enya's ports of Mombasa and Lamu are expected to receive 53 vessels between 2 and 15 November 2026, according to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA).
The Port of Mombasa will handle 44 of them, made up of 22 container ships, 11 conventional cargo vessels, 5 car carriers and 6 oil tankers. The Port of Lamu is expected to receive 9 vessels, 7 container ships and 2 general cargo vessels.
The tankers bound for Mombasa are carrying fuel oil, petrol, aviation fuel, base oil and palm oil. The conventional cargo includes three shipments of bulk wheat, general cargo, clinker for cement production and fish.
Among the container ships expected is the CMA CGM Mombasa, due on 6 November, a week after CMA CGM launched its new dedicated rail service from Mombasa port to the Nairobi Embakasi Inland Container Depot.
The 53 vessels are two more than the 51 vessels KPA listed in its schedule of 19 October, when Mombasa expected 41 ships and Lamu 10.
Mombasa is the main gateway on the Northern Corridor, serving Kenya and landlocked neighbours including Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and eastern DR Congo. A steady flow of container, fuel and food cargo through the port matters for importers, procurement teams and supply chains across the region.
