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All importers must now secure a digital Marine Cargo Insurance (MCI) certificate from a locally licensed insurer before customs clearance. The process is clear: obtain cover from an Insurance Regulatory…
Kenya’s blue economy ambitions rest on the shoulders of its seafarers. From the Port of Mombasa to the high seas, these men and women are the engine of global trade.…
In the quiet corridors of the International Maritime Organization headquarters in London, a vital piece of the world’s environmental and maritime architecture is at work. Following confirmation of a quorum,…
Ministers from more than 20 countries, meeting under the Maritime Organisation for Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa (MOESNA), have decided to locate the new Maritime University for Eastern, Southern and…
In the crowded theatre of East African logistics, all eyes usually fix on Dar es Salaam and Mombasa. Congestion, dredging dramas, and regional rivalry dominate headlines. Yet a quieter transformation…
Africa has no shortage of young people eager to go to sea. Maritime academies from Nigeria to Ghana, Kenya to South Africa turn out graduates year after year. Yet across…
On a bright Sunday morning in late June 2025, a five-year-old girl fell nearly fifty feet from the fourth deck of the Disney Dream into the open ocean. Her father…
Africa’s maritime sector stands at a quiet but consequential crossroads. The continent generates substantial cargo volumes and possesses extensive coastlines, yet its shipping industry remains heavily dependent on foreign-owned and…
On December 11 at Uhuru Gardens, the Kenya Maritime Excellence Awards will pose a pointed question: Can the National Infrastructure Fund finance the ports, cold chains, training institutions, shipyards, and…
The world’s largest shipping fleet sails under a Liberian flag administered from a Virginia office park—and that fact reveals more about global capitalism than any textbook. Liberia’s open registry is…