Mombasa Port traffic up 13 per cent in first-half this year

Kenya: Container traffic through Kenya’s biggest port grew 12.8 per cent in the first six months of this year. This is after the Government built new cargo handling facilities to shorten the turnaround time for ships.

Overall cargo volumes handled by Mombasa Port grew from a slight drop last year largely due to anxiety in the run-up to the March 2013 elections. The port handled 11.9 million tonnes, up from 10.5 million tonnes handled over the same period in 2013.