The Conventional Cargo Operations Department is housed in the recently established One Stop Centre. It is one of the departments under the Operations Division of the Kenya Ports Authority. It is composed of three operational sections namely; Planning and Statistics, Operations and Customer Care.
Conventional Cargo
Telephone: +254-41-2113882
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Number of Berths and Specialization
Berth Number | Draft (in Metres) | Cargo Type |
| 1/2 | 10.5 | Motor Cars, Containers (Ex-RORO), General Cargo and Passengers |
| 3 | 10.5 | GBHL (Bulk Grains) |
| 4/5 | 10.5 | General Cargo & Containers |
| 7 | 10 | General Cargo & Dry Bulk |
| 8 | 11.5 | General Cargo |
| 9 | 11.5 | General Cargo, Vegetable Oil, Coal & Bulk Clinker |
| 10 | 10 | General Cargo & Clinker, Coal and Vegetable Oil |
| 11 | 10 | General Cargo, Coal, Motor Cars & Containers |
| 12 | 10 | General Cargo (Coasters) |
| MBK | 10.5 | Bulk Clinker and Coal |
| BASE TITANIUM | - | Bulk Titanium |
| SOT, KOT and AGOL | 13.25 | Oil, Gas and Chemicals |
Operations and Equipment at Conventional Cargo Operations
| Operations at Conventional Cargo | Facilities/Equipment | Types of cargo |
Ship and Shore/Yard Operations | Harbour Mobile Cranes (HMCs), Mobile Cranes (MCs), Forklifts, Terminal Tractors), Reachstackers, Empty Container Handlers (ECHs), Gooseneck, Shunters, RTGs, Low Bed Trailers Cargo Handling Gears (Spreaders, Cargo Nets-Brother Hooks & Sister Hooks, Snotter Wire, Rail Chain, Cargo Trays, Simba Hooks, Container Chains, Car Lifting Gear, Sisal Rope Sling ) | - Containers
- Motor Cars
- Bulk Cargo(Coal, Clinker, Fertilizer)
- Bagged cargo(Fertilizer, Grain)
- Break-Bulk Cargo - Steel (Billets, Reinforcement Bars, Coils,
Beams, Tin Plates) - Project Cargoes (Ferries, Rail, Transformers, Generator sets, Various kind of equipment)
- General Cargoes (Assorted)
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| | Base Titanium(Private) | Bulk Titanium |
| | Manifold and Piping | Bulk liquid |
| | GBHL (Private) | Bulk Grains |
Specialized Terminals
The Port has dedicated Berth 3, Berth 9, Mbaraki Wharf, Base Titanium, Shimanzi Oil Terminal, Kipevu Oil Terminal and AGOL as specialized terminals for the express handling of Bulk Grains, Bulk Soda Ash, Bulk Clinker & Coal, Titanium, Bulk Liquid & Gas Cargo respectively.
Multipurpose Terminals
Various berths within the Port can handle various types of cargo. e.g. Berth 1 /2 serve Cruise, Steel, Container and RORO ships while berths 5, 11 and 12 serve Conventional and Container ships with own gear.
Grain Bulk Handling
Bulk Grain Handling at the Port of Mombasa is done either through;
• Grain Bulk Handlers Limited (GBHL) via conveyor belt from the Port to silos located outside the Port or
• Conventional bagging via grabs onto bagging plants alongside ship and onto trucks.
Our Contacts
Tel: +254-41-2113580/3526
