Who owns KSL?
“Kenya Shipyards Limited was established by the Kenyan Government and the National Treasury has 100% shareholding.”
Kenya Shipyards Limited
Kenya Shipyards Limited is a Kenyan parastatal company.
Questions & answers
Which materials are used in shipbuilding?
“Shipbuilding uses a considerable amount of marine grade steel. The variety of manufactured products which go to make up a fitted-out vessel is enormous and entails a wide range of different materials.”
How many ships has Kenya shipyards built?
“After 15 months of dedicated work including working in shifts, KSL has built a 100 metre Wagon Ferry which was floated on 02 August 2022 at Kisumu Shipyard.”
How many vessels have been worked on so far?
“KSL acquired MV Pate for Kenya Ports Authority in 2022. KSL is also undertaking mid-life refit of KNS Shupavu for the Kenya Navy.”
What are the different types of ships that are built and for what purposes?
“There are several types of vessels.”
What safety regulations do shipbuilders need to follow?
“At KSL we understand that the safety of the crew is in the hands of the shipbuilder. We have in place our work safety policies, quality control policies and work safety education to sensitize staff on site.”
How can you join KSL?
“KSL like any other company has procedures involved in joining and in the event of vacancies, these are advertised in the official company website.”
Data formats & record details
Download this profile and inspect its supporting evidence.
- Entity ID
- urn:readyscan:entity:kenya-shipyards-limited-q111169782
- Material fingerprint
- fnv1a64:563cc0480b421589
- Entity revision
- fnv1a64:08f4146234f7385e
- Published
- 2026-10-27
- Modified
- 2026-10-27
- Source summary
- Kenya Shipyards Limited: Kenyan parastatal company. Website: https://kenyashipyards.co.ke/
- Evidence record
- urn:readyscan:corpus:evidence:kenya-shipyards-limited-q111169782