the process is fast, efficient and
focused on fulfilling your specific needs.
By pass distribution centre’s
Bypassing distribution centers is possible when
final destination of your Merchandise is already
known at the time of consolidation at origin. By
eliminating distribution costs such as receipt, put-
away, and order picking at destination, you will
achieve substantial savings -in time and money.
Your valuable resources will be freed up, allowing
you to focus on your core business.
Your merchandise are also safer locally in our own heavily secured CFS
where you get to enjoy hefty discounts when doing business with us.

10. Value Added Services
Merchandise is already known at the time of
consolidation at origin. By eliminating distribution costs
such as receipt, put-away, and order picking at
destination, you will achieve substantial savings -in
time and money. Your valuable resources will be freed
up, allowing you to focus on your core business. For
products sourced in one continent and sold in another,
the cost of logistics can often be as much as 35% of
the product cost. At HGC we endeavor to reduce this
cost considerably to your direct benefit to increase
your competitiveness as our valued partners. By
focusing on your specific business and logistics needs,
we tailor our value added services to your individual
requirements and budget. And by thoroughly planning
and executing cost reducing logistical measures you
are bound to remain a formidable force in your
industry.
Before departure - save
on space
Prior to shipment, whether by sea, air, or land, you
can be sure that your Merchandise is sent as per
established operating procedures. We handle all
processes from vendor management, labeling,
packing and consolidation through to preparing and
issuing the necessary paperwork. To save re-
handling costs at destination, we can re-pack your
merchandise into specific destination packages,
attach appropriate price labels to each carton and
arrange for slip sheeting and shrink wrapping.
Upon arrival - save on time
At the destination country, we are there to facilitate
fast clearance through customs. Through our
extensive services, we ensure that your
merchandise arrives safely and swiftly in good time
at the final destination. For instance, your
merchandise can pass through one of our
warehouses, be trans-loaded at one of our cross-
docking facilities, be immediately transferred to the
next onward phase – to ensure that you can easily
save costs and adjust to market fluctuations.
By thoroughly planning and executing cost reducing logistical measures
you are bound to remain a formidable force in your industry.
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11. Managing your vendors
HGC can help you improve on communication,
procedures and best practices with your vendors. Less
of your resources are needed, because there will be
less of a need to solve operational challenges. We can
assist you in effectively monitoring your vendors
through Key Performance Indicators such as meeting
scheduled departure dates, timely and correct
document submission, appropriate packing and so on.
Quality comes first
Our quality inspection centers at our origin receiving
sites allow you to arrange for final quality inspection of
your merchandise before shipment. Your obvious
advantage is the reduced need for travelling quality
control teams. Another advantage is that it will
increase the motivation for vendors to deliver the right
quality, right from the start. We currently insist on
digital pictures taken immediately at the off loading
point to ensure that the there is no tampering with the
good during the process of clearance before the goods
reach the safety environs of our CFS at Awanad. Cars
have been vandalized during the clearance process
and the aforesaid has been introduced to curb just that.
You can request to be sent an email copy immediately
your merchandise arrives at the port as we get on with
the business of clearing the merchandise.
Garments on Hangers
Your garments can be transported directly on hangers,
to arrive at the destination without wrinkles and without
the need to pack or unpack them in cartons.
Furthermore, garments are easily unloaded directly
onto bars, thus facilitating re-handling at the
destination. You will eliminate the time and trouble
spent on refurbishing garments at the destination and
as a result you will achieve remarkable savings.
Our quality inspection centers at our origin receiving sites allow you to
arrange for final quality inspection of your merchandise before shipment.
When it’s preferable to
pick & pack
For certain commodities such as footwear you can
benefit from our pick & pack services. Consolidation
will be performed in accordance with your specific
requirements, enabling you to ship your
merchandise directly to end destination.
Customs house brokerage
HGC provides management and performance of
support services for clients engaged in international
trade, through a network of offices and group affiliates
located in major trading centers around the world. We
have extensive local experience throughout the world
handling documentation for Customs Services,
Departments of Commerce, Agriculture,
transportation, Consumer Product Safety Commission
and other governmental agencies. We are consistent
and compliant with customs laws and always have
your best interests in mind. With rapid changes in both
external and internal business environment one must
be with the right supporting partners to wade through
the turmoil of changes. HGC helps you manage the
ongoing challenges to your advantage through its
versatile research team who are always willing to
assist with new innovative products, procedures and
methods of conducting business.
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12. Unwind after hard days
work while in Mombasa
amba Village Centre limited located in
the up market Nyali area is a very
popular tourist attraction for resident
and none resident tourists alike famed for its
crocodiles kept within. It also has a restaurant and
an entertainment spot.
Do not miss the spectacular feeding time at 5 pm!
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13. Mamba Village Centre limited located in the up market Nyali area is a
very popular tourist attraction for resident and none resident tourists alike
famed for its crocodiles kept within. It also has a restaurant and an
entertainment spot.
An awesome tourist attraction that combines wildlife farming, conservation
and environment friendly quarry; it is where you will view a good selection of
the most interesting members of the animal kingdom in their natural habitat.
Upon your arrival, a video presentation is shown displaying the reptile
kingdoms’ characteristics and habitats. Some of the few thing discussed are:
• Reptiles have been living for more than 400 million years on
Earth.
• Reptiles that can forge pressure, with their jaws, weighing
40,000 kilos into 1 sq. cm
• Reptiles can live up to 120 years and reach 21 feet with more
than one ton of body weight.
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