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LAPSSET: Lamu Port and South Sudan Ethiopia Transport: News & Photos
LAPSSET: Lamu Port and South Sudan Ethiopia Transport: News & Photos
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This is for you17 MARCH 2020 4 MIN READ
DELAYS
Poor infrastructure, regional politics derail new port facilities
Commissioning of Lamu and Kisumu Port have continued to be postponed despite the facilities being ready to handle cargo.
In Summary
•Ethiopia, a major partner in the Lapsset project has options of Djibouti and Eritrea ports where there already exists a good road and rail network.
•Tanzania on the other hand continues to push for increased trade through the central corridor, while it eyes regional markets of Uganda and Rwanda through its Lake Victoria ports of Mwanza, Musoma and Bukoba.
by MARTIN MWITA Business / Kenya
An aerial view of the ongoing construction of Lamu Port/Courtesy
Lack of political goodwill, budget gaps and poor infrastructure has come to haunt Kenya's ambition of developing new port facilities of Lamu, Kisumu and Naivasha Inland Container Depot.
This is evidenced by the delays in the commissioning of Kisumu and Lamu Ports, which have been postponed more than twice since last year, despite sections of government agencies indicating readiness for their operationalization.
While construction of the first three berths at Lamu commenced in 2012, after commissioning of the Sh2.5 trillion Lamu Port-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (Lapsset) project by former President Mwai Kibaki, the project's construction continues to drag.
National Treasury has allocated Sh21 billion in two tranches of Sh10 billion and Sh11 billion to date.
Ethiopia, a major partner in the Lapsset project is however not very keen with Lamu as it has options of Djibouti and Eritrea ports, where there already exists a good road and rail network.
According to the shippers council, the end of political and economic wars between Ethiopia and Eritrea following the July 2018 peace has created a conducive environment for trade.
South Sudan has also been adamant in development of the project.
“Let’s not count on these countries. If today South Sudan and Sudan go back to the old days and allow passage of goods through Port Sudan, it will impact Lamu Port.
Ethiopia the same with Eritrea and Djibouti,” Shippers Council of East Africa (SCEA) chief executive Gilbert Langat told the Star.
Tanzania on the other hand continues to push for increased trade through the central corridor, while it eyes regional markets of Uganda and Rwanda through its Lake Victoria ports of Mwanza, Musoma and Bukoba.
This has seen the much anticipated launch of Kisumu Port delayed as regional governments fail to agree on a common launch plan for the Kenyan facility.
According to transport experts, Tanzania is said to be playing protectionism for its Lake facilities.
“Tanzania is focused on ensuring it captures a sizable transit market through its Lake facilities ” a Tanzanian official who spoke on anonymity told the Star.
Commissioning of Lamu had been set for November 8, last year but was later postponed, making it the third time the launch is being differed.
Kisumu Port on the other hand was to be launched late last year, which was later pushed to January this year this year, an event that is yet to take place to date despite the facility being used to export oil to Uganda.
The first consignment of 22 wagons loaded with 894,000 litres of diesel was shipped last December.
Naivasha Inland Container Depot on the other hand is yet to get the required equipment and linkages.
President Uhuru Kenyatta commissioned the Sh6.9 billion Naivasha Dry Port on December 17 last year but the depot is yet to commence operations, due to lack of a linkage Meter Gauge Railway to the Suswa SGR station.
“There is need for a good road network and availability of storage space,” Langat told the Star.
On Lamu, transporters are hoping the government will ensure security of trucks, cargo and drivers.
“Currently there is imporoved security because the contructors are on site, we hope the same is maintained even after the road and port are complete,”
Kenya Long Distance Truck Drivers Association chairman Nicholas Mbugua said yesterday.
The first three berths are being developed by China Communication Construction Company for Sh71.2 billion, where the first berth was announced complete on August 6 last year.
Lapsset Development Authority has confirmed the remaining two berths are at an advanced stage with actual completion of the project at 76 per cent.
This is however against a planned progress cumulative of 81.58 per cent.
The delays facing the project saw state officials meet in Mombasa in January this year, where the three governments renewed their commitment to Lapsset corridor.
Kenya’s Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia, Ethiopian Ambassador to Kenya Meles Alam and South Sudan’s Undersecretary in the Ministry of Transport Captain David Martin signed an MoU to signify the three states’ commitment in supporting the revitalization of the project.
Lapsset authority has confirmed operationalization process for the port has begun with making it compliant with International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) and Marpol regulation, the main international convention aimed at the prevention of pollution from ships caused by operational or accidental causes.
“Continuous coordination with shipping lines is being done to coincide with commissioning,” Lapsset secretariat told the Star.
