THE PORT OF MOMBASA can trace its history back many centuries to a time when dhows called at the Old Port on the north side of Mombasa Island.
As a result,a new port was created at Kilindini Harbour in 1896
Two more berths were built in 1944 to cope with a sudden increase in shipping and traffic as a result of Britain’s wartime naval requirements in the Indian Ocean. Berth No 6 was omitted due to unfavourable foundation conditions. A second lighterage wharf was built in 1954 with eight head jetties. Two deepwater berths – also on the island – were added in 1955 and 1958.As the level of cargo and ship traffic continued to rise,the port was obliged to expand to the mainland at Kipevu where berths Nos 11 and 12 were completed in 1961.The Kipevu Oil Terminal was built in 1963 to serve the East Africa Oil Refinery. Two more berths were completed in 1967.
Kenya gained independence in 1963 while her East African neighbours,Tanzania and Uganda,became independent in 1961 and 1962 respectively. In 1967 the three countries joined forces to set up the East African Community (EAC). They also created a new authority,the East African Harbour Corporation,to run the principal ports of Dar es Salaam,Mombasa and the oil port of Tanga. There was positive development under this new organisation,but with the collapse of the EAC in 1977,the running of Kenya’s ports was taken over by the national government,which established the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in 1978.KPA was enlarged in 1986 when it merged with the autonomous state organisation Kenya Cargo Handling Ltd to form a single body responsible for all aspects of national port development and operations.
That’s the PORTS - now you need to find the SHIPS that went in and out...which country had a shipping line, which cargo ships offered berths to passengers? Which of those ships that offered passenger berths, could be boarded from the mainland US?
There are connections on this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278969/posts
See #97