A Professional Maritime Blog for Advancing Africa’s Maritime Industry
In the maritime industry, few bottlenecks frustrate aspiring officers more than the gap between academic training and the sea time required for a Certificate of Competency (CoC). Partnerships such as…
Kenya’s maritime training pipeline has made real progress. Partnerships between Bandari Maritime Academy (BMA) and global carriers such as CMA CGM have delivered what classroom instruction cannot: mandatory sea time.…
That is the sharpest line in a recent post by the Southern Africa Corridor Logistics Initiative (SACLI), and it cuts through the usual regional debate about rail reform, private operators…
Tanzania’s Fair Competition Commission has blocked Taifa Gas, controlled by billionaire Rostam Aziz, from taking a 49 percent stake in the operator of the Songo Songo gas field. The decision,…
On World Maritime Day, the quiet dominance of Hellenic shipping once again stands in plain sight. While policymakers in Brussels debate maritime industrial strategy and strategic autonomy, the data show…
A recent post from Lloyd’s Maritime Institute (LMI) offers a clean, accessible primer on bulk carrier classification by deadweight tonnage (DWT). It lists the familiar progression—Small/Handy, Handymax, Supramax, Ultramax, Panamax,…
In September 2026, a quiet but consequential announcement emerged from Accra. The Regional Maritime University (RMU), in partnership with the Dar es Salaam Maritime Institute (DMI), the University of Ghana…
Africa is extraordinarily rich. It holds roughly 30 percent of the world’s critical mineral reserves essential for the energy transition, vast agricultural potential, significant oil and gas resources, and a…
When trainers hold the credentials they teach—and have recent experience of the sea they prepare cadets for—the entire training pipeline gains credibility. Bandari Maritime Academy’s recent recognition of trainers who…
In mid-September 2026, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) convened a four-day Port Security and Inter-Agency Coordination Workshop in Bosaso, the commercial heart of Somalia’s Puntland State. Participants from port authorities,…