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Mombasa risks losing to neighbouring ports as players lax on Charter
Tanzania's Dar es Salaam, Berbera in Somaliland and Maputo in Mozambique are key competitors.
Interests on the port charter model has however gained currency in West Africa, Somaliland, Tanzania among others.
“God forbid that in the near future, we shall be going to benchmark with people who have just but copied us,” Lang’at said.
Apart from Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, which is the largest and busiest in the region, is also facing tough competition from ports at Berbera in Somaliland and Maputo in Mozambique, as the battle for trade along East Africa’s “Swahili Coast” heats up.
The countries are investing heavily in expanding and rehabilitating existing ports as they roll out newer facilities in a race to become the most preferred trade gateways in East Africa.
Mombasa on the other hand is experiencing lower investor activity as delays, congestion and poor management impact operations, according to GBS Africa, a UK-based consultancy firm, in its Africa Ports Report 2022.