LAPSSET: Lamu Port and South Sudan Ethiopia Transport: News & Photos

[Tony254]

Mombasa port handled 9.54 million tonnes of cargo in the first 3 months of 2021. If we project this rate for the whole year we can assume that Mombasa port will handle 9.54 * 4 = 38.16 tonnes of cargo for the whole year. Ikumbukwe kwamba Dar port inahandle 17 million tonnes of cargo p.a

Volume of cargo via Mombasa port up by 10.7 per cent despite Covid-19 disruptions​

n the volume of business at the port was due to the opening up of ports in China and increased efficiency at the facility.

In the latest report, KPA said the port recorded the highest performance in terms of average container traffic handling an average of 4, 662 Twenty Equivalent Units (TEU) per day.


TEUs is an exact unit used to measure cargo capacity for containers. In February 2019, the port on average processed 4, 279 TEU.

In the period under review, the Port also witnessed increased volumes in container traffic registering 389,515 TEU against 340,812 TEUs recorded in a similar period in 2020.

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“Transshipment traffic recorded 69,658 TEUs against 41,363 TEUs during the corresponding period in 2020. The container traffic translates to an increase of 48,703 TEUs or 14.3 per cent while transhipment traffic registered a growth of 28,295 TEUs or 68.4 per cent,” says the report.

KPA acting Managing Director, Rashid Salim said, February this year was captured as the highest performer month ever in terms of daily average container throughput traffic with 4,662 TEUs beating the record daily average throughput of 4,279 TEUs recorded in July 2019.

The MD said total imports during the quarter recorded 162,504 TEUs up from 151,998 TEUs in the corresponding period January-March 2020, registering a growth of 6.9 per cent. Equally, exports registered an upsurge by 6.8 per cent from 146,049 TEUs in 2020 to 156,007 TEUs during a similar period in 2021.

“A total of 3.48 million tons were recorded in March 2021 against 2.71 million tons realised in the corresponding month in 2020, representing a positive performance of 768,453 tons or 28.4 per cent. The performance was mainly attributed to an increase in the handling of Wheat and Clinker cargo within the month compared to the same period in 2020,” said Engineer Salim.

He explained that for container traffic, the Port recorded a positive increment of 31,261 TEUs which translates to 30.4 per cent in which 133,904 TEUs were registered in March 2021 against 102,643 TEUs in March 2020.

Engineer Rashid who predicted the Port will surpass its performance by the end of the year said that Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), recorded higher performance of removal of containers from the port to Nairobi Container Deport in March than February this year.

Engineer Salim exuded confidence that the evacuation of the containers from Mombasa port to Inland Container Deport (ICD) in Nairobi will go up since the loading of the containers onto the wagons have been left for KPA staff.

Volume of cargo via Mombasa port up by 10.7 per cent despite Covid-19 disruptions

TEUs is an exact unit used to measure cargo capacity for containers. In February 2019, the port on average processed 4, 279 TEU.

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Geza Ulole

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[Tony254]

Mombasa port handled 9.54 million tonnes of cargo in the first 3 months of 2021. If we project this rate for the whole year we can assume that Mombasa port will handle 9.54 * 4 = 38.16 tonnes of cargo for the whole year. Ikumbukwe kwamba Dar port inahandle 17 million tonnes of cargo p.a

Volume of cargo via Mombasa port up by 10.7 per cent despite Covid-19 disruptions​

n the volume of business at the port was due to the opening up of ports in China and increased efficiency at the facility.

In the latest report, KPA said the port recorded the highest performance in terms of average container traffic handling an average of 4, 662 Twenty Equivalent Units (TEU) per day.


TEUs is an exact unit used to measure cargo capacity for containers. In February 2019, the port on average processed 4, 279 TEU.

In the period under review, the Port also witnessed increased volumes in container traffic registering 389,515 TEU against 340,812 TEUs recorded in a similar period in 2020.

