Kenya Fights Off Port Competition With $13 Billion Plan: Freight
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East Africa’s biggest port at Mombasa in Kenya is fighting off competition from neighboring Tanzania by expanding railways and building new berths to tackle congestion.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is spearheading a plan to start constructing a $13 billion railway project in November that will link Mombasa to the capitals of Uganda and Rwanda. The Kenya Ports Authority next week officially opens a 19th docking station and is investing $320 million to add three more at a new container terminal that will more than double capacity to 2.3 million containers, the biggest upgrade to the port since 1980. The government also is building a new facility at Lamu.