By Samuel Migele
The Port of Lamu has received a
consignment of 365 containers of
transhipment cargo, the biggest and
sixth consignment to be shipped to the
Port its operationalisation.
Following pre-arrival clearance by
Customs Officers based at the Port of
Lamu, through the Integrated Customs
Management System (iCMS), MV Seago Line
Istanbul docked on Thursday, 16th,
September 2021, at around 7.00pm.
The arrival of the Maersk Shipping Line
vessel that shipped 490 TEUs (twenty-
foot equivalent units) of cargo is a
vote of confidence for the Port. It is
also a sign that the future is bright
for the port as it is on the path to
become a major transhipment hub in the
region, as it had been envisaged.
The cargo included a variety of goods,
including, cooking oil, wheat flour,
sugar, used clothing, rice, ready-made
garments, fabrics, footwear, vehicles
and personal effects.
The consignment will be re-shipped by
another Vessel, MV Ionian Express which
is expected to arrive at the Port on
Saturday, 18th September, 2021, to
consignees in Zanzibar.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) calls
upon Kenyan investors and other traders
in the region to emulate the investors
from Zanzibar who have used the port for
the third time, a clear demonstration
that it is cost-effective to import
cargo through the Port of Lamu.
KRA is in close collaboration with the
multiagency team operating at the port
to make the Port of Lamu to have a
competitive edge and become a port of
choice for importers and exporters,
through efficiency and a reduced cargo
dwell time.
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