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Port of Lamu receives ship-to-shore gantry cranes worth over Sh4b

The newly acquired ship-to-shore gantry cranes being offloaded at the Port of Lamu. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The Port of Lamu has received three ultra-modern ship-to-shore gantry cranes worth over Sh4 billion that will boost the operations at the second commercial port.

On Saturday, Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Capt William Ruto said that the new cranes will be able to handle large cargo ships seeking transhipment using Lamu Port as shorter routes as opposed to the Red Sea and Gulf.

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