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Overall cargo cleared at the Mombasa port for the six months to June rose marginally by 1.4 per cent even as the container traffic handled dropped.
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) managing director Catherine Mturi-Wairi said a total of 13.4 million tonnes were handled at the port, up from 13.2 million tonnes in the six months to June 2015.
But the container traffic dropped by 0.6 per cent bucking a growth trend that has seen Kenya pour billions of shillings to expand the capacity.
A total of 527,523 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) was registered in the six months compared to 530,608 TEUs for a similar period last year. One TEU is the equivalent of a twenty foot container.
“I wish to note that this is below the expectations of the global average growth rate of four per cent per annum,” said Ms Mturi-Wairi at a KPA luncheon in Nairobi yesterday.
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) managing director Catherine Mturi-Wairi said a total of 13.4 million tonnes were handled at the port, up from 13.2 million tonnes in the six months to June 2015.
But the container traffic dropped by 0.6 per cent bucking a growth trend that has seen Kenya pour billions of shillings to expand the capacity.
A total of 527,523 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) was registered in the six months compared to 530,608 TEUs for a similar period last year. One TEU is the equivalent of a twenty foot container.
“I wish to note that this is below the expectations of the global average growth rate of four per cent per annum,” said Ms Mturi-Wairi at a KPA luncheon in Nairobi yesterday.