# Berbera Port Envy Claim in 8 May Report

> An 8 May 2024 report claimed Berbera Port's growth is envied by regional logistics, but no developments after that date are documented.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: ports, drainage
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/berbera-port-envy-claim-report

## Key points

- On 8 May 2024, a Somaliland Chronicle report claimed Berbera Port's growth is envied by regional port logistics.
- The report discusses regional competition but does not establish any developments at Berbera Port after that date.

On 8 May 2024, the Somaliland Chronicle published an article headlined "Berbera Port’s Growth Is Envied by Regional Port Logistics." The report asserts that Kenya's neighbours are expanding and modernizing their port infrastructure, and that Kenya risks losing its place as the regional logistics hub because political considerations have taken precedence over economic interests.

The report states that landlocked countries Uganda, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo had no option but to pay dearly for Kenya's failure to develop port infrastructure to keep up with cargo growth. It describes Mombasa port's lack of capacity reaching crisis point in 2007, with immense operational challenges. In that year, according to the article, shipping lines threatened to designate Mombasa a demurrage port, which would justify charging the Vessel Delays Surcharge (VDS). The report says that VDS punitive fine can be as high as KSh35 million per day depending on vessel size or cargo type, though the sentence is truncated and the figure is not independently verified.

The article also contrasts Kenya with its competing regional ports, which it says have been keen to create linkages with private sector capital, while efforts to concession port infrastructure development in Kenya have met intense opposition from various actors.

The Somaliland Chronicle does not identify specific ports, projects, contractors, or dates for the claimed regional port expansions. It provides no cost figures or underlying data for the claim that landlocked countries paid dearly, and no source documents are cited for the historical claims about Mombasa and Dar es Salaam ports. The article names no private investors or agreements, and identifies no opposition actors or concession attempts in Kenya.

The report contains no evidence of any developments at Berbera Port after 8 May 2024. The headline assertion is the publication's own analysis and is not independently confirmed. The claims about Kenya and other regional ports are presented without supporting documentation, and no construction or investment activity at Berbera is described beyond the general statement of envy.

## Questions

### What did the 8 May 2024 Somaliland Chronicle article claim about Berbera Port?

The article's headline claimed that Berbera Port's growth is envied by regional port logistics, but it did not provide specific evidence of that envy or any developments at Berbera Port.

### What evidence was presented for the claim that Berbera's growth is envied?

The article offered no concrete evidence. It discussed regional port competition and Kenya's challenges, but did not name specific ports, projects, or data showing envy of Berbera.

### Have there been any documented developments at Berbera Port since 8 May 2024?

No. The Somaliland Chronicle report contains no information about Berbera Port after that date.

## Sources

- [Berbera Port’s Growth Is Envied by Regional Port Logistics](https://somalilandchronicle.com/2024/05/08/berbera-ports-growth-is-envied-by-regional-port-logistics/) — Somaliland Chronicle, 2024-05-08