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Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has been given government approval to deepen and widen the Mombasa port channel, news reports said. Development of the Mombasa port channel, costing the government $51 million, will allow larger ships to call at the port.
Kenya's Transport Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere has also announced the launch of a new customer service charter for the KPA. The charter is a response to shipping company complaints about bureaucracy and delays.
The minister said the dredging project would be in three phases, starting this year and continuing to 2010. Mwakwere also mentioned plans to spend $291 million building a second container terminal for Mombasa. He said the projects would modernise Mombasa to meet emerging maritime challenges.
The announcement of the dredging project comes on the back of a memorandum of understanding between KPA and China's Tianjin Port to form a partnership for the bilateral exchange of information, port services and mutual studies.
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Sources: portwolrd
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