READ MORE​

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“Transshipment traffic recorded 69,658 TEUs against 41,363 TEUs during the corresponding period in 2020. The container traffic translates to an increase of 48,703 TEUs or 14.3 per cent while transhipment traffic registered a growth of 28,295 TEUs or 68.4 per cent,” says the report.

KPA acting Managing Director, Rashid Salim said, February this year was captured as the highest performer month ever in terms of daily average container throughput traffic with 4,662 TEUs beating the record daily average throughput of 4,279 TEUs recorded in July 2019.

The MD said total imports during the quarter recorded 162,504 TEUs up from 151,998 TEUs in the corresponding period January-March 2020, registering a growth of 6.9 per cent. Equally, exports registered an upsurge by 6.8 per cent from 146,049 TEUs in 2020 to 156,007 TEUs during a similar period in 2021.

“A total of 3.48 million tons were recorded in March 2021 against 2.71 million tons realised in the corresponding month in 2020, representing a positive performance of 768,453 tons or 28.4 per cent. The performance was mainly attributed to an increase in the handling of Wheat and Clinker cargo within the month compared to the same period in 2020,” said Engineer Salim.

He explained that for container traffic, the Port recorded a positive increment of 31,261 TEUs which translates to 30.4 per cent in which 133,904 TEUs were registered in March 2021 against 102,643 TEUs in March 2020.

Engineer Rashid who predicted the Port will surpass its performance by the end of the year said that Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), recorded higher performance of removal of containers from the port to Nairobi Container Deport in March than February this year.

Engineer Salim exuded confidence that the evacuation of the containers from Mombasa port to Inland Container Deport (ICD) in Nairobi will go up since the loading of the containers onto the wagons have been left for KPA staff.

Volume of cargo via Mombasa port up by 10.7 per cent despite Covid-19 disruptions

TEUs is an exact unit used to measure cargo capacity for containers. In February 2019, the port on average processed 4, 279 TEU.

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Geza Ulole

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Hapa hutamuona Geza Ulole. Atajifanya hajaiona habari hii.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Hapa hutamuona Geza Ulole. Atajifanya hajaiona habari hii.

Hizo theoretical assumptions ambazo zinadai Dar port cargo handling ipo stagnant huwa sizijibu!

 

[Tony254]

Hizo theoretical assumptions ambazo zinadai Dar port cargo handling ipo stagnant huwa sizijibu!

Hahaha. Mimi nilikuwa nataka ujibu kuhusu article yenyewe. Wachana na maoni yangu. Je? Unasema nini kuhusu performance ya Mombasa port in the first quarter of 2021?

 

[Tony254]

Kujenga bandari ya Bagamoyo is just a bad idea. It is not as if Tanzania has few ports. Tanzania tayari ina ports tatu kwenye Indian ocean zinazofanya kazi (Dar, Tanga na Mtwara) so sioni haja ya kujenga port nyingine mpya, kwanza green-field port ambayo itagharimu pesa nyingi. Kwa nini mnataka kupoteza hela yenu bure? Kenya ina port moja tu ilhali hio port moja inapakua mizigo mingi kushinda Bandari zenu tatu zilizo kwenye ufuo wa bahari la hindi. Kenya ndio ina haki ya kujenga bandari la pili ili kupunguza pressure kwenye Mombasa port hususan ukizingatia kwamba Mombasa port inaserve Kenya na Uganda kwa pamoja. Kenya ndio inastahili kujenga port ya pili lakini sio nyinyi. Nyinyi mnastahili kuongeza efficiency na kuexpand existing ports ili ziwe kubwa na zenye uwezo wa kuhandle cargo nyingi. Ports zenu bado ni ndogo ndogo sana. Dar port tayari imepanuliwa, Tanga na Mtwara pia zinapanuliwa. Mumeshatumia pesa nyingi kupanua bandari zenu sasa mbona mpoteze pesa kujenga bandari mpya wakati bandari zenu zinapanuliwa na hata hazijaanza kutumia new capacity. Mbona msingoje port zenu zitumie new capacity kwanza hadi zijae ili mjenge port nyingine? Au mnataka tu kujenga ili ionekane kwamba serikali yenu inafanya kazi hata kama hakuna misingi yoyote ya kujenga Bagamoyo port? Sioni haja ya kujenga Bagamoyo port karibu na Dar port. Huo ni ujinga tu na njia ya kupoteza pesa ya umma. Kama lazima mjenge port ya nne kwenye bahari la hindi basi mjenge port mahali ambapo hakuna port kwa mfano Kilwa. Bandari la Kilwa ni nzuri kwa sababu Kilwa ipo katikati mwa Dar na Mtwara. Halafu TZ haina container traffic ya kutosha ya kujustify kujenga an entirely new green-field port. Idadi ya port sio muhimu. Afadhali muwe na port moja kubwa kama Kenya bora ipo efficient na mizigo hazichelewi bandarini kushinda kuwa na ports kumi ndogo ndogo ilhali mizigo zinachelewa bandarini. Idadi ya port sio issue, issue ni "how efficient is your port?" Hayo ni maoni yangu tu kuhusu hili jambo, I may be wrong but that is what I think about this issue.

