Traders bank on new Lamu port to reduce logistics costs
Summary
Stakeholders in logistics have expressed optimism about the opening of the Lamu port for business last week, saying it will reduce cost of doing business.
The first consignment of goods has already been shipped through second Kenya’s commercial port.
Wednesday May 26 2021
A ship docks at Lamu Port during the official launch by President Uhuru Kenyatta. FILE PHOTO | NMG
By ANTHONY KITIMO
Summary
Stakeholders in logistics have expressed optimism about the opening of the Lamu port for business last week, saying it will reduce cost of doing business.
The first consignment of goods has already been shipped through second Kenya’s commercial port.
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The first cargo ship Alianco offloads containers at the Lamu Port after President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the port last week. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]
Maersk, the Denmark-based shipping giant, says it is ready to deploy regular vessels to Lamu Port if required.
In a statement issued by Africa Communications Manager Kerry Rosser, the firm, which on Thursday sent the first ship,
mv Cap Carmel to Lamu Port, said it did so to support the inauguration of the first berth.
The vessel arrived Thursday morning, signalling the operationalisation of the first of Lamu Port South Sudan Transport (Lapsset) project components.
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Comarco Tag boat towing barge carrying two Rubber Tyred Gantley cranes under Kenya Revenue Authority mobile scanner spotted at the Likoni Ferry Channel on Monday, 17 May 2021, while leaving the port of Mombasa to the port of Lamu. The towing tag will be cruising at a speed of 5 to 6 knots and is expected to arrive on Tuesday early afternoon. President Uhuru Kenyatta will commission the new Lamu Port on 20th May 2021. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]
Lamu Port starts operations with the arrival of two vessels - Mv Cap Carmel and Mv Seago Bremerhavel.
Both ships will arrive from Mombasa and Dar-es-Salaam ports and dock at the new harbour today (Thursday).