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French firm to invest $820m in Mombasa Port upgrade

Nairobi, May 13 -- France's CMA CGM has agreed to invest $820 million to modernise and expand two terminals at the Port of Mombasa under a co-operation framework with the Kenyan government. The firm ... Read More


Traders shift to Rwanda, Burundi teas

Nairobi, May 9 -- The introduction of a 0.8 per cent levy on Kenyan export tea will hit farmers, which will result in low income as buyers at the Mombasa tea auction shift to produce from neighbouring... Read More


Farmers hit as pirates hijack ship carrying fertiliser to Mombasa

Nairobi, May 2 -- Farmers in Kenya, who were eagerly waiting for the second batch of fertiliser during the current planting season, will have to wait longer after it emerged the vessel hijacked by the... Read More


Kenya Ports gives trace of bad Sh12 billion fuel import

Nairobi, April 19 -- The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has provided the shipping schedule and location of the contested Sh11 billion fuel import amid fears that part of the emergency cargo had been cons... Read More


Nine Kenyan seafarers detained in Tanzania over human trafficking claims

Nairobi, April 16 -- Nine Kenyan seafarers remain stranded in Kilwa, Tanzania, after authorities impounded their fishing vessel on March 30 over alleged human trafficking. However, Tanzanian authorit... Read More


Freight costs to rise as ships opt for longer routes on Iran conflict

Nairobi, March 2 -- Freight costs through the Mombasa port are poised to rise due to the effects of the Israel-Iran conflict, as shipping lines are forced to divert their vessels through a longer Cape... Read More


Cargo volumes at Kisumu port surge by 49pc on upgraded feeder units

Nairobi, Feb. 26 -- Cargo throughput at the Kisumu port jumped by nearly half last year, data from the gateway's manager, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), showed. The statistics show that the port handle... Read More