 

[Geza Ulole]

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[Tony254]

Capped! The top of the operation building of the Lamu Port Project in Kenya​

The First Company of China Communications Fourth Aviation Bureau 2 days ago

On April 7, 2021 local time, the main structure of the operation building of the Kenya Lamu Port project was successfully capped and poured, and the construction of the main structure of the No. 2 berth building project was completed.

The operating building covers an area of 1608 square meters, with a height of 16m and a total of 4 floors. It is the key building with the largest volume of the housing construction project in this project.
During the construction process, faced with difficulties such as the impact of the epidemic and the shortage of personnel, the project department has always adhered to "safety first, quality first", through technological innovation and improvement, optimized resource allocation, and completed the construction of the main structure of the operating b

uilding as scheduled.

In addition, the main structure of the welfare building, another key building at Berth No. 2, was topped off at the end of March. The smooth roofing of the two main buildings provided a working surface for the subsequent renovation work and steel structure installation, and also laid the foundation for the timely completion of the housing construction project.


Source

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ACLa4y3Wm5fd8LO4kBQ4Eg

 

[Tony254]

LOGISTICS​

KPA readies for first ship at Lamu Port, equipping facility​

The country's second major sea port is set for operationalisation in June​

In Summary
•Yard and marine services operations equipment for the first berth have been identified, and a contract awarded for the transportation of these equipment.
•First cargo will be headed to Ethiopia, the key transit destination targeted for the port.

by MARTIN MWITABusiness Writer
Kenya
12 April 2021 - 04:00

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LAMU PORT Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) vessels docked at berth one the Lamu Port on October 28, 2020/
Image: CHARLES MGHENYI
Equipping of Lamu Port has resumed and is at an advanced stage, authorities in the project have confirmed, with the facility expected to become operational in June.
This is after delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic last year, which slowed down procurement processes for equipment.
Both the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Development Authority and KPA are keen to have the country's second major sea port, and a potential transshipment hub in the continent, become operational in the next two months.

Construction of the first three berths of the planned 32-berth Lamu Port, has been completed at a cost of about Sh40 billion, having been developed by China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), which commenced construction works in mid-2015.
With a key length of 400 metres and a width of 800 metres, the first berth completed in August 2019 has the capacity to handle and estimated 4,394 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit–the approximate unit of measure of a container), or 13,182 containers stacked up to three rows.
Construction of the first phase included 1,200 metre of quay walls (three berths of 400 metres),yardreclamation, including pavement and superstructure (buildings/gates), dredging the access channel to negative 17.5 metres , and a causeway construction (800 metres ) up to the Lamu Plaza.
The entire phase one of the project is currently 87 per cent complete, according to the LAPSSET Authority, with the remaining construction activities being pavement of terminal II area and final reclamation of terminal three.
According to the authorities, yard and marine services operations equipment for the first berth have been identified, and a contract awarded for the transportation of these equipment.
They include seven terminal tractors, 14 trailers, two Rubber Tyred Gantries (RTG) , four forklifts and two utility vans for yard operations.
Marine services (operations) equipment are two tugboats, one pilot boat, one mooring boat, one fire engine and an ambulance.
The procurement and assembling of the equipment had been slowed down by the pandemic, according to KPA head of corporate affairs, Bernard Osero.
“Things slowed down including procurement because of the Covid-19 pandemic,” Osero told The Star in a telephone interview.
The natural deep-sea port is part of the Sh2.5 trillion Lamu-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) project launched on March 2, 2012 by the then Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki, late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, and South Sudan's President Salva Kiir.
Equipping of the facility will pave way for operationalization of the port, which KPA is keen to transform into a transshipment hub.
World’s largest container shipping company―Maersk is among those that are eyeing Lamu Port, a boost to the facility which is slowly getting international maritime players attention.

