Progress on Lamu

The cranes have a reach of 24 containers across and have been designed to tackle the challenges posed by windy conditions. Also, the KPA has ordered four RTGs.

Work on building the new port of Lamu in Kenya has been suspended following an attack on a nearby military base, believed to be by Somali terrorist group Al Shabaab

China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) has completed the first berth of the container terminal at the new port of Lamu in Kenya

The government of Djibouti has issued a statement stating that it will seek a negotiated solution to its conflict with DP World. Meanwhile, strains between Djibouti and Ethiopia could benefit the Kenyan port of Lamu

The second container terminal at Mombasa has been completed. Construction work finished in February, and it was handed over to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) at the start of March, allowing it to handle its first vessel at the end of April.

The Kenyan government has announced that it intends to complete the new port at Lamu by 2011. The project is part of a wider scheme to develop agricultural land and an industrial zone around the Indian Ocean city, which Nairobi hopes to develop as an alternative hub to Mombasa.