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For decades, the cartography of African prosperity has been drawn along colonial trade routes—coastal ports feeding inward, with the vast, arid expanses of Northern Kenya relegated to the margins of…
In an age of overlapping crises—geopolitical fracture, regulatory fragmentation, and the relentless pressure to decarbonize—the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has delivered a timely and unflinching assessment of the maritime…
The recent accreditation of Kenya Coast National Polytechnic (KCNP) by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) East Africa Branch is the kind of quiet revolution that rarely makes headlines but…
Kenya stands at a strategic crossroads. With its expansive coastline, abundant renewable energy resources, and the bustling Port of Mombasa—one of Africa’s most critical maritime gateways—the country is uniquely positioned…
Kenya stands at a pivotal moment in its maritime ambitions. With the Port of Mombasa handling millions of TEUs annually, the emerging Lamu Port as a cornerstone of the LAPSSET…
In the bustling corridors of Mombasa port, where thousands of containers move daily and billions of shillings change hands through trade, a quiet revolution is unfolding—one that promises to reshape…
The ocean has long been the world’s greatest connector, yet for too long, the Western Indian Ocean has been treated as a passive border rather than a dynamic frontier requiring…
The commemoration of the Day of the Seafarer 2026 is far more than an annual maritime ceremony. It is a timely reckoning—a moment to confront the fact that behind every…
The true strength of a national institution is never fully captured by its annual cargo throughput, its revenue sheets, or the scale of its infrastructure. These are merely the outputs…
As seafarers, maritime institutions, labour organizations and stakeholders worldwide mark the Day of the Seafarer 2026, Kenya joins the global maritime community in recognizing a workforce that remains largely invisible…