Browsing: advantages of mombasa port to residents

• Traders across East Africa are shunning the Port of Mombasa in favour of Dar es Salaam Port citing higher fees.
• Uganda complains that up to 50% of their traders’ costs go to port clearance and transport expenses from Mombasa.
• The entry of DP World into the Dar es Salaam port promises improved vessel discharge times, lower fees, and increased profits, a move that will significantly challenge Mombasa.

In the shadow of rising cranes and towering cargo ships, the Port of Mombasa faces a formidable rival in the form of the Dar es Salaam port in Tanzania. Both harbours have set their sights on becoming the primary entry point to the promising opportunities in East African Community, a market of approximately 500 million people. The competition is fierce, and the stakes are high.

Mombasa port vs Dar es Salaam: The battle for East Africa’s gateway

As of 2022, cargo handling at …

• The infrastructure sector in Kenya has made major progress in the last six months, with activity reaching an all-time high
• The second phase of the expansion of Mombasa Port was completed in June 2022, with the government reverting port activities into the port in September 2022 from Naivasha
• Kenol-Marua Road is a section of Africa’s Great North Road, and its expansion is expected to improve bilateral trade between Kenya and landlocked Ethiopia
• Improvements to Terminal 1B of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport were completed during the review period

Kenya’s infrastructure sector has made major progress in the last six months, with activity reaching an all-time high.

For starters, the second phase of the expansion of Mombasa Port was completed in June 2022. As a result, the government reverted port activities to the Port of Mombasa in September 2022 from Naivasha.

According to the Kenya Market Update report by Knight Frank, the …