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Kenya has set a bold target under the Vijana Baharia Programme: train 35,000 seafarers, with 14,500 expected to secure sea-time opportunities and roughly 20,900 to be recruited or placed. The…
The Indian Ocean in 2026 is witnessing an unsettling return. Somali piracy is no longer the threat that international naval power supposedly suppressed to near extinction—it is back, and it…
The declaration of General Average (GA) on the CMA CGM Petra is not merely another casualty notice in the shipping press. It is a sharp reminder that the centuries-old principle…
There is a quiet, persistent paradox at the heart of modern port development. Walk through the bustling terminals of any major Caribbean hub—from Kingston to Port of Spain, or the…
Kenya and Uganda are quietly rewriting the region’s energy map—not with the high-drama crude pipelines that dominated headlines a decade ago, but with a more pragmatic, downstream bet on refined…
An Op-Ed Featuring Elijah Mbaru, FICS CEO, Kenya Ships Agents Association | Chairman, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers — East Africa Branch The Industry at a Crossroads The global maritime industry…
Douglas Oliver’s recent LinkedIn post cuts to the bone of a long-running national failure. Nigeria once trained its own ocean-going seafarers on its own ships. Corruption and mismanagement killed the…
In September 2026, DP World and Kenya-based GulfCap Africa signed a shareholders agreement formally launching the 222-hectare Mombasa Industrial Park Special Economic Zone (SEZ), with a first phase spanning 40…
On 11 September 2026, German shipping passed a quiet watershed. For the first time, vessels flying the German flag may carry Masters and senior officers who are not EU/EEA nationals.…
Every day, roughly 11 billion tons of cargo cross the world’s oceans. The ships carrying that trade are governed by a regulatory architecture unlike anything else in global industry: four…