The Kenya Ports Authority’s schedule released on 19 October lists 51 vessels slated to dock at Mombasa and Lamu between 19 and 31 October 2026.

The six tankers together carry more than 231,000 tonnes of petrol, diesel and other petroleum products, a volume that influences pump prices and industrial supply chains.

One of the tankers, M.T. Bellatrix, is transporting over 21,000 tonnes of Shell V‑Power premium petrol to Vivo Energy Kenya for discharge at the Shimanzi Oil Terminal, after which the fuel will be moved inland by Kenya Railways Corporation rail tankers.

Three additional tankers are bound for Kipevu Oil Terminal II, including M.T. Torm Sublime with 85,000 tonnes of gasoil, M.T. Maria with 40,000 tonnes of gasoil, and M.T. Pis Rinjani carrying 85,000 tonnes of motor gasoline; a separate vessel, M.T. Bow Lynx, will deliver 4,900 tonnes of base oil to Shimanzi.

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s latest monthly review raised Nairobi’s maximum retail petrol price by KSh 12.93 per litre to KSh 226.96, diesel by KSh 9.90 to KSh 227.76 and kerosene by KSh 28.49 to KSh 219.87.

EPRA’s chief executive told Parliament that two petroleum tankers bound for Kenya were hit by drones in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging their propulsion systems and preventing independent sailing, though the exact date of the attacks was not disclosed.

Global oil markets are volatile, with Brent crude reaching a five‑month high of $111.24 per barrel and futures up 13 % since September, while the International Energy Agency warned that renewed Middle‑East hostilities have delayed oil‑supply recovery.

The Kenya Ports Authority confirmed that, despite the regional security incidents and price spikes, it has not recorded any disruptions to the scheduled vessel arrivals.