1,100 rendered jobless as Base Titanium exports last bulk shipment

Base Titanium staff wave at MV. Devbulk Sinem ferrying titanium ore during the final bulk shipment at the Base Titanium Port Facility in Mombasa on February 12, 2025. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Australian miner, Base Titanium, exported its last bulk shipment of titanium ore from Kenya, marking the end of the firms mining activities in Kwale County.

Emotions ran high as employees and residents of Likoni watched ship, MV Devbulk Sinem sail away with 4,200 metric tonnes of rutile destined for the United States.