
Port of Mombasa, Kenya, Gateway to East Africa
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Largest East African Port (Mombasa, Kenya) Access to Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania

Logistics in Africa, Maritime Transport in Africa, East African Ports
The
Port of
Mombasa
is the largest port in East Africa and Kenya

Business in East Africa
Gateway to other regional markets: Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, and the DR Congo.

- Introduction to the Port of Mombasa (Kenya): the largest East African port
- Gateway to Burundi, the DR Congo, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, and Tanzania
- Other ports of Kenya: Kiunga, Lamu, and Malindi
Port of Mombasa (Kenya)


Other Kenyan ports are Kiunga, Lamu, Malindi, Kilifi, Mtwapa, Funzi, Shimoni, and Vanga.
Port of Mombasa:
- The Port of Mombasa is the largest port in East Africa
- Gateway to the East and Central African Markets
- Port Hinterland (by Road):
- Central Africa: Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Eastern provinces)
- East Africa: Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania (Northern regions), and Uganda
- Railway to Uganda and Tanzania (Rail Transport in Africa)

- Main Import/Export products are cars, crude oil, cement, coffee, tea, sugar, and
Containerized cargo
- Management of the Port of Mombasa: Kenya Ports Authority
- Sixteen Deepwater berths
- Two petroleum terminals: Kipevu and Shimanzi
- Container Terminal of the Port of Mombasa (250,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) annually)
- General cargo berths. Ro-ro facilities
- Project: Export Processing Zone and/or Free Trade Zone
- Access to the Kenyan cities: Nairobi, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret
Distance in nautical miles (Nm). From the Port of Mombasa to:
Africa.
Kenya.
- Kipini: 105
- Malindi: 60
- Kilifi: 30
- Mtwapa: 9
- Lamu: 130
Madagascar. Majunga: 790
Mauritius. Port Louis: 1,419
Mozambique.
- Maputo: 1,467
- Beira: 1,139
Seychelles. Mahe Island: 949
Somalia.
- Berbera: 1,622
- Kismayu: 301
- Mogadishu: 499
Tanzania.
- Dar es-Salaam: 171
- Lindi: 384
- Mtwara: 368
- Tanga: 66
- Zanzibar: 134
Djibouti: 1,729
South Africa.
- Cape Town: 2,503
- Port of Durban: 1,703
Middle East.
Yemen. Aden: 1,615. Al Mukalla: 1,436.
Oman. Muscat: 2,114
Europe.
- United Kingdom. East London: 1,956
Asia.
India.
- Madras: 3,037
- Bombay: 2,392
- Kandla: 2,411
Pakistan. Karachi: 2,349
Sri Lanka. Colombo: 2,496
The Port of Mombasa belongs to the East African Economic Area.
More information about Kenya (EENI African Business Portal).
- Transport and Logistics in Kenya
- Bethwell Allan Ogot
- Ali Al'amin Mazrui
- Naushad N. Merali
- Bhimji Depar Shah
Trans-African Roads.
- Cairo-Gaborone Logistics Corridor
- Lagos-Mombasa Logistics Corridor
- Asia-Africa Logistics Corridor
African Regional Economic Communities:
- IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development
- EAC (East African Community)
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Tripartite agreement COMESA-EAC-SADC

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