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Kenya’s gateway to the world is leaking value. The Port of Mombasa and its inland trade corridors remain vital arteries for the East African economy, yet they continue to haemorrhage…
On the evening of September 30, 2026, a blue 40-foot high-cube container bearing the marks ESDU 9239868 rolled out of the Port of Mombasa. It was loaded onto a truck,…
The world’s first community-led blue carbon project sits in Gazi Bay, a quiet inlet on Kenya’s south coast. Since 2012, Mikoko Pamoja—“Mangroves Together” in Swahili—has protected 117 hectares of mangrove…
The recent announcement that the Voi–Taveta Railway Rehabilitation Project has reached 40% completion is more than a construction update. It is a reminder of what was lost—and what could yet…
A simple ranking of container shipping capacity, published in early October 2026 and drawn from Alphaliner’s Top 100, reveals something more profound than league-table trivia: the architecture of global trade…
When a global shipping giant of Hapag-Lloyd’s scale makes a strategic bet on a region, the ripples are felt far beyond the docks. The German liner’s recent pledge to deepen…
In early August 2026, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Hapag-Lloyd held a high-level engagement that, on the surface, looked like another polite industry handshake. Beneath the diplomatic language, however,…
Rwanda’s plan to establish a logistics hub at the Mai Mahiu Special Economic Zone in Naivasha is more than a bilateral land deal. It is a concrete attempt to turn…
Kenya’s maritime sector is expanding rapidly. The Port of Mombasa continues to grow as East Africa’s primary gateway; Lamu Port is taking shape; shipping traffic is rising; and the recent…
In September 2026, the Kenya Revenue Authority’s Customs and Border Control Department collected KES 90.053 billion, surpassing its Treasury target of KES 89.088 billion by KES 965 million—a 101.1 per…