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The oil products tanker Sibu 1 spent roughly five weeks as a floating hostage off the Somali coast before Puntland’s maritime police freed it on September 25. Six armed men…
Kenya’s Lamu Port is a textbook case of ambitious infrastructure colliding with the unforgiving economics of global shipping. The first three berths, built at a cost of roughly Sh40 billion,…
On Friday, a cargo ship named Transit Sedanka docked at Mombasa’s Kilindini Port carrying more than steel and machinery. It carried the tangible symbol of a 14-year national aspiration: the…
The recent engagement between the Joint Seafarers Committee and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director Capt. William Ruto was more than a polite courtesy call. It was a rare and…
When Kenya Railways Managing Director Philip Mainga hosted Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan alongside a cohort of regional ambassadors, diplomats, and private-sector stakeholders aboard the Madaraka Express, the symbolism was deliberate.…
The Lobito Corridor is no longer just an infrastructure project. It has become the clearest stage on which the United States, Europe, and China are competing for access to Africa’s…
In the heart of southern Africa, a new artery of commerce is taking shape across the Luapula River. Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo are advancing the Kasomeno–Mwenda corridor—a…
The iconic image of Kenya’s coast—pristine white sands and the azure Indian Ocean—has long been a magnet for global tourists. In recent years, however, the tranquillity of Mombasa’s beaches has…
On 9 September 2026, the Executive Board of the Seafarers Union of Kenya (SUK) issued a formal notice invoking its constitutional mandate to convene the Annual Conference. The reason was…
East Africa speaks confidently about the blue economy, regional integration, and Lake Victoria as a transport corridor. Governments talk about modern ferries, trade, tourism, ports, and safer movement. Yet beneath…