The first consignment is set to be discharged and cleared by mid-June, according to LAPSSET chairperson Titus Ibui, with the cargo headed for Ethiopian which is the biggest targeted transit destination through Lamu, followed by South Susan.
To attract users, KPA has extended promotional tariffs to shipping companies and and transporters.
These include a 30 days free storage period for transhipment and transit cargo, 14 days free storage period for domestic cargo and a 40 per cent discount for cargo-based charges as per the KPA tariff.
“Light dues, port and harbour dues shall be charged once at the first port of call in the country, at either Lamu or Mombasa,” management told the Star.
Coasters carrying transshipment cargo from Lamu to Mombasa shall be offered a 40 per cent discount on the cargo handling charges.
Lamu Port is expected to connect Kenya and the region's hinterland to over 300 ports globally.
Operationalisation of the port will present a strong case for private sector involvement in constructing the remaining 29 berths and other components of the corridor, including the Special Economic Zone, which has been gazetted in a “Lamu Port City” initiative.
Other projects planned along the LAPSSET corridor include transportation hubs for rail, highway and international airports in Lamu, Isiolo and Lodwar, an oil pipeline from South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia to Lamu Port, an oil refinery and three resort cities in Isiolo, Lamu and Turkana.
The route to Ethiopia is via the Lamu- Garissa (257KM)- Garissa-Isiolo (280KM) and Isiolo- Moyale (502KM) road.
The Lamu-Garissa and Garissa-Isiolo section have been planned for stage upgrading and construction respectively.
Currently Lamu Port connects to Ethiopia through 1,425 KM of road via the Lamu-Garsen-Garissa-Kilimambogo-Isiolo-Moyale (Ethiopia border) route.
About 1,075 KM of this road is paved while the Lamu-Garsen (110km) section is at 87 per cent complete and the Garsen-Garissa (235KM) section is under maintenance both expected to be complete in readiness for operationalization of the port.
The future alternative route from Lamu Port to Ethiopia will be via the Lamu-Garissa 257 KM section (of which its stage upgrading is expected to be complete in 12 months), the recently completed 157KM Garissa-Modogashe section, the 165 KM Modogashe-Wajir section currently under procurement and the planned Wajir-Buna-Moyale 253 KM section, a shorter route section of about 832 KM.
The planned route section to South Sudan will be via the Lamu-Garissa-Isiolo-Wamba-Baragoi-Lokichar-Lodwar-Nadapal route, a 1,238 KM road section.
Designs have been completed for 651KM of road (Garissa to Lokichar section) while the construction of the Lokichar-Nadapal (330KM) section is at an advanced stage of construction, according to the LAPSSET Authority.

 

[Tony254]

For those who don't want to read the whole thing, these are the things that have been procured.




According to the authorities, yard and marine services operations equipment for the first berth have been identified, and a contract awarded for the transportation of these equipment.
They include seven terminal tractors, 14 trailers, two Rubber Tyred Gantries (RTG) , four forklifts and two utility vans for yard operations.
Marine services (operations) equipment are two tugboats, one pilot boat, one mooring boat, one fire engine and an ambulance.

 

[Geza Ulole]

For those who don't want to read the whole thing, these are the things that have been procured.




