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According to the latest data by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), in 2017, the port used to receive just 10 vessels, and in 2021, it recorded the first above 50,000 tonnes of exports and 1,950 metric tonnes of imports, with 77 vessels calling on berth
Kenya’s Kisumu port has benefited from the ongoing infrastructure projects in Uganda, the increased cargo throughput from landlocked Uganda is giving a much-needed boost to the port.
According to the latest data by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), in 2017, the port used to receive just 10 vessels, and in 2021, it recorded the first above 50,000 tonnes of exports and 1,950 metric tonnes of imports, with 77 vessels calling on berth.
In the past two years, the port has recorded the highest throughput, with 115 vessels calling at the port in 2023, with a total cargo throughput of 127,745.2 metric tonnes.
By October 2024, the port had received 176 vessels with 220,996.4 metric tonnes of exports and 1,288.2 metric tonnes of imports, bringing a total of 222,284.6 metric tonnes. The KPA targets to end the year with more than 223,500 tonnes.
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Last October, the port registered 38,299 metric tonnes of exports and oil imports. The shipments during the period included 28,999.7 metric tonnes of petroleum, ceramic tiles (2,403.2 metric tonnes), bagged fertilizer (1,175.5 metric tonnes) and steel billets at 5,720.6 metric tonnes.
