Kenya Port Activity: Daily Shipment Volumes and Port Call Counts

PortWatch provides daily port call counts and shipment volume estimates in metric tons for maritime hubs in Kenya. This time-series data tracks both incoming and outgoing trade flows and was last updated in March 2026. It serves as a high-frequency indicator of maritime logistics and national trade activity.

Use Cases

• Analyzing daily fluctuations in Kenyan trade using port call counts
• Forecasting economic trends based on incoming and outgoing shipment volumes in metric tons
• Monitoring port throughput by correlating daily vessel arrivals with volume estimates

Strengths

• Daily temporal granularity for maritime activity
• Includes specific volume estimates in metric tons
• Covers both incoming and outgoing shipment flows

Limitations

• Relies on shipment estimates rather than verified customs manifests
• Specific column headers and row counts are not provided in the source metadata

Provenance

Source

PortWatch

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Kenya