Koech, Beatrice2021-03-242022-06-072021-03-242022-06-072018https://ikesra.kra.go.ke/handle/123456789/1334PROJ 354.2 KOECapacity limitations at the port of Mombasa has been an essential issue in the port errands as cargo imports especially autos and containers have constantly outflanked yard holding limit against a setting of poor load off-take to the hinterland. This situation has incited stack blockage which KPA attributes to nonappearance of room among changed reasons, a condition that is not satisfactory since the port is a fundamental operational center point for exchange in the East African community. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the influence of container freight stations in trade facilitation in Mombasa port. Descriptive survey design was used; target population for this study was 286 respondents consisting; CFS operators, customs officers and clearing and forwarding agents. Questionnaires were used for data collection. Measures of deviation and correlation analysis were used to analyze the data and Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 25 was used in analyzing. Linear regression was used to determine the relationship between independent and dependent variables. The study findings indicated that the three variables facilitates trade whereby; Competition had a significant influence in decongestion of the port as evidenced in the regression model competition having a 30.7% or 0.307, Adopting new technology influences decongestion by 0.290 or 29% and also findings established that CFS influences the decongestion of Mombasa Port in terms of space capacity by 0.229 or 22.9% from the model obtained. The study established that space capacity increases cargo handling. The study concludes that competition, Technology and space capacity between the CFS along the port can help improve the services at the port because each CFS operators will struggle harder to satisfy customers. Therefore, availability of enough workers and highly skilled manpower employed at the CFS, communication network will increase its efficiency leading to fast cargo clearance, technology increases the speed and transparency of the cargo clearance in the CFS and finally study concludes that availability of space capacity in CFSs reduces congestion through the provision of ample storage capacity for stacking containers while awaiting customs verification and clearance by customs officers. The study recommends the following; Sufficient and qualified staff employed at the CFS, improved technology at the CFS and communication network will increase its efficiency leading to faster cargo clearance hence facilitates trade. The success of a CFS does not only depend on better port performance but also on good infrastructure, therefore better infrastructure will ensure decongestion from the capacity provided by the CFS. It is hoped that the outcomes from this research assisted CFS operators to understand how they can improve on their performance as a result of the yard improvement hence better efficiency and benefits to the Mombasa port in decongestion and as a whole Kenya Revenue authority collecting more Revenue.enContainer freight stationCargoDecongestionTechnologyCFS CompetitionCFS New technologiesCFS Space CapacityProjects