Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is in the race to implement its multi-billion-dollar expansion and modernisation plan to handle a projected 47 million metric tonnes in five years.
In 2024, KPA, the country's ports operator, handled 41.1 million tonnes of cargo, representing a 14.1 per cent increase from 36.0 million tonnes handled in 2023.
At the heart of the expansion is the construction of Phase Three of the Second Container Terminal to increase the port's capacity by 500,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs).
A feasibility study has recently paved the way for a modern 350-metre berth with a 15-metre draught, with KPA already engaging the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which will spearhead its development.
