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Officials of the Seafarers’ Wages Council and the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) engaged each other recently marking a significant step towards amicable and progressive resolutions of matters that affect welfare…
IN the evolving geography of global trade, ports are no longer passive gateways awaiting cargo. They are active commercial competitors, fiercely vying for hinterland markets that determine their long-term survival.…
The arrival of the Turkish deep-sea drillship Çağrı Bey off Somalia’s coast marks the operational launch of Ankara’s most consequential offshore energy venture in the Western Indian Ocean. Backed by…
At least 70 undocumented migrants aboard the Kenyan-flagged fishing vessel Sea Mfalme were arrested at Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania, on March 31, 2026. This arrest is a sobering reminder that beneath…
There are moments in the life of a nation that barely register in the eyes of the world, yet carry the weight of profound transformation. Somalia’s registration of its first…
In the quiet choreography of global trade—where steel hulls glide across vast oceans, carrying the lifeblood of economies—security is often taken for granted, until it falters. The recent commendation of…
When Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Transport, David Kihenzile, stepped onto the quayside of the Port of Durban recently, he was not merely on a routine inspection. He was observing a…
Lead shipping firm CMA CGM has reaffirmed partnership with the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), which is billed as a strategic signal that the Port of Mombasa—and, by extension, Kenya’s maritime…
The passage of the Government Owned Enterprises Act, 2025, represents one of the most significant shifts in Kenya’s public sector management in decades. Hidden within the technical language of the…
I have spent my career studying port operations across the globe, from Rotterdam to Singapore, and I have always held a particular interest in the development of East Africa’s maritime…