US EditionDubai Porsches Land on Kenya Island Due to Middle East War
More than 4,000 luxury cars from Japan were rerouted to Lamu due to Middle East war disruptions, with another 5,000 vehicles expected next week, officials said.
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In the port of the Kenyan island of Lamu there are long rows of new cars, many of them from the luxury segment. The vehicles were destined for Dubai, but then the Iran war broke out. Soon there could be more. By Bettina Rühl.
Middle East war boosts traffic through Kenyan port of Lamu
Thousands of high-end cars being shipped from Japan and destined for Dubai have been dropped off on the Kenyan island of Lamu, port authorities said, as the Mideast war provides a boost to African shipping hubs.
Due to the Iranian counterattacks in the Gulf region, two container ships had to stop on a Kenyan island on their way to Dubai.
Dubai Porsches land on Kenya island due to Middle East war
Thousands of high-end cars being shipped from Japan and destined for Dubai have been dropped off on the Kenyan island of Lamu, port authorities said, as the Mideast war provides a boost to African shipping hubs. Kenyan media showed dozens of gleaming Porsches parked in a warehouse on Lamu, an island paradise and UNESCO World Heritage Site that the government is developing into another major transport hub. Conflict disrupts global shipping routes…
4,000 vehicles were on their way from Japan to Dubai. Through the Iran war, they landed on the Kenyan island of Lamu.
Ships carrying thousands of luxury cars did not reach Dubai - RMF24.pl - Thousands of luxury cars, including the latest Porsche models, which sailed from Japan to Dubai at the end of February, ended up in port warehouses on the Kenyan island of Lamu.
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