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The Institute of Maritime and Seafaring Studies at the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) has taken a practical and welcome step forward. By dedicating the email address baharia@tum.ac.ke for seafarer…
In an industry that moves over 80% of global trade by volume, the line between a routine port call and a multimillion-dollar disaster often comes down to a few ropes,…
On August 18, 2026, the U.S.-flagged multipurpose cargo vessel SLNC York began flooding in the western Pacific while sailing in ballast from Honolulu to Naha, Okinawa. The 2010-built, 9,500-deadweight-ton Ro-Ro…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s call for practical reforms and genuine government-private sector partnership in Kenya’s maritime sector is welcome, necessary, and long overdue. Speaking at a private-sector roundtable in…
Container shipping is once again treating a genuine operational challenge as an excuse for opaque mark-ups. As drought and El Niño-driven restrictions force the Panama Canal Authority to lower draft…
The modernisation of Fumba Port is more than a construction project. It is a strategic declaration that Zanzibar is ready to reclaim control of its trade arteries, reduce costly dependence…
The prolonged disruption of tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has once again exposed a structural vulnerability African economies know all too well. Fuel prices spike. Fertiliser costs climb.…
Fifty-seven ships are scheduled to dock at Mombasa and Lamu over the next two weeks. Mombasa alone will receive 27 container vessels, 16 conventional ships, four oil tankers, and five…
The Port of Mombasa is far more than a collection of berths, cranes, and warehouses. It is Kenya’s primary maritime gateway and a critical artery for East and Central African…
The Kenya Revenue Authority’s Customs and Border Control Department has opened the 2026/27 financial year with a statement that defies routine bureaucratic self-congratulation. In July 2026, it collected KSh 92.53…