INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT REPORT
KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY
CONTAINER TERMINAL ENGINEERING
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DEDICATION
This report is a dedication to
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The areas I was trained on are:
• Spreader Section
• workshop
• Rubber Tyre gantry (RTG)
• Ship to Shore Gantry (STS)-Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG)
• Mobile Plant Section
• Hydraulic unit
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.1 Objectives of Attachment
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CHAPTER TWO: DESCRIPTION OF KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY
Established in Mombasa, The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is a state-owned Seaport charged
with the responsibility of providing facilities and equipment necessary for seagoing vessels to
anchor, load and unload cargo and embark and disembark passengers. Seaports include Lamu,
Malindi, Kilifi among others.
The main port is located in Mombasa which is Kilindini habour. KPA headquarters are located
off Mbaraki road, on Mombasa Island.
2.1 Brief History
KPA was established in 1978 through an act of Parliament when national government took
over after the collapse of the East African Community (EAC).
The port of Mombasa traces its way back when sea vessels docked at the Old port next to Fort
Jesus which was built by Portuguese navigator Vasco Da Gamma during the famous spice
trade. With the construction of railway which opened up and expanded trade to the hinterland,
there was a demand for a fully pledged seaport with spacious deep water habour. This resulted
to creation of a new port at Kilindini habour in 1896.
Development of the modern port of Mombasa began 1926 with the completion of two deep
water berths. Three more berths were later completed in 1931 and Shimanzi Oil terminal
entered service the same year. Thereafter more berths were built due to increase in shipping
services.
As the level of cargo and ship traffic continued to rise, the port was expanded to the mainland
at Kipevu where berths Nos. 11 and 12 were completed in 1961. The Kipevu oil terminal was
built in 1963 to serve the East Africa Oil Refinery. Two more berths were completed in 1967.
In 1975, the Mombasa Port designed two deep water berths fit for handling containers in the
container age. The berths entered service the same year handling 1,385 tonnes equivalent units
(TEU).
Berths Nos. 16 and 17 were converted into container handling berths due to increased container
traffic and a third berth for container handling was added in 1980.
Increased container traffic in Mombasa prompted the Port Authority to extend the container
handling operations upcountry and it set up two inland container depots at .in Nairobi in 1984
and Kisumu in 1994.
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Currently the Mombasa Port has two container terminals which include berths Nos. 16, 17, 18,
19 and 21. The second container terminal recently entered service after being commissioned
by the President in September 2016. A third container terminal is under construction. The Port
of Mombasa currently handles about two million TEUs.
2.2 Objectives of the Organisation
VISION:
To be the world class ports of choice.
MISSION:
To facilitate and promote global maritime trade through provision of competitive port services.
CORE VALUES: (UPDATE CORE VALUES FROM KPA WEBSITE)
2.3 Organizational Structure
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CHAPTER THREE & FOUR: ACTUAL WORK CARRIED OUT DURING
ATTACHMENT.
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3.1 Introduction
The following are some of the things I learnt as I got engaged in the container terminal
engineering sections during my field work:
3.2 Sections and Their Functions in Container Terminal Engineering
Sections under terminal engineering department include. (WRITE ALL WHAT YOU DID IN
THESE SECTIONS)
1. Spreader
2. Workshop
3. RTG
4. STS-RMG
5. Shift
6. Mobile Plant
CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS & RECOMENDATIONS
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5.1 Summary
5.2 Challenges Encountered
5.3 Recommendations.
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