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Managing Director says Port of Mombasa now among the top five in Africa. Japanese contractor built the facility on 17.5 hectares of reclaimed area.

MOMBASA, Kenya, June 9 - The completed phase two of the Second Container Terminal at the Port of Mombasa with an additional annual capacity of 450,000 Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |

Meanwhile, the Sh32 billion phase two of the second container terminal at the Port of Mombasa has been completed and is awaiting commissioning next month.

Completion of the second phase brings the Port of Mombasa’s total capacity to 2.1 million TEUs.

MOMBASA, Kenya, May 23 - Phase-Two of the Sh32 billion second container terminal at the port of Mombasa is complete and set for commissioning next month. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |

Lamu port construction in Coastal Kenya has seen 3 berths now completed and will be operational in June 2021.

Lamu Port curves niche in transshipment business Kenya could be a major player in transhipment business with the new Lamu Port, as it starts to attract business two months after commissioning by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The President officially launched the country’s second major sea port, after the Port of Mombasa, on May 20. During the time, the facility received tow vessels—MV CAP Carmel from Singapore and Mv Seago Bremerhavel.The two ships were on transit from Mombasa and Dar-es-Salaam...

Lamu Port curves niche in transshipment business by MARTIN MWITA Kenya could be a major player in transhipment business with the new Lamu Port, as it starts to attract business two months after commissioning by President Uhuru Kenyatta. © DIHOFF MUKOTO/AFP via Getty Images FILE - A photograph taken on May 20, 2021 shows the container ship Cap Carmel, Denmark-based shipping line and sailing under the flag of Singapore, docked at the berth of the Lamu Port, in Lamu, in Kenya on...

French shipping line expresses interest in Lamu port French container transportation and shipping company CMA-CGM, the world’s third largest container operator, has expressed interest to invest in the new port of Lamu. CMA CGM, based in Marseille France, is one of the leading carriers in the global container shipping industry using 257 shipping routes between 420 ports situated in 160 different countries. The Vice President Africa CMA-CGM Ludovic Rozan disclosed this during a familiarization ...

Chinese-built port in Kenyas Lamu to spur regional trade: officials Xinhua 19 May 2021, 02:44 GMT+10 NAIROBI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Kenyas Lamu seaport built by a Chinese firm that is set to be launched on Thursday will pave way for seamless movement of goods in the greater Horn of Africa region, officials said Tuesday. The first phase of the Lamu port project consisting of three berths, constructed by the China Communications Construction Company, is located in the coastal county of Lamu in nort...