Shimoni Port Development, Kenya

The proposed project, Shimoni Port is situated off Wasini, an island off the South Coast of Kenya. It is one of Kenya’s southern ports, with the area having a population of about 215 000 inhabitants on an area of 3 267km². The port is rather small and has limited connectivity to the hinterland. The present port is at a distance of about 4 km along the access channel to the open sea and the area is secure for navigation and fishing activities. Shimoni, with current volumes of approximately 10 000 metric tons, by far is the largest port of all coastal small ports in the field of coastal trade. Destinations are mainly Pemba Island and Zanzibar. Based on general economic growth, the port has the potential to accommodate increasing coastal trade volumes. The current jetty is originally a fisheries jetty built by the government and acts as the only facility of community transportation, including: tourism, fishing and trade. Shimoni has a wide well-sheltered deep channel for large sea-going vessels. Shimoni port is located along a well sheltered creek with a few patches of mangrove vegetation. The draft is substantially deep for medium sea vessels. The exact co-ordinates are currently not available however the approximate area of location is -4.6479301, 39.3797959