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A photograph taken on May 20, 2021, shows the container ship Cap Carmel, owned by a Denmark-based shipping line and sailing under the flag of Singapore, docked at the berth of the Lamu Port on the inauguration day of the harbour's first berth. [AFP]
After a recent major lift from being a dormant facility for some years, stakeholders are pushing the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and other government agencies to prioritise the modernisation of Lamu Port.
The port has three deep and spacious berths to accommodate larger vessels and is Kenya's second commercial port, being positioned to serve Ethiopia and South Sudan, among other countries in the region.
The port that was commissioned in May 2021 got its cargo boom in 2025 and this year, signalling the signs of growth, particularly if it is well equipped and connected with a developed hinterland infrastructure.
