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Three ZPMC STS cranes delivered to Port of Lamu

News15 Apr 2024

The cranes have a reach of 24 containers across and have been designed to tackle the challenges posed by windy conditions. Also, the KPA has...

First berth open at Lamu

News17 Sep 2019

China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) has completed the first berth of the container terminal at the new port of Lamu in ...

Nairobi backs down on SGR decree

News17 Aug 2019

The government of Kenya has backtracked on a recent decree that all cargo imports transported from Mombasa to Nairobi and beyond should be c...

Mombasa to Nairobi container transport – rail only

News6 Aug 2019

The Kenyan government has issued a Directive to transfer all imported cargo from Mombasa to Nairobi through the Standard Gauge Railway...

Double stacking intermodal first in Kenya

News14 Oct 2018

Kenya is the first country in Africa to introduce double stack container rail services. Kenya Railways will double stack containers on train...

Container pressure in East Africa

News1 Jul 2018

The number of containers waiting at Mombasa has been cut by more than half in the past few weeks – from 22,500 at the start of May to abou...

Efficient Mombasa rail link

News1 May 2018

Kenya’s new standard gauge railway (SGR) is currently being extended into the heart of the Port of Mombasa...

Infrastructure boom for East African cargo flows

News1 Nov 2017

The region’s transport infrastructure is benefitting from the biggest wave of investment since the early years of the colonial period....

KPA extends its reach

News1 Oct 2017

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has taken over the ports of Kisumu on Lake Victoria and Shimoni on the Indian Ocean. A Dutch firm, Maritim...

Kenya Ports to issue fresh tender

News12 Sep 2017

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is to publish a new tender as it seeks an operator for its new 550,000 TEU capacity Kipevu Container Terminal (K...

Kenya Ports to issue fresh tender

News1 Jul 2017

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is to publish a new tender as it seeks an operator for its new 550,000 TEU capacity Kipevu Container Terminal (K...

Mombasa looks for EIB funds

News1 Feb 2017

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is close to agreeing a US$200M funding package that will help Kenya’s leading port, Mombasa, continue i...

Change coming to East Africa

News1 Nov 2016

The development of new ports and railways in East Africa could be about to shake up the region’s long-established status quo....

New terminal in Mombasa

News1 Sep 2016

The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) officially opened Mombasa’s second container terminal in early September. It provides sub-Saharan Africa�...

KPA’s Mombasa 2 on stream

News1 May 2016

The second container terminal at Mombasa has been completed. Construction work finished in February, and it was handed over to the Kenya Por...

Mombasa crane row

News1 Jan 2016

The dispute over the award of a contract for three STS gantry cranes by Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to Liebherr shows no sign of abating. Fo...

Three ZPMC STS cranes delivered to Port of Lamu

First berth open at Lamu

Nairobi backs down on SGR decree

Mombasa to Nairobi container transport – rail only

Double stacking intermodal first in Kenya

Container pressure in East Africa

Efficient Mombasa rail link

Infrastructure boom for East African cargo flows

KPA extends its reach

Kenya Ports to issue fresh tender

Kenya Ports to issue fresh tender

Mombasa looks for EIB funds

Change coming to East Africa

New terminal in Mombasa

KPA’s Mombasa 2 on stream

Mombasa crane row

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Captain’s body found, four missing after ship sank near Taiwan

Konecranes reports higher profit, port solutions H1 order intake down 40%

NWSA calls for bids for Terminal 5 refrigerated container electrical upgrades

DP World Fremantle implements new weigh-in-motion system

Vessel detained in Haifa, seafarers abandoned in Yemen

Three ZPMC STS cranes delivered to Port of Lamu

First berth open at Lamu

Nairobi backs down on SGR decree

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Captain’s body found, four missing after ship sank near Taiwan

Konecranes reports higher profit, port solutions H1 order intake down 40%

NWSA calls for bids for Terminal 5 refrigerated container electrical upgrades

DP World Fremantle implements new weigh-in-motion system

Vessel detained in Haifa, seafarers abandoned in Yemen

Fire breaks out on Maersk container ship, one crew member dead

Cape Town Container Terminal takes delivery of 15 new terminal tractors

Fire on Maersk Frankfurt nearly out

Valenciaport’s container traffic up 14% in H1

Tanker capsizes near Manila claiming one life, cargo ship sinks off coast Taiwan