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Kenya Ports Authority (KPSA) gantry cranes offloads containers from a Transhipment Cargo Vessel at the port of Lamu in Lamu County on Saturday, September 18, 2021. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]
Lamu Port, with its open harbour and deep channel, can accommodate big vessels that come with economies of scale to lower freight charges.
This is according to players in the shipping industry who have had to contend with a shortage of containers, port congestion and escalating freight rates in recent months.
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