Kenya acquires $28.9m tugboat, cranes for Mombasa port
The newly acquired Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Tug Boat christened Mwokozi II docking at the port of Mombasa in this photo taken on 10th January 2022. The tug boat took 20 days to arrive in the country from Turkey where it was built.
Kenya becomes the second African country after South Africa to own salvage boats after the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) acquired a $16.65 million multipurpose salvage tugboat and three ship-to-shore gantry cranes at $28.9 million.
The salvage tugboat bought from Turkey and three ship-to-shore gantry cranes from Japan will boost efficiency and bulk handling activities at the second container terminal. This follows President Uhuru Kenyatta’s order for port efficiency to boost businesses in East Africa.
