A vessel docks to offload shipping containers after it was diverted amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lamu Port in Lamu County, Kenya, March 18, 2026.
The Port of Lamu has processed the first-ever transit container shipment destined for Burundi as it benefits from the latest move by shipping lines to free their vessels by offloading cargo in the most convenient place.
The cargo, which arrived aboard the MV Jolly Oro, was originally scheduled for transshipment via the Port of Dar es Salaam but, after a change in the mode of transport facilitated through a C11 amendment form, the consignment was cleared and moved by road directly to Burundi.
