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The Port of Mombasa on Sunday welcomed its first cruise ship of the year, marking the official start of the 2026 cruise tourism season with the arrival of the luxury vessel *MV Crystal Symphony*. The 238-metre-long ship, with a draft of eight metres, docked at the port from Port Elizabeth, …

Last year witnessed a notable rebound in cargo throughput at the Mombasa port, with a growth of 6.23 percent, a trend attributed to the government’s renewed efforts to enhance efficiency amid increasing competition from Dar es Salaam. According to data compiled by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), East …