Kenya abandons plan to own national shipping line due to high operating costs

Offloading of Cargo in one of the Vessels that docked at the Port of Mombasa in Kenya on March 4, 2024. 

Kenya has shelved its ambitious plan to own a national shipping line due to high operating costs, leaving the private sector to continue benefiting from revenues accrued from the cargo chartering business.

Nairobi’s decision comes barely a year after Zanzibar folded its line and auctioned the vessels.