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When Aliko Dangote and President William Ruto broke ground in late September 2026 on the US$16 billion, 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Lamu, it was more than a ceremonial turning of soil.…
That is the correct reading of the argument Calisto A. Mandlate set out this week on LinkedIn: Dangote’s proposed Southern African fuel system redraws the regional map, but Mozambique’s useful…
For nearly three years, the Red Sea crisis has quietly but profoundly reshaped global container shipping. Security risks that emerged in late 2023 diverted the bulk of Asia-Europe services away…
On 30 September 2026, as Aliko Dangote and President William Ruto broke ground on the Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Lamu, the Coast Development Authority (CDA) issued a pointed…
South Korea’s HMM is set to launch a weekly container service linking the Port of Mombasa to India’s Nhava Sheva and Mundra ports, deploying vessels with an initial capacity of…
On the coast of Kwale, a new maritime logistics training centre has been commissioned. The posters are glossy: President William Ruto smiling above a 40-acre “state-of-the-art” campus, a Sh1.8 billion…
The Puntland Maritime Police Force’s successful operation to retake the Palau-flagged product tanker MT Honour 25 is a rare piece of good news in a grim maritime security landscape. After…
Dangote in Lamu: A Grand Vision Meets Ground-Level Reality When Aliko Dangote touched down at Manda Airport on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the symbolism was as potent as the ambition…
On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the MT Sea Wolf berthed at Kipevu Oil Terminal II in Mombasa, carrying 40,000 metric tonnes of refined petroleum for the Rwanda National Energy Company.…
The recent courtesy call by Norwegian Ambassador to Kenya H.E. Siv Cathrine Moe—accompanied by counsellors for regional commercial affairs and the blue economy—on Principal Secretary Aden Abdi Millah of the…