LARGEST TRANSSHIPMENT ARRIVES AT LAMU PORT IN KENYA

The largest transshipment arrives at the port of Lamu in Kenya. PHOTO / SAMUEL MIGELE

More business for Port of Lamu as the largest transshipment consignment arrives

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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