They will take 22 hours to reach Lamu Port from Mombasa - a distance of 242 kilometres on water. According to the Lamu Port Implementation Committee, the firm contracted to transport the cargo - Comarco Shipping has been seeking advice from its naval architect. These will be delivered to Lamu Port directly from the overseas manufacturers. Officials said that by May 20, most of the critical equipment to start port operations will have been transferred to Lamu port. The government has so far built the first three berths at Lamu port at a cost of Sh40 billion.

Source: Standard Digital May 06, 2021 06:33 UTC