Chinese-built Lamu Port in Kenya starts operations

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (3rd R, front) witnesses the docking of two vessels at the new harbor of Lamu Port in Kenya, on May 20, 2021. Lamu Port, which is being built by China Communications Construction Company, is part of Kenya's bid to become the major trade hub in East Africa. It can handle large vessels with a carrying capacity ranging from 12,000 to 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). (Photo by Zhang Nanfang/Xinhua)