Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2017 shows East Africa's largest port Mombasa Port in Mombasa, Kenya.
NAIROBI, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Being East Africa's largest port, Mombasa port serves as an important logistic hub in the region, transporting containers to Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi and etc.
China helped with its 19th berth expansion project which significantly improved the port's operational efficiency. Together with the under constructing Standard Gauge Railway which will connect Mombasa Port with Kenya's capital Nairobi, the port will help develop the economy of this country as well as the whole East Africa.
Workers unload the first batch of locomotives of the Standard Gauge Railway at Mombasa Port in Mombasa, Kenya, Jan. 9, 2017.
Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2017 shows East Africa's largest port Mombasa Port in Mombasa, Kenya.
Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2017 shows East Africa's largest port Mombasa Port in Mombasa, Kenya.
Workers wait to unload the first batch of locomotives of the Standard Gauge Railway at Mombasa Port in Mombasa, Kenya, Jan. 9, 2017.
Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2017 shows the 19th berth of East Africa's largest port Mombasa Port in Mombasa, Kenya.
A container is unloaded from a ship at the 19th berth in Mombasa Port, Mombasa, Kenya, Jan. 9, 2017.
A container is unloaded onto a truck at the 19th berth in Mombasa Port, Mombasa, Kenya, Jan. 9, 2017.
Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2017 shows the 19th berth of East Africa's largest port Mombasa Port in Mombasa, Kenya.