Containers at the Port of Mombasa. [Photo/Tipadvisor]The Mombasa port has recorded a decline of 2,269 Twenty Feet Equivalent Units (TEUs) or 15.88 per cent of the containers in the week ending November 8, 2017 .
During the week it registered only 12,019 TEUs.
Kenya Ports Authority states that the downward trend was witnessed on both local and transit bound imports which recorded 1,950 TEUs and 3,124 TEUs respectively.
"The previous week saw local bound imports register 2,482 TEUs while transit bound recorded 4,145 TEUs, with Uganda maintaining the lead to record 2,481 TEUs," KPA said in a statement .
Other transit destinations included Tanzania which accounted for 188 TEUs, Democratic Republic of Congo with 182 TEUs, Rwanda 135, South Sudan 124 while Somalia and Burundi recorded nine TEUs and five TEUs respectively. During the period, 10 container vessels docked alongside the container terminals registering a ship average working time of 1.97 days while container dwell time recorded 5.49 days. The vessels discharged 6,736 TEUs, full and empty containers, recording a decline of 5,913 TEUs compared to the previous week," KPA noted.