The Port of Mombasa last week received the largest vessel, in terms of capacity, as the facility recorded the highest performance in container handling. Container carrier MV Ever Unity is the largest vessel in terms of capacity to call at the Port of Mombasa this year. They received 389,515 Total Equivalent Units (TEUs) compared to 340,812 TEUs handled last year, which is an increase of 48,703 TEUs. For March only, the port of Mombasa handled 133,904 TEUs, which is an increase of 31,261 TEUs or 30.4 percent compared to last year’s 102,643 TEUs. The port handled 69,658 TEUs against 41,363 TEUs during the corresponding period in 2020, which was a growth of 28,295 TEUs.

Source: The Star April 26, 2021 00:56 UTC