There was an increase in the cargo volumes handled by the ports of Mombasa, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2021, a rebound at a time when the two countries are investing more on their lakes and sea ports.
Mombasa recorded a slight increase in throughput with 34.54 million tonnes against 34.12 million tonnes handled in 2020, representing a growth of 1.2 percent.
The port of Dar es Salaam registered 10.7 percent cargo throughput in the last third-quarter of 2021, as authorities there embarked on a $421 million upgrade to improve cargo handling.
