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For years, Kenyan seafarers have been told that the Seafarers’ Identity Document, or SID, is finally on its way. They have heard endless promises about procurement, security systems, technical preparations…
Why Kenya and East Africa must move from celebrating maritime heritage to protecting, documenting and investing in it There is a powerful image in the poster announcing the International Committee…
In the high-stakes arena of global shipping, efficiency is not merely a performance metric—it is the currency of survival. For the Port of Mombasa, the economic lifeline of Kenya and…
For decades, Mombasa has lived with a profound paradox. It commands one of Africa’s most strategically vital maritime corridors, hosts Kenya’s principal seaport, and serves as the natural gateway to…
The completion and handover of the Shimoni Fish Port in Kwale County to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) marks more than another milestone in Kenya’s expanding maritime infrastructure—it potentially signals…
India’s emergence as the world’s second-largest supplier of seafarers should resonate far beyond the pages of international maritime statistics. For East Africa, it must serve as a strategic wake-up call.…
Each morning, as giant container vessels edge cautiously alongside the quays of the Port of Mombasa, they bring more than steel boxes filled with goods. They carry evidence of Kenya’s…
The ocean may appear limitless, but its resources are not. For generations, Africa’s coastal communities have depended on the sea for food, employment, cultural identity and economic survival. Yet beneath…
When Elijah Mbaru, Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Ships Agents Association (KSAA), addressed a logistics conference in Nairobi recently, he issued a wake-up call that no player in Kenya’s…
For generations, the Indian Ocean has been the lifeblood of Kenya’s coastal communities. Yet, for all its abundance, the people who brave its waters daily remain paradoxically tethered to poverty.…