Shippers are pushing to have Lamu as a transshipment hub. Transshipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination.
“Our proposal is we look at Lamu in-terms of minerals, petroleum export and transshipment cargo. We also need to create an industrial zone with proximity to the port,” Langat said.
Currently, Kenya transships through the Port of Salalah, the largest port in Oman.
Lapsset authority has confirmed operationalization process for the port has begun with making it compliant with International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) and Marpol regulation, the main international convention aimed at the prevention of pollution from ships caused by operational or accidental causes.
“Continuous coordination with shipping lines is being done to coincide with commissioning,” Lapsset secretariat told the Star.
Shippers are pushing to have Lamu as a transshipment hub. Transshipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination.
“Our proposal is we look at Lamu in-terms of minerals, petroleum export and transshipment cargo. We also need to create an industrial zone with proximity to the port,” Langat said.
Currently, Kenya transships through the Port of Salalah, the largest port in Oman.
Poor infrastructure, regional politics derail new port facilities
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Lamu port construction continues as workers retained on site
•The first berth was announced complete on August 6 last year.
•The government is on schedule for the delivery of the remaining two berths by December 2020,Lapsset Development Authority says.
•The planned 32-berth facility is located on the mainland of Lamu's Magogoni area
•The tender for the first three berths was awarded to China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) at a cost of Sh71.2 billion
Construction of the multi-billion Lamu Port project will continue uninterrupted, authorities have said, as they move to put in place measures to reduce risks of Covid-19 spread.
Limited movement to and from the port site has been adopted to reduce risks of spreading the virus which has almost paralyzed key institutions and sectors, as companies adopt a work from home module with others sending their staff on leave.
Lamu port construction continues as workers retained on site
•The first berth was announced complete on August 6 last year.
•The government is on schedule for the delivery of the remaining two berths by December 2020,Lapsset Development Authority says.
•The planned 32-berth facility is located on the mainland of Lamu's Magogoni area
•The tender for the first three berths was awarded to China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) at a cost of Sh71.2 billion
Construction of the multi-billion Lamu Port project will continue uninterrupted, authorities have said, as they move to put in place measures to reduce risks of Covid-19 spread.
Limited movement to and from the port site has been adopted to reduce risks of spreading the virus which has almost paralyzed key institutions and sectors, as companies adopt a work from home module with others sending their staff on leave.
Lamu port construction continues as workers retained on site
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can u post the picture of the 3 completed berths?Lamu port construction continues as workers retained on site
•The first berth was announced complete on August 6 last year.
•The government is on schedule for the delivery of the remaining two berths by December 2020,Lapsset Development Authority says.
•The planned 32-berth facility is located on the mainland of Lamu's Magogoni area
•The tender for the first three berths was awarded to China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) at a cost of Sh71.2 billion
Construction of the multi-billion Lamu Port project will continue uninterrupted, authorities have said, as they move to put in place measures to reduce risks of Covid-19 spread.
Limited movement to and from the port site has been adopted to reduce risks of spreading the virus which has almost paralyzed key institutions and sectors, as companies adopt a work from home module with others sending their staff on leave.
Lamu port construction continues as workers retained on site
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March 2020 Updates
Kenya LAMU Port: Berth 1-3 Project Successfully Completed Construction of Main Pier Vertical and Horizontal Beams
The main wharf of the Ram Port 1-3 berth project includes three berths, with a total length of 1,200 meters and a width of 36 meters, which are divided into 48 structural sections. The wharf adopts a high-pile beam-slab structure, including steel pipe pile foundations, cast-in-situ vertical and horizontal beams, prefabricated panel installation, cast-in-situ surfacing, shipbuilding components, and other ancillary auxiliary facilities. The total concrete volume of the main wharf is 50,800 cubic meters, and the total amount of reinforced steel is 9,850 tons. Among them, the concrete volume of the crossbar beam is 27,500 cubic meters, and the amount of reinforced steel is 5,550 tons. At present, the main pier's cast-in-situ surface has been completed for 1,050 meters.
▲Casting of the last concrete beam at Berth 3 completed on 28 March 2020
The successful completion of the vertical and horizontal beams of the main pier greatly encouraged the morale of all employees, and to a certain extent alleviated the problem of tight ship equipment in the project department, and laid a solid foundation for the completion of the main pier surface in the next step. The construction of the rear retaining wall has created favorable conditions.
