Full-scale operations at the recently launched Lamu Port will begin in July, senior officials at Kenya Ports Authority have said. Maersk Shipping Company, Express Shipping and Logistics Company, CMA-CGM Shipping Company, Pacific International Lines Shipping Company and World Food Programme have shown interest in using the facility. “By the end of June, we shall have finished the installation of cargo-handling equipment at the facility,” Namadoa said. WFP is focused on using the Lamu Port for transportation of food aid meant for South Sudan and Ethiopia, which are sometimes faced with acute hunger. The Lamu Port berths are 400 metre-long with a draft of 18 metres.

Source: The Star May 31, 2021 19:06 UTC