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THE STANDARD BUSINESS NEWS Geofrey Namadoa, a marine pilot at KPA It is turning to be a voyage like no other. The giant ships, like the galleons of yore, are heaped with heavy cargo handling machines and moving at a snail's pace -a mere 8 knots. They will take 22 hours to reach Lamu Port from Mombasa - a distance of 242 kilometres on water. The voyage begins next week.  According to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), transporting the machines will be a logistical undertaking not seen on these shores. The equipment needs careful loading and offloading to avoid mishaps. The equipment to be loaded ...

THE STANDARD COAST A crane loads operation equipment at Kenya ports Authority. The Equipment will be used in operation at Lamu Port. 25th April 2021. [Omondi Onyango,Standard] A boat carrying assorted equipment for cargo handling and navigation has left Mombasa for Lamu as the government races against time to operationalise the new port. The shoal-draft flat-bottomed boat loaded with the first set of equipment to be used at the Lamu Port left Mombasa Port’s berth number 20 to deliver the cargo as Kenya prepares to open the new facility’s doors on June 15 this year. Sailing along the Kenya...