Routing the load…
Ocean · East Africa · FCL / break-bulk
Houston, TX
→ Mombasa, Kenya
Gulf to East Africa — Houston to Mombasa, the gateway port for Kenya and the East African interior.
Mode
Ocean
Equipment
FCL / break-bulk / RoRo
Transit
30–40 days
How this lane runs
Houston → Mombasa.
Mombasa (Kilindini Harbour) is East Africa's primary port and the gateway not just to Kenya but to the landlocked interior — Uganda, Rwanda, eastern DRC, and South Sudan move through it. The Houston-to-Mombasa run is one of the longer ocean lanes at 30–40 days, which makes documentation precision and milestone tracking matter even more.
We run Mombasa FCL, break-bulk for project and oversize cargo, and RoRo for wheeled equipment, coordinating the US-side trucking, the ocean leg, and a named clearing agent for the East African destination side. PVoC pre-shipment inspection certificates, where Kenya requires them, are handled before the cargo sails.
Frequently asked
Houston → Mombasa questions.
Does cargo to Mombasa need PVoC inspection?
Kenya requires PVoC (Pre-shipment Verification of Conformity) certificates for many product categories. We identify whether your cargo needs it and arrange the inspection before the cargo sails — a missing PVoC is a common cause of clearance delays at Mombasa.
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Ocean · FCL / break-bulk / RoRo · 30–40 days. A named coordinator quotes it the same day.