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Kenya stands at the threshold of what may become the largest industrial investment in its history. Aliko Dangote’s planned 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Lamu—with groundbreaking scheduled for late September or…
Kenya presides over one of Africa’s most glaring maritime paradoxes. With a 640-kilometre coastline on the Western Indian Ocean, an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) spanning 142,400 square kilometres, and extended…
The arrival of the USS Ross (DDG-71) in Mombasa on September 5 is being presented as a routine port visit. On the surface, that description is accurate. The Arleigh Burke-class…
On an unremarkable day at the Port of Mombasa, a 260-metre Chinese-flagged Panamax container vessel slipped quietly into Berth 22. In doing so, it silently reaffirmed something profound about Kenya’s…
Kenya stands at a defining crossroads in its maritime evolution. With the Blue Economy elevated as a cornerstone of Vision 2030 and a national maritime labour strategy positioning the country…
In 1959, on the cusp of independence, Nigeria launched the Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL). By 1961, the federal government had assumed full ownership. At its zenith, the line operated…
Aliko Dangote has set a date. On September 30, 2026, Africa’s richest man will break ground on a 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya. The ceremony will mark far more…
Kenya would undoubtedly benefit from a stronger, more empowered shippers-focused body with clearer regulatory teeth on commercial charges and practices—something akin in spirit to Ghana’s model. But it does not…
On the afternoon of September 2, 2026, the 286-tonne South Korean tugboat TNS Catcher capsized and sank while assisting a large container ship roughly 9 kilometers east of Oryukdo Island,…
In the high-stakes world of global shipping, a Certificate of Competency is far more than a piece of paper. It is a solemn international pledge that the holder can safely…