![Port of Mombasa: Security Project Nears Completion (Kenya)]()
Installation of the Integrated Security System (ISS) at the Port of Mombasa is nearing the finish line with around 56 percent of the work already completed, Port Technology news site informed citing the port officials. Emerging threats of terrorism, intrusion and security violations, which had resulted in theft of containers and loss of goods, [...]
All eleven pirates that were apprehended by EU Naval Force warship FS Nivose in May 2009 and transferred to Kenyan authorities in May 2009 were found guilty on 19 April 2012. By ruling of the Magistrate the eleven pirates now face 20 years imprisonment. It was 3 years ago when French frigate FS Nivose – [...]
![Kenya: KPA Under Pressure to Modernize Mombasa Port]()
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is under pressure to expand and modernize the Mombasa port. Dredging of the Kilindini Harbour is expected to be finished four months earlier. The work of dredging the channel to a depth of 15 metres and width of 500 metres, which is carried out by a Dutch firm Van Oord [...]
![Kenya: Dredging Works Enable Biggest Container Vessels to Enter Mombasa Port]()
Recent dredging works in the Mombasa channel enabled the accommodation of the biggest ever container vessel, according to AllAfrica. The channel has been dredged to a depth of 15.0 meters in the inner channel, with a width of 300 meters in the narrowest point. Also works on the turning basin have deepened it to [...]
![Kenya: Mombasa Port Expansion Project Runs Ahead of Schedule]()
The Mombasa Port expansion project is running ahead of schedule, reports Construction Business Review. Principal Civil Engineer David Amadi stressed the project, which includes the construction of a new cargo berth and dredging at the Kilindini channel, is set to be ready next month ahead of the planned completion in August this year. “The [...]
Prime Minister Raila Odinga guaranteed the viability of the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport and Economic Development Corridor(Lapsset) saying it is literally the road towards the realization of the African century and African dream. With state of the art transport network, he added, Lapsset will open markets in Asia, Middle east, Europe and America [...]
Marine safety concern, BCB International, has warned world leaders to consider the dangers of using armed guards on board vessels, which may have tragic and unintended consequences. The leaders are due to meet next month in Kenya at an anti-piracy conference. Some commentators believed that the use of armed personnel could spark a dangerous escalation [...]
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![Kenya: NOCK Expands Mombasa Port Capacity]()
State owned firm National Oil Corporation of Kenya ( NOCK) has made initial steps towards constructing a jetty at the port of Mombasa to eas… (BusinessDailyAfrica) Source: BusinessDailyAfrica, November 2, 2011
![Demag Receives Mobile Harbour Cranes Order from Kenya]()
Demag Cranes has received an order for two Mobile Harbour Cranes from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). KPA is making this investment in line with the increase in capacity and modernisation of a terminal in the Port of Mombasa. Delivery of the cranes is planned for the second half of 2011. “The two Mobile [...]
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![Kenya: Construction of Lamu Port About to Begin]()
The proposed Lamu Port inched closer to reality after President Kibaki hinted that the multi-billion-shilling project was finally about to s… By MARK AGUTU (nation) Source: nation, September 12, 2011;
