This archive report was first published on 19 September 2019.
Published on September 19, 2019, the Port of Mombasa has seen a significant growth in cargo volume, with a 8.6% increase from 18.14 million tons to 19.69 million tons.
This growth is attributed to various initiatives taken by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), which have paid off in terms of superb performance in 2018. The port's cargo volume increased by 1.9% from 30.34 to 30.92 million tons, mainly driven by containerized cargo.
Containerized cargo saw a significant increase, with the number of containers handled rising from 1.19 million TEUs in 2017 to 1.30 million TEUs in 2018, representing a 9.6% increase.
Uganda remains a predominant transit destination, accounting for 82% of the 9.60 million tons of transit cargo through the port of Mombasa. South Sudan has emerged as a new key transit destination, accounting for 7.6% of transit cargo with a total traffic of 734,000 tons in 2018.
The Port of Mombasa provides connectivity to over 80 seaports and serves over 33 shipping lines. To improve the port's efficiency, the KPA is working on improving the road network in and around Mombasa, including the ongoing rehabilitation and dualling of the Mombasa-Mariakani road.
Additionally, the KPA has embarked on the construction of Phase II of the second container terminal, which will increase the port's annual capacity by an additional 450,000 TEUs, bringing the port's capacity to over 2 million TEUs by 2022.
