Mombasa positions as green port, as LNG shipping comes closer home
Mombasa Port recently received the maiden call of the pure car carrier MV Global Fuji. The vessel which was carrying 579 motor vehicles is powered primarily by liquefied natural gas…
Iran’s toll booth on the Strait of Hormuz will make the whole world poorer
The Strait of Hormuz, as many in the maritime industry know it, is the narrow maritime chokepoint through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and a significant share of…
Safety gaps are dogging growth of beach tourism in the Kenyan coast
Kenya’s blue economy ambitions are racing ahead, and its safety architecture can hardly keep pace. Along the Indian Ocean coastline—from Mombasa through Kilifi to Kwale—and across the inland waters of…
Why Kenya needs to revive its National Shipping Line, and do it right
For decades, the story of African national shipping lines has been one of unfulfilled promise characterized by huge debts, political interferences, and strategic drift. Kenya shares in this fate simply…
Let’s build a regional waterways transport system in East Africa
TIME is ripe for the East African region to establish a structured system of regional coastal and inland waterways transport. From the bustling port of Mombasa to the historic Swahili…
Kenya embarks on process to revive Voi–Taveta railway line
Some infrastructure projects merely move goods. Others reshape geography, revive forgotten corridors, and redefine a nation’s role in regional trade. The revitalization of the Voi–Taveta metre-gauge branch line firmly belongs…
Kenyan ports: Case for unlocking smaller coastal ports for national development
Does concentration on the Port of Mombasa cause Kenya to ignore potential of its smaller coastal ports? The answer to this question is regrettably in the affirmative, and evidence is…
KTA calls for Govt transparency on fuel situation amid reported shortages
The Kenya Transporters Association’s (KTA) issued a notice on April 8, 2026, to alert the industry of a fuel shortage problem that their members were experiencing. The alert is creating…
India’s frigate visits Mombasa, grows cooperation with Kenya
An Indian Naval Ship INS Trikand has visited the Port of Mombasa from April 7 for a scheduled four-day stay before leaving on April 10, 2026. INS Trikand, a frontline…
Djibouti launches ship repair yard, gains edge in the Horn and EA
Djibouti formally inaugurated its Ship Repair Yard in early April 2026, which signals a decisive shift in the maritime balance of power along the western Indian Ocean and the Red…