Kenya's Lamu Port lagging in EA transhipments, KPA data shows
MV Banyas 1 Lome Vessel docks at Lamu Port Berth Number 1 on October 15, 2022 waiting to export livestock to Oman. Lamu Port is yet to tap business from Horn of Africa importers and relieve Mombasa of congestion in transshipment two years after its launch. PHOTO | FILE ODIT | NMG
When the Lamu Port was inaugurated on May 20, 2021, the idea was to tap business from Horn of Africa importers and relieve Mombasa of congestion in transshipment. Nearly two years later, that hasn’t happened.
Official data from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) shows that Lamu is handling less than 2,000 twenty feet equivalent units (TEUS), with the Salalah port in Oman the main preferred transshipment port.