According to the authorities, yard and marine services operations equipment for the first berth have been identified, and a contract awarded for the transportation of these equipment.
They include seven terminal tractors, 14 trailers, two Rubber Tyred Gantries (RTG) , four forklifts and two utility vans for yard operations.
Marine services (operations) equipment are two tugboats, one pilot boat, one mooring boat, one fire engine and an ambulance.

Now after 10 years of Kelele, with those few equipment u still expect Lamu port to be transshipment hub?

 

[nomasana]

For those who don't want to read the whole thing, these are the things that have been procured.




According to the authorities, yard and marine services operations equipment for the first berth have been identified, and a contract awarded for the transportation of these equipment.
They include seven terminal tractors, 14 trailers, two Rubber Tyred Gantries (RTG) , four forklifts and two utility vans for yard operations.
Marine services (operations) equipment are two tugboats, one pilot boat, one mooring boat, one fire engine and an ambulance.

Kuna watu hapa watajinyonga sababu ya wivu😁

 

[Geza Ulole]

 

[Teargas]

Wakati Dar is struggling to reach 7 berths Mombasa Port is currently at 23rd berth. Dar will never be on the same sentence with Mombasa.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Wakati Dar is struggling to reach 7 berths Mombasa Port is currently at 23rd berth. Dar will never be on the same sentence with Mombasa.

U can have 100 berths of 100m and I have 10 berths of 1000!

 

[Teargas]

U can have 100 berths of 100m and I have 10 berths of 1000!

The berths at Mombasa Port ranges between 210m to 350m, the ones at Dar Port ranges between 145m to 170m. So bado hamuezani na Mombasa. Again the depths at Dar Port is 10.5 while in Mombasa Port the depth is 17m deep.

 

[Tony254]

The berths at Mombasa Port ranges between 210m to 350m, the ones at Dar Port ranges between 145m to 170m. So bado hamuezani na Mombasa. Again the depths at Dar Port is 10.5 while in Mombasa Port the depth is 17m deep.

Hahaha. Halafu Lamu port pia inaikandamiza Dar port kwenye ukubwa wa berths. Lamu port ina berths tatu pekee ila each berth is the biggest in Africa. Each berth has a Quay length of 400 metres. All three berths have a total Quay length of 1,200 metres (1.2 kilometres). Yaani just imagine 1.2 kilometres of port Quay length. Yaani post-panamax ships tatu kubwa zinaweza kutua Lamu port kwa wakati mmoja na kupakuliwa at the same time. Lamu port also has a water depth of 17 metres. It is designed to dock the biggest ships in the world. Halafu kuna mtu huwa analia kwamba Lamu port is a white elephant.

 

[Teargas]

Hahaha. Halafu Lamu port pia inaikandamiza Dar port kwenye ukubwa wa berths. Lamu port ina berths tatu pekee ila each berth is the biggest in Africa. Each berth has a Quay length of 400 metres. All three berths have a total Quay length of 1,200 metres (1.2 kilometres). Yaani just imagine 1.2 kilometres of port Quay length. Yaani post-panamax ships tatu kubwa zinaweza kutua Lamu port kwa wakati mmoja na kupakuliwa at the same time. Lamu port also has a water depth of 17 metres. It is designed to dock the biggest ships in the world. Halafu kuna mtu huwa analia kwamba Lamu port is a white elephant.

The length of two berths at Lamu Port is longer than total length of all berths at Dar Port.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Hahaha. Halafu Lamu port pia inaikandamiza Dar port kwenye ukubwa wa berths. Lamu port ina berths tatu pekee ila each berth is the biggest in Africa. Each berth has a Quay length of 400 metres. All three berths have a total Quay length of 1,200 metres (1.2 kilometres). Yaani just imagine 1.2 kilometres of port Quay length. Yaani post-panamax ships tatu kubwa zinaweza kutua Lamu port kwa wakati mmoja na kupakuliwa at the same time. Lamu port also has a water depth of 17 metres. It is designed to dock the biggest ships in the world. Halafu kuna mtu huwa analia kwamba Lamu port is a white elephant.

