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In early August 2026, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Hapag-Lloyd held a high-level engagement that, on the surface, looked like another polite industry handshake. Beneath the diplomatic language, however,…
Rwanda’s plan to establish a logistics hub at the Mai Mahiu Special Economic Zone in Naivasha is more than a bilateral land deal. It is a concrete attempt to turn…
Kenya’s maritime sector is expanding rapidly. The Port of Mombasa continues to grow as East Africa’s primary gateway; Lamu Port is taking shape; shipping traffic is rising; and the recent…
In September 2026, the Kenya Revenue Authority’s Customs and Border Control Department collected KES 90.053 billion, surpassing its Treasury target of KES 89.088 billion by KES 965 million—a 101.1 per…
When Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) Director General CPA Omae Nyarandi welcomed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland H.E. Ambassador Maurice Makoloo to Bahari Towers, the gathering was…
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) closed Customer Service Week with a clear and timely message: the future of Kenya’s maritime and logistics sector will not be secured by any single…
The recent launch by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) of the UNCTAD TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Programme is easy to file under “capacity building as usual”: twenty middle managers in…
UNCTAD data confirm what many in the maritime sector have sensed for months: between 2024 and 2025, Africa recorded the fastest growth in liner shipping connectivity of any region, rising…
Morocco is quietly rewriting the rules of African port competitiveness. The arrival of Africa’s first Liebherr LPS 550 portal slewing crane at the Port of Casablanca is more than a…
In the maritime industry, few bottlenecks frustrate aspiring officers more than the gap between academic training and the sea time required for a Certificate of Competency (CoC). Partnerships such as…