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Africa’s industrial ambitions have long been constrained by a simple, stubborn reality: the continent produces, but it does not adequately control the ships that move what it produces. Dangote Group’s…
On 10–11 September 2026, Transport Principal Secretary Mohamed Daghar led officials from 14 government agencies on an inspection of the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone and its first berth. The…
In 1993, Nigeria established the Ship Acquisition and Ship Building Fund (SASBF) under the then National Maritime Authority. The ambition was bold: channel roughly $65 million into helping Nigerians acquire…
The Kenya Ports Authority is quietly undertaking one of the most consequential operational overhauls in its recent history. Its long-serving SAP ECC6 enterprise resource planning system is being replaced by…
American oil executives have been sounding the alarm for months. Now they say, in plain terms, that the great fuel crisis has arrived. Chevron CEO Mike Wirth and others warn…
On the eve of World Maritime Day 2026, the International Maritime Organization has issued a timely and pointed call. Its official post and accompanying video message from Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez…
Nairobi’s selection to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships is more than a sporting triumph; it is a seismic shift in the global athletics landscape. For the first time, the…
The Kenya Ports Authority’s latest vessel schedule paints a vivid picture of activity along the Kenyan coast. Over the coming two weeks, a combined 51 vessels are due to call…
When Africa’s richest man declares that Western interests do not want the continent to industrialize, it is not populist rhetoric. It is a diagnosis forged in a $20 billion battle…
Dangote’s vessel push is a symptom of Nigeria’s deeper maritime failure Africa’s richest man could not find a single ship to move 1,000 tonnes of cement from Nigeria to neighbouring…