In an increasingly competitive global environment, most developed countries focus on new ways of financing infrastructure development and delivering services, such as Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). Public Private Partnerships being a new concept in most of Northern Corridor Countries, there are no clear guidelines and procedures for its implementation and projects monitoring. And Northern Corridor Member States are yet to fully comprehend and utilize such financing methods.

The Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) has embarked in partnership with United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on an endeavour of promoting and supporting the implementation of the sustainable freight transport systems and strategy across the Northern trade route through the component of Green Freight Program as pilot scheme.

Road Authorities both in Kenya and Ethiopia are working closely to speed up the harmonization of Traffic and Vehicle Load Control rules to ease the movement of goods along the Mombasa-Nairobi-Isiolo-Moyale-Addis Ababa highway. As per the set schedule, the Vehicle Load control rules will start to be enforced by January 2017.

In 2015, Mombasa Port handled 26.7 million tons of cargo, compared to 24.88 million tons handled in 2014. Import totaled 22.68 million tons from 20.77 million tons handled in 2014. Exports also increased to 3.53 million tons from 3.37 million in 2014.

The Permanent Secretariat commenced the process of evaluating the implementation of the Strategic Plan 2007-2011 and elaboration of the successor Strategic Plan 2012-2016