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The first set of equipment to be used at the Lamu port has arrived preparing the country to start operations on June 15,2021.
The special barge belonging to Comarco, a marine transportation and engineering company, and towed by a ship Mv Comarco Swift, arrived yesterday morning.
The same firm is expected to transfer a gigantic Rubber-Tyred Gantry Crane (RTGC) soon after making the first delivery.
They include low load trailers and extension cargo handlers.
Other crucial equipment required to start port operations will have been transferred to Lamu Port by May 20 which includes rubber tyred gantries, foeklifts and utility vans.
The equipment which were expected on Monday, were delayed as officials had to wait for instructions from Meteorological Department following the cyclone alert on Sunday.
According to captain Geoffery Nmadoa, the journey from Mombasa to Lamu took about 23 hours.
They were lifted and put on a Zanzibar registered purpose-built flat top barge C231 which was towed by powerful tug boat christened Comarco Swift to the new port.
Kenya Ports Authority official Ernest Mbalanya who supervised the work, said they executed the loading of equipment with precision to avoid damage and took consideration of adverse sea weather before sailing off.
So far, the first three berths have built at the Lamu Port at a cost of more than Sh40 billion. Each berth measures 400 metres and can accommodate the longest ship in the world.
Last September, Comarco Shipping was contracted by the KPA to transfer four Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes from one section of Mombasa Port to another.
The process required careful planning with the timing of the tides and ballasting of the barge for the RTGs to be transported safely to their new location.
A group of workers has all ready assembled to unload and ensure the gadgets are in the right place.
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