A Professional Maritime Blog for Advancing Africa’s Maritime Industry
In late 2025, dozens of maritime professionals from West and Central Africa—including Ghana—gathered in Jakarta for intensive courses that rarely make front-page news. Funded by Indonesia at roughly US$1.1–1.3 million,…
Julius Nyerere is rightly remembered as the philosopher-president of African socialism, the champion of ujamaa, and the moral voice of southern African liberation. Yet his imprint on Tanzania’s relationship with…
In mid-September 2026, Hapag-Lloyd announced an expanded long-term cooperation with DP World covering five African ports: secured terminal capacity at Dakar (Senegal), Luanda (Angola), and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), plus…
The recent analysis in The Merchant’s News crystallizes a structural shift in global shipping that most markets are still treating as a temporary war premium. MSC now controls roughly one…
On 17 October 2026, Tanzania’s Ministry of Health issued Travel Advisory No. 18, expanding health requirements for all international travellers amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
As the nation’s attention focuses on the Kenya Ports Authority’s (KPA) move to concession Mombasa and Lamu port assets—a plan expected to attract Sh129 billion in private investment—a quieter but…
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is preparing to launch competitive tenders for private investors to manage and upgrade critical assets at the ports of Mombasa and Lamu. These public-private partnership…
The Kenya Ports Authority’s latest performance figures are genuinely impressive—and the timing of Capt. William K. Ruto’s remarks at the corporate golf tournament and stakeholders’ dinner in Nairobi could not…
The global merchant fleet is expanding, vessels are growing more complex, and the skill bar is rising. Alternative fuels, dual-fuel propulsion, digital systems, and heightened safety expectations all demand a…
The warning from Maersk is deceptively simple: heavy rains are coming, and East Africa’s ports and cargo movements will face delays. Shippers are advised to allow extra transit time, coordinate…