Mombasa port has 25 berths! Read the specifications here!

The Maritime Port of Mombasa​

The Port of Mombasa is the gateway and exit point for cargo belonging to a vast hinterland that include Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. The Port of Mombasa is managed by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), a parastatal fully owned by the Kenya Government. The Port of Mombasa comprises of Kilindini Harbour, Port Reitz, the Old Port, Port Tudor and the whole of the tidal waters encircling Mombasa Island. The port has a capacity of 2.65 million TEUs.

Kilindini Harbour is a large, natural deep-water inlet with a depth of 45–55 Metres at its deepest centre, although the controlling depth is the outer channel in the port approaches with a dredged depth of 17.5 Metres (57 ft).

The port is equipped with two container terminals 1 and 2. Terminal 1 has three berths (No. 16, 17 and 18) whereas; Terminal 2 has two berths (No. 20 and 21). The 2nd container terminal is 15 Metres deep with berth 20 having a length of 210 Metres; berth 21 having a length of 350 Metres wide. On the other hand, berths 16-19 have a total length of about 840 Metres. Other facilities and equipment include; 2 bulk oil jetties, 2 bulk cement berths with 3 silos and 10 Conventional Cargo berth.

Further, it is the busiest port in East & Central Africa with an annual growth cargo throughput of about 10 %, and it is among the top ten fastest-growing container ports in Africa.

Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority: The Maritime Port of Mombasa

 

[Teargas]

Hahaha. Halafu Lamu port pia inaikandamiza Dar port kwenye ukubwa wa berths. Lamu port ina berths tatu pekee ila each berth is the biggest in Africa. Each berth has a Quay length of 400 metres. All three berths have a total Quay length of 1,200 metres (1.2 kilometres). Yaani just imagine 1.2 kilometres of port Quay length. Yaani post-panamax ships tatu kubwa zinaweza kutua Lamu port kwa wakati mmoja na kupakuliwa at the same time. Lamu port also has a water depth of 17 metres. It is designed to dock the biggest ships in the world. Halafu kuna mtu huwa analia kwamba Lamu port is a white elephant.

Watabaki wakiimba white elephant wakati Kenya itakuwa inaingiza billions in revenue through Lamu Port.

 

[Teargas]

Mombasa port has 10 berths! That numbering 20 has nothing to do with quantities! Read the specifications here!

The Maritime Port of Mombasa​

The Port of Mombasa is the gateway and exit point for cargo belonging to a vast hinterland that include Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. The Port of Mombasa is managed by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), a parastatal fully owned by the Kenya Government. The Port of Mombasa comprises of Kilindini Harbour, Port Reitz, the Old Port, Port Tudor and the whole of the tidal waters encircling Mombasa Island. The port has a capacity of 2.65 million TEUs.

Kilindini Harbour is a large, natural deep-water inlet with a depth of 45–55 Metres at its deepest centre, although the controlling depth is the outer channel in the port approaches with a dredged depth of 17.5 Metres (57 ft).

The port is equipped with two container terminals 1 and 2. Terminal 1 has three berths (No. 16, 17 and 18) whereas;

Terminal 2 has two berths (No. 20 and 21). The 2nd container terminal is 15 Metres deep with berth 20 having a length of 210 Metres; berth 21 having a length of 350 Metres wide. On the other hand, berths 16-19 have a total length of about 840 Metres. Other facilities and equipment include; 2 bulk oil jetties, 2 bulk cement berths with 3 silos and 10 Conventional Cargo berth.

Further, it is the busiest port in East & Central Africa with an annual growth cargo throughput of about 10 %, and it is among the top ten fastest-growing container ports in Africa.

Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority: The Maritime Port of Mombasa

Kingereza kimekupiga Chenga mzee. Hata heri utulie tu utoe maumivu pole pole instead of continueing to embarrass yourself here.

According to your article, container berths are 10, 2 bulk cement berths, 10 conventional cargo berths, 2 oil jetties. Ukiunganisha hizo unapata ngapi?