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gptkbp:instanceOf
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marina
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:China_Communications_Construction_Company
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gptkbp:capacity
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23.9 million tons per year (full project)
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gptkbp:connectedTo
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gptkb:LAPSSET_Corridor
gptkb:Lamu-Garissa-Isiolo_Road
planned oil pipeline
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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2012
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gptkbp:coordinates
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2.2711° S, 40.9006° E
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Kenya
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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environmental impact
displacement of local communities
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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impact on mangroves and marine life
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gptkbp:expansion
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expansion to 32 berths
integration with regional transport networks
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gptkbp:firstBerthCommissioned
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May 2021
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:Government_of_Kenya
gptkb:China_Communications_Construction_Company
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gptkbp:hasBerths
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3 (as of 2023)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lamu Port
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gptkbp:length
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400 meters (berth length)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Lamu_County
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gptkbp:mainCargo
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bulk cargo
general cargo
containerized cargo
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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17.5 meters (berth depth)
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Lamu
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gptkbp:opened
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2021
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Kenya_Ports_Authority
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Lamu_Port-South_Sudan-Ethiopia_Transport_Corridor_(LAPSSET)
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gptkbp:plannedBerths
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32
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gptkbp:projectCost
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approx. $5 billion (planned full project)
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gptkbp:purpose
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cargo handling
regional trade
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gptkbp:region
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East Africa
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gptkbp:serves
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gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:South_Sudan
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gptkbp:significance
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second commercial port in Kenya after Mombasa Port
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gptkbp:status
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operational
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gptkbp:strategicImportance
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alternative to Mombasa Port
boosts regional trade and integration
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:LAPSSET_Corridor_Project
gptkb:Lamu
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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