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As global maritime leaders gather in Busan this week for the World Maritime Day Parallel Event, one session stands out for its quiet urgency. On 27 October, the World Shipping…
When Ambassador Nancy Karigithu paid a courtesy call on Wilhelmsen Ship Management and met two Kenyan seafarers preparing to join the same vessel—one a new hire, the other a returning…
In late September and early October 2026, twelve senior leaders—mostly board members—from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) gathered at the World Maritime University (WMU) headquarters in Malmö,…
Shanghai has done it again. For the 16th consecutive year, the Port of Shanghai stands as the world’s busiest container gateway. In 2025 it handled roughly 55.06 million TEUs—more than…
Kenya is preparing to open major assets at the ports of Mombasa and Lamu—along with associated inland container depots—to private investors under a public-private partnership programme expected to draw roughly…
In the high-stakes arena of global trade, where roughly 80% of goods move by sea, Africa’s ports stand as both critical bottlenecks and essential gateways. A recent announcement from the…
Fred Kung’u’s recent announcement of his graduation from the 13th Session of the Yeosu Academy of the Law of the Sea captures far more than a personal milestone. It highlights…
South Africa controls an estimated 70–80% of the world’s known manganese reserves and remains the largest producer and exporter of the ore. Manganese is indispensable for steelmaking and increasingly critical…
As Eastern and Southern African ports prepare to converge in Dar es Salaam from 28–30 October 2026, the PMAESA Ports and Maritime Investment Forum and Exhibition offers more than just…
Kenya’s blue economy ambitions are no longer abstract policy. The government aims to place tens of thousands of Kenyan seafarers on global vessels, the country remains on the IMO STCW…