1 million TEU additional capacity, handles Post-Panamax vessels, 100 acres reclaimed, 3 berths, modern gantry cranes
Mombasa Port Second Container Terminal (JICA)
JICA-funded second container terminal at Kilindini Harbour with 3 berths adding 1 million TEU capacity, built in two phases by Toyo Construction.
AnnouncedJanuary 1, 2012
StartedJanuary 1, 2013
Expected CompletionMay 1, 2022
CompletedMay 1, 2022
Financials
Offering PriceKsh 56,000,000,000KES
Actual CostKsh 56,000,000,000KES
Cost Variance
Timeline
Phase 1 Operational
Phase 1 (Berths 20-21, 550,000 TEU) opened, enabling Panamax vessel handling
Phase 2 Completed
Phase 2 (Berth 22, 450,000 TEU) handed over by Toyo Construction, bringing total port capacity to 2.1 million TEU
Phase 3 Planning
KPA engaging JICA for Phase 3 (Berth 23, 300m, 500,000 TEU); Berth 19B tendered
Contractors
Toyo Construction Company
Terminal Construction (Phase 1 & 2)Built 3 berths on 100 acres of reclaimed land at Kilindini Harbour
Politicians Involved
Uhuru Kenyatta
President of KenyaOversaw the JICA-funded port expansion as flagship infrastructure project
Benefits
Description
The Second Container Terminal at the Port of Mombasa is a JICA-funded facility on 100 acres at Kilindini Harbour. Phase 1 (completed 2016, KES 26 billion) involved sea reclamation of 50 acres and construction of Berths 20 and 21, adding 550,000 TEU capacity. Phase 2 (completed May 2022) added the 300m Berth 22 with 450,000 TEU capacity and four Ship-to-Shore Gantry cranes plus 12 Rubber-Tyred Gantry cranes. Built by Toyo Construction Company (Japan). Total port capacity now 2.1 million TEU. Phase 3 (Berth 23, 300m, 500,000 TEU) is being planned with JICA, and Berth 19B (240m, 300,000 TEU) has been tendered.
Overview
Transformed Mombasa into a top-5 African container port, critical for maintaining competitiveness against Dar es Salaam and Djibouti as East Africa's primary gateway.