Cargo handled by Mombasa port up 9 per cent January-SeptemberThe Mombasa port handled 9 per cent more cargo in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period in 2018, due to greater handling capacity and more cargo headed to its neighbouring countries, its operator said.Mombasa, a gateway to east and central Africa, handles imports and exports for Kenya and other countries including Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Burundi. The port handled 25.45 million tonnes of cargo between January and September compared to 23.36 million tonnes registered during a similar period in 2018, an increase of 2.09 million tons. Container traffic increased by 10.7 per cent to 1.06 million Twenty feet equivalent units (TEUS) over the nine-month period while cargo destined for other countries was up 136.8 per cent to 1.87 million tons from 791,257 tonnes realised during a similar period in 2018. For More of This and Other Stories, Grab Your Copy of the Standard Newspaper. Kenya is also building a second port in Lamu, north of Mombasa, with a capacity of 23 million tonnes per year.

Source: Standard Digital November 12, 2019 11:44 UTC