{
  "id": 11504741,
  "title": "Lamu Port cargo surges 974% in major maritime growth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lamu-port-cargo-surges-974-in-major-maritime-growth",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-02T18:48:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/lamu-port-cargo-surges-974-in-major-maritime-growth"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lamu Port saw a staggering 974% increase in cargo handled in 2025, processing 799,161 tonnes of total cargo, up from 74,380 tonnes in 2024, according to data from the World Shipping Council (WSC). This surge in cargo volume was accompanied by a 55,687 TEU increase in container traffic and 74 vessel calls between January and mid-March 2026. The WSC highlighted that Lamu Port, along with Mombasa Port, strengthens Kenya's connection to international markets and regional trade corridors, with both ports linked to over 80 destinations by 40 carriers. The growth in liner shipping has broader economic implications, creating over 30,000 indirect jobs and supporting more than 19,000 seafarers in Kenya. The WSC also reported that Mombasa Port's cargo volume increased by 10.9% to 45.45 million tonnes in 2025, with container traffic rising to 2.11 million TEUs and vessel calls reaching 1,955.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}