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In a region where distance has long been a stubborn barrier to trade, the newly signed agreement between Zambia and Zimbabwe to develop the Lion’s Den–Kafue railway is an infrastructure…
There is a seductive simplicity in the narrative that China’s expanding footprint in African ports is merely about infrastructure, efficiency, and trade facilitation. New berths, deeper drafts, modern cranes, and…
In the cyclical and often unforgiving world of hydrocarbons, a single discovery can transform a nation overnight—at least in perception, if not immediately in reality. Namibia has now arrived at…
The tragic maritime incident involving the MV Jozani II off the coast of Tanga is yet another sobering reminder that the waters of East Africa, though rich with economic promise,…
When the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) issued its press release on 16 April 2026 acknowledging the detention of M/V Sea Mfalme in the United Republic of Tanzania, it chose its…
At first glance, the recent inspection tour of the Shimoni Fish Port by Principal Secretary for Transport, Mohamed Daghar, might seem like a routine administrative exercise—another government official ticking off…
For decades, the Port of Dar es Salaam was defined more by its limitations than its potential. Shallow berths, outdated equipment, chronic congestion, and vessel turnaround times exceeding ten days…
In the heart of Kenya’s coastal capital, a quiet but profound exchange has just taken place—one that could reshape how Mombasa governs its most precious resource, the ocean. Leaders from…
As the global maritime community gathers at the Sea trade Cruise Global Conference in Miami, a clear message echoes through boardrooms and exhibition halls – that the future of cruising…
The quiet arrival of the livestock carrier MV Murray Express at the Port of Mombasa appears, on the surface, as a routine entry in a crowded port schedule. Yet beneath…