Mombasa–Juba road freight, 40 ft container
All-in road freight rate for one 40 ft container from Mombasa port to Juba over the 1,740 km Mombasa–Tororo–Elegu–Nimule corridor, in US dollars.
Unit: USD per 40 ft container · Measurement: PRICE · Scope: CORRIDOR · Comparability group: FREIGHT_USD_PER_40FT_MOMBASA_JUBA
What this is not
Almost every serious error in operational data is a category error rather than an arithmetic one. These are the things this indicator shares a unit with and must never be combined with.
- A per-tonne rate. This is per container, whatever it holds.
- Transit time. The source records 12–14 days separately; a rate is not a schedule.
- Any other corridor. Kampala–Juba, Khartoum–Renk and the river route are different routes with different economics, none of which SSIP holds a rate for.
How current a reading has to be
Current within 90 days, usable within 270 days, measured against the 2026-09-23 build rather than against the time you read this page. A static deployment cannot re-age itself, so the build date is the honest anchor.
Freight contracts, warehouse leases, wage scales and fixed statutory fees are negotiated on quarterly or annual cycles. Treating a two-month-old lease rate as out of date would discard a figure that is still exactly what a tenant would pay.
Readings held (1)
- 4,850 USD per 40 ft container — observed 2026-09-10, 13 days before the 2026-09-23 build
Source: Association of South Sudan Freight Forwarders Ledger · Mombasa–Tororo–Elegu–Nimule–Juba (1,740 km) (named only — no coordinate held) · Current · ESTIMATED · evidence ev-00445
As the source states it: “$4,850 per 40ft TEU”
What SSIP says about it
- Mombasa–Juba road freight, 40 ft container: 4,850 USD per 40 ft container, recorded 2026-09-10 by Association of South Sudan Freight Forwarders Ledger. Inside this indicator's 90-day currency window as of 2026-09-23.
Rule: Take the most recent dated observation bound to this indicator and classify its age against the indicator's own freshness policy (90 days current, 270 days usable — Freight contracts, warehouse leases, wage scales and fixed statutory fees are negotiated on quarterly or annual cycles. Treating a two-month-old lease rate as out of date would discard a figure that is still exactly what a tenant would pay.).
Does not establish: That the condition still holds today. This is the most recent reading SSIP holds, not a statement about 2026-09-23. A per-tonne rate. This is per container, whatever it holds.
What SSIP does not hold
- One corridor, one forwarder association ledger, one date.
How to read this
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