Mombasa Port records 14 percent surge in cargo throughput

The Port of Mombasa has registered a remarkable increase in cargo throughput in 2024 as it handled 41.1 million tons compared to 35.98 million tons in 2023. "This increase of 5.1 million tons or 14.1 percent, demonstrates our resilience and capability to manage increasing trade volumes despite global disruptions," said Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Capt.

William Ruto.

For the first time in over a decade, the Port container traffic surpassed two million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs).

A total of 2,005,076 TEUs were handled in 2024 representing an increase of 381,996 TEUs or a 23.5 percent rise compared to the 1,623,080 TEUs recorded in 2023.