Honouring Capt. El-lamy and Advancing Pilotage Excellence at Kilindini
The waters of Kilindini Harbour have long carried the weight of Kenya’s maritime commerce, but they also hold the memory of those who paid the ultimate price ensuring that trade…
Data as the New Berth: Why Africa’s Ports Must Standardize Statistics to Compete and Integrate
On the sidelines of the PMAESA Ports and Maritime Investment Forum and Exhibition 2026 in Dar es Salaam, the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa took a quietly…
Strengthening the First Line of Defence: Why Kenya’s Maritime Pilotage Partnership with Denmark Matters
Kenya’s ports are no longer peripheral players in global trade. Mombasa remains East Africa’s busiest gateway, Lamu is steadily building capacity, and coastal traffic is rising—characterised by larger vessels, tighter…
Africa’s Seafarer Opportunity: From 4% of the Global Workforce to a Strategic Solution for Shipping’s Talent Crisis
Africa supplies only about 4% of the world’s seafarers. That stark figure, highlighted in a recent post by the African Maritime Council and corroborated by BIMCO/ICS data and analyses from…
A Quiet Victory for Member Voice: What the KPA Pension Trustee Elections Reveal About Governance and Trust
In an era when public institutions in Kenya are often judged more by controversy than competence, the recent Kenya Ports Authority pension trustee elections stand out for what did not…
The Green Titan of Mombasa: How the MV Grande Egitto Signals a Sea Change for East African Trade
The arrival of the MV Grande Egitto at the Port of Mombasa this Thursday is not merely a logistical event; it is a watershed moment for East African maritime trade.…
From Mombasa’s Courtrooms to Kuala Lumpur: Francis Kadima and the Global South’s Legal Awakening
The recently concluded International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Kenya Annual Jurists Conference in Kuala Lumpur was more than a gathering of legal elites; it was a vivid tableau of a…
Guardians of Tomorrow: Why the KPA Pension Trustee Elections Matter More Than the Ballots Cast Today
Today, across 40 polling stations from Mombasa to the hinterland, more than 11,700 members of the Kenya Ports Authority Pension Schemes are quietly exercising one of the most consequential democratic…
Kenya’s Port Ambition: Scaling for 168 Million Tonnes by 2045
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) PLC has set an audacious target: to surge annual cargo volumes from the current 45.45 million metric tonnes to 168 million metric tonnes by 2045.…
Nigeria’s Ports on the Brink: When Delayed Bargaining Becomes a National Risk
Nigeria’s seaports stand at a familiar and dangerous inflection point. The Dockworkers Branch of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has warned that ports could shut down next week…