No fuel shipments expected at Mombasa port for two weeks

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A vessel offloads fuel at the Kipevu Oil Terminal. Anxiety rises over potential fuel shortage amid thinning supplies following Middle East war.

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Anxiety has risen over a potential fuel shortage as more petrol stations report thinning supplies, amid indications that no shipments are expected in Kenya over the next 14 days following the US-Israel war with Iran, which has disrupted transport routes from the Gulf States.

A spot check in Nairobi and Mombasa revealed disruptions in fuel purchases by motorists, even as a new shipping schedule showed that no petroleum tanker is expected to dock at the Port of Mombasa over the next fortnight.

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