Kenya LAMU Port: Berth 1-3 Project Successfully Completed Construction of Main Pier Vertical and Horizontal Beams
The main wharf of the Ram Port 1-3 berth project includes three berths, with a total length of 1,200 meters and a width of 36 meters, which are divided into 48 structural sections. The wharf adopts a high-pile beam-slab structure, including steel pipe pile foundations, cast-in-situ vertical and horizontal beams, prefabricated panel installation, cast-in-situ surfacing, shipbuilding components, and other ancillary auxiliary facilities. The total concrete volume of the main wharf is 50,800 cubic meters, and the total amount of reinforced steel is 9,850 tons. Among them, the concrete volume of the crossbar beam is 27,500 cubic meters, and the amount of reinforced steel is 5,550 tons. At present, the main pier's cast-in-situ surface has been completed for 1,050 meters.
▲Casting of the last concrete beam at Berth 3 completed on 28 March 2020
The successful completion of the vertical and horizontal beams of the main pier greatly encouraged the morale of all employees, and to a certain extent alleviated the problem of tight ship equipment in the project department, and laid a solid foundation for the completion of the main pier surface in the next step. The construction of the rear retaining wall has created favorable conditions.
All over the world especially frontier places like east Africa including uganda pipeline to Tanga
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No matter what angle u try to take them these pictures r not different from those in October last year! Count the number of light polls!March 2020 Updates
Kenya LAMU Port: Berth 1-3 Project Successfully Completed Construction of Main Pier Vertical and Horizontal Beams
The main wharf of the Ram Port 1-3 berth project includes three berths, with a total length of 1,200 meters and a width of 36 meters, which are divided into 48 structural sections. The wharf adopts a high-pile beam-slab structure, including steel pipe pile foundations, cast-in-situ vertical and horizontal beams, prefabricated panel installation, cast-in-situ surfacing, shipbuilding components, and other ancillary auxiliary facilities. The total concrete volume of the main wharf is 50,800 cubic meters, and the total amount of reinforced steel is 9,850 tons. Among them, the concrete volume of the crossbar beam is 27,500 cubic meters, and the amount of reinforced steel is 5,550 tons. At present, the main pier's cast-in-situ surface has been completed for 1,050 meters.
▲Casting of the last concrete beam at Berth 3 completed on 28 March 2020
The successful completion of the vertical and horizontal beams of the main pier greatly encouraged the morale of all employees, and to a certain extent alleviated the problem of tight ship equipment in the project department, and laid a solid foundation for the completion of the main pier surface in the next step. The construction of the rear retaining wall has created favorable conditions.
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Dar es salaam Port inakuja kuwa bandari kubwa sana ukisoma DMGP unapata yafutayo
*Berth no1 up to no 7 ni kwa ajili ya great bulk cargo,grain na general cargo
*Berth no 8 up 15 itakuwa ni containerilised terminal
*Beth 16 up 18 itakuwa ni kwa ajili ya mafuta na zitajengwa Beth3 zenye uwezo wa kuchukua meli tatu kwa mpigo
*Berth no 0 inaitwa Roro na tayari ipo into operations
Kwa upande wa Tanga wanajenga berth nne(4) mpya za mita 300m na wanakarabati mbili zilizopo na kazi itaanza mwaka huu kwasababu dredging tayari na mtwara pia yenye ni berth1 ya mita hizo hizo
##Dont play with magufuli aisee huyu Raisi ameshatuvusha tunaelekea kuwa transhipment hub kubwa mno Africa mpinzani wetu anakuwa Durban
*Berth no1 up to no 7 ni kwa ajili ya great bulk cargo,grain na general cargo
*Berth no 8 up 15 itakuwa ni containerilised terminal
*Beth 16 up 18 itakuwa ni kwa ajili ya mafuta na zitajengwa Beth3 zenye uwezo wa kuchukua meli tatu kwa mpigo
*Berth no 0 inaitwa Roro na tayari ipo into operations
Kwa upande wa Tanga wanajenga berth nne(4) mpya za mita 300m na wanakarabati mbili zilizopo na kazi itaanza mwaka huu kwasababu dredging tayari na mtwara pia yenye ni berth1 ya mita hizo hizo
##Dont play with magufuli aisee huyu Raisi ameshatuvusha tunaelekea kuwa transhipment hub kubwa mno Africa mpinzani wetu anakuwa Durban
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Sasa Mombasa tuifikie mara ngapi,FYI mombasa hasa 19berths tu and you should know that sisi tunaongoza kwenye biashara ya kupokea mafuta so hiyo gape ya containers nakuhakikishia after 2020 turudi mezani
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Kumbe iko na berths ngapi kwa sasa[emoji1787][emoji1787]
Kabla uandike vitu kaa ukifanya research kwanza..
Yani narudia tena, port zenu zote hata zikiungana haziwezi itingisha the mighty mombasa port
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LAPPSET is here to stay
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Inland container depot ready!
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