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The Kenya Maritime Authority’s recent hosting of a South Korean delegation from the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology (KIMFT) and JSM International Ltd marks more than diplomatic courtesy.…
The SAAFF/BUSA Cargo Movement Update No. 306 for the week ending 1 November 2026 captures a familiar and frustrating South African pattern: pockets of operational progress that fail to resolve…
When Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) hosted a delegation from Jadeoriental Ship Management Co. Ltd. of the Republic of Korea in early November 2026, it was far…
On an otherwise unremarkable October day in 2026, the Port of Málaga accomplished something industry observers had anticipated for years: the first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas bunkering of a cruise…
DP World’s China Africa Link will start calling at Dar es Salaam and Maputo in late November. Wan Hai’s CI8 service will connect Haiphong and South China to Mundra and…
On the surface, Willinch Shipping Services LLC’s announcement that it has commenced liner and NVOCC agency operations in Kenya is standard corporate fare: a Dubai-based shipping agency declaring it has…
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, from 8 a.m. at its oceanfront campus in Mombasa, Bandari Maritime Academy will host its first graduation ceremony. The chief guest is Hon. Hassan Ali…
Kenya is living through another painful season of school unrest. Dormitories burn. Property is destroyed. Young lives are lost or permanently scarred. The May 2026 fire at Utumishi Girls Academy…
The African Maritime Council’s recent observation is blunt and timely: artificial intelligence is already reshaping vessel navigation, port management, maritime security, and fishing surveillance. For Africa, the real question is…
Five seafarers died, and Africa’s maritime workers are still treated as an afterthought. At 07:42 on 30 September 2026, about 47 nautical miles south of Mossel Bay, a man fell…