Kenya Commissions New Mombasa Container Terminal

gcaptain/Reuters ^ | September 4, 2016 | Joseph Akwiri

[rockinqsranch]

Kenya on Saturday inaugurated the first part of a new container terminal at Mombasa which is expected to boost by 50 percent the volume of cargo handled by East Africa’s largest seaport.

[rockinqsranch]

Not unusual to open these terminals in phases as it's quite necessary for cost recovery to start operations as soon as can be done efficiently, and safely. I recall when we opened ITS back in 1971 at the temporary site on T.I. using Shipstainers on three small self sustained vessels. Colorado, Oregon, and Montana Maru's. I sort of wish it was then now.

[faithhopecharity]

Perhaps this new Mombasa terminal will be named after that city’s most famous child, bho?

[litehaus]

What’s da poop ??

Obummers kin own 50% financed by the gal from IMF ?

Clinton Foundation the other 50% financed by Hitlery’s ‘friendship’ donations from the ‘camel riders’ of the area ???

[PanzerKardinal]

The only reason this project is underway is because of the Chinese.

From Mombasa, oil and other raw matters will be shipped to the Pakistani port of Gwarda.

There the goods will be shipped over the Karakoram Highway and into China.

This will allows the Chinese to bypass all the choke points held by their adversaries - The Indian Ocean, Straits of Malacca, The Philippines, South China Seas.

[353FMG]

Only good thing I remember about Mombasa is Tusker beer (ice cold and cheap) and nearby Neali Beach hotel.

[1rudeboy]

Roland searched the Continent,
For the man who'd done him in.
He found him in Mombasa,
In a bar room drinking gin.
--Warren Zevon, "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner."

[Larry Lucido]

Roland found Van Owen in a barroom in Mombasa drinking gin.

[Riley]

You beat me to it.

[Larry Lucido]

Dang it!

[1rudeboy]

If I cut myself, I bleed Zevon lyrics. I did that from memory, typing on my iPhone. I’ll give you two a break, because it’s a holiday weekend—but you guys need to dial it up a notch. :)

[Larry Lucido]

Like the sound of a running down Calliope...

I had to look up Van Owens’ name.

[Riley]

I do too. I was in a position to be first poster, but I got interrupted.

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[Vermont Lt]

That’s section 8 housing in Kenya.