According to the report, the port handled 15 million tonnes of cargo between January and June compared with 13.4 million tonnes in the same period last year. “During the first six months of 2017, imports accounted for 12.7 million tonnes against 11.3 million handled in the same 2016 period, an increase of 12 per cent. The port again handled 1.87 million tonnes in exports, up 0.5 per cent on the 1.86 million tonnes handled in the same period last year,” said KPA. The countries that import their cargo through the port of Mombasa include Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was followed by South Sudan with 698 TEUs, Rwanda (372 TEUs), DRC (302 TEUs), Somalia (42 TEUs), and Burundi (13 TEUs).

Source: Standard Digital September 13, 2017 05:26 UTC