The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is expanding and digitising the Port of Mombasa to improve efficiency and prepare for rising demand. According to the authority, the port has 22 berths serving conventional cargo and container terminals, as well as a modern cruise terminal. Cargo volumes have been on an upward trajectory since 2024. In 2025, cargo handled at the port hit a record 45.45 million metric tonnes, a 10% increase from the 40.99 million metric tonnes recorded in 2024, an increase of 4.46 million tonnes. Container traffic also grew, reaching 2.11 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up from 2.00 million TEUs in 2024. This represented an increase of 109,797 TEUs, or 5.5 per cent. Transit cargo followed a similar trend, rising to 15.88 million metric tonnes from 13.29 million tonnes in 2024, an increase of 2.59 million tonnes, or 19.5%. To ensure the port can handle the projected surge in cargo, KPA is constructing berth 19B for Ksh 19 billion. The berth will be 240 metres long, with a 15-metre draft, and will accommodate vessels of up to 45,000 deadweight tonnes. It is expected to increase the port’s capacity by 300,000 TEUs. “The progress is going very well. We are extending the berth and also creating additional capacity of 300,000 TEUs. At the moment, the progress is around 56%, and we are on course,” said William Ruto, KPA CEO. He added, “We expect some of the...
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