Lamu port Phase I is now ready and open for business

Shore Gantry Cranes

Ship to Shore Gantry Cranes arrive in Lamu Port in this photo taken on June 29, 2021. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG

Construction of the $400 million first phase of Kenya’s second commercial port in Lamu has been completed.

The second and third berths were completed in December, paving the way for the government to float a tender to private companies to construct 20 more berths under a public-private partnership to complete the 23-berth facility.