President Uhuru Kenyatta has commissioned the first three berths of the new Lamu Port.
The newly built Port of Lamu code-named Lamu South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor also received its maiden cargo vessel from Denmark today as operations officially kicked-off.
LAPSSET is a crucial Kenya Vision 2030 flagship project and is expected to transform the regional economies through increased trade, integration and interconnectivity, spanning South Sudan and landlocked Ethiopia.
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The Grandiose Port has the capabilities to handle post-panamax ships from the international shipping lines that ply the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
This now makes Lamu the focal point of a massive regional transshipment hub capable of accommodating goods being transported by sea, rail, land and air.
