Updated 10 November 2026
The Mombasa port vessel schedule is published by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) as a “daily shipping movement” report on its website. Each report shows which ships are at each berth and when they arrived, which ships are waiting, the anchorage, the day’s tides and the planned ship movements. KPA posted its most recent report, for Friday 6 November 2026, on its Shipping Movement page.
Based on KPA’s Shipping Movement and Vessel Discharge pages and the 6 November 2026 report, checked on 10 November 2026. Ship names and times change through the day; confirm with your shipping line or agent.
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Where to find the Mombasa port vessel schedule
Go to kpa.co.ke and open the Shipping Movement page. Reports are listed newest first, each with a title such as “Daily Shipping Movement for Friday 6th November 2026”, the date posted and a download link. The files are Word documents, so you need a word processor or a phone app that opens .docx files.
The same site has a Vessel Discharge page with reports on when ships finished discharging. Both pages keep a long archive: the Shipping Movement page listed 200 reports going back to November 2025 when we checked, so you can also look up when a past ship arrived.
How to read the daily shipping movement report
Each report is a snapshot of the port at 11:00 on the day. The 6 November 2026 report is headed “Mombasa Port Position as at 1100 hours for Friday 06th November 2026”. It has these parts:
- Berths and vessels: a table listing each numbered berth and named facility, including entries labelled K.O.T, SECO, Old Port and MBK, with the ship alongside and the date it arrived (for example, “Safesea Shakiti 04.11” at berth 1).
- Other berths: lists of smaller vessels, such as barges, against other named berths.
- Waiters: ships waiting for a berth. The 6 November report listed 15 names in this section.
- Buoys and anchorage: ships moored at the M1 to M4 buoys or anchored at the K, R, S and T anchorages, with arrival dates.
- Duty pilots and tides: the pilots on duty for each shift and the high and low water times and heights.
- Movements: a timed list of planned moves, such as “1030 HMM Cebu from Sea to No.16” or “1200 Genco Rhone from No.5 to Sea”.
To find your ship, search the document for its name. If it appears under a berth, it is alongside and working. Under waiters or an anchorage, it has arrived but is not yet at a berth. In the movements list, it is due to shift at the time shown, for example from sea to a berth or from a berth to sea when it sails.
Vessel discharge reports
The Vessel Discharge page lists reports titled “Completion of Vessel Discharge”, some as at a given date and some for a whole month, such as the October 2026 report posted on 7 November. These tell you when a ship finished unloading, which helps you estimate when your container will be available for collection or for the train to the inland container depot.
How often KPA posts the schedule
KPA does not post a report every calendar day. Counting the titles on the Shipping Movement page, it posted between 12 and 22 reports a month from December 2025 to October 2026. So check the posted date at the top of the list, and treat an older report as a guide only.
Tracking your cargo after the ship arrives
The vessel schedule tells you where the ship is, not your container. Once the ship is alongside, your clearing agent tracks the container through customs and the port’s systems. If your cargo goes inland by rail, it moves on the SGR to Nairobi or Naivasha; our SGR cargo rates page lists Kenya Railways’ 2026 freight charges, including demurrage on wagons collected late.
Before the ship arrives, make sure your import declaration is in order; our guide to the import declaration form explains it. Our guide on how clearing agents charge at Mombasa port covers the fees.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I check ships arriving at Mombasa port?
On the Kenya Ports Authority website, on the Shipping Movement page. Download the latest daily shipping movement report and look under berths, waiters and anchorage.
What does “waiters” mean in the KPA report?
Ships that have arrived at Mombasa and are waiting for a berth.
What time is the KPA shipping movement report for?
The report shows the port position at 11:00 on the day in its title.
Does KPA publish the vessel schedule every day?
Not every calendar day. Its page showed 12 to 22 reports a month between December 2025 and October 2026, so check the posted date.
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