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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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