Kenya Ports Authority gives shoutout to the vessel of the Day ‘MV Jolly Oro’ which has sailed to the Port of Mombasa on Friday morning.
MV Jolly Oro is a container ship with a length measured as 264 metres, it has docked at the berth no.16 and is ready to load and unload cargo. The vessel was observed last in Mombasa and has arrived there on Friday, May 17, 2024.
Jolly Oro was built in year 2009. The vessel is a Container or Panamax segment registered with the IMO number 9450313. The vessel is sailing under the Flag of Madiera
Reportedly, the current position of Jolly Oro is at Red Sea which was reported fourteen days ago by AIS. The vessel en-routed to the Port of Mombasa, Kenya and is sailing at the speed of 7.3 knots.
Port of Mombasa is located on the site of one of Africa’s oldest surviving harbours. It can be traced back long before the arrival of the Portuguese explorers to a time when Arabian dhows called at the Old Port on the north side of Mombasa Island.
The Old Port is located next to Fort Jesus, which was built after following the arrival of the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama. Those were the days when the spice trade as the Portuguese pioneered a sea route from Europe that went via southern tip of Africa.
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is a completely owned State Corporation which is established through an Act of Parliament in January 1978. KPA is mandated to manage and operate the scheduled seaports and Inland waterways along Kenya’s coastline.
This coastline includes Mombasa, Lamu, Kisumu, Malindi, Kilifi, Mtwapa, Kiunga, Shimoni, Funzi and Vanga. KPA is also responsible for managing the Inland Container Depots in Nairobi, Eldoret and Naivasha.
Kenya Ports Authority understand the role of the maritime and that the shipping industry plays as a critical cog that fuels the growth of the economies through the bulk movement of cargo by sea.
