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The recently concluded International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Kenya Annual Jurists Conference in Kuala Lumpur was more than a gathering of legal elites; it was a vivid tableau of a…
Today, across 40 polling stations from Mombasa to the hinterland, more than 11,700 members of the Kenya Ports Authority Pension Schemes are quietly exercising one of the most consequential democratic…
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) PLC has set an audacious target: to surge annual cargo volumes from the current 45.45 million metric tonnes to 168 million metric tonnes by 2045.…
Nigeria’s seaports stand at a familiar and dangerous inflection point. The Dockworkers Branch of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has warned that ports could shut down next week…
When seasoned industry practitioners step into a room with port managers to unpack the mechanics of international trade, the organisation of shipping, and the evolving dynamics of tramp and liner…
On Wednesday, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA-PLC) marked more than the arrival of another container ship. The maiden call of HMM Company Limited’s vessel under the Gulf India Africa (GIA)…
The inaugural CMA CGM dedicated block train that departed the Port of Mombasa this week, carrying more than 100 TEUs destined for the Inland Container Depot in Nairobi, is not…
In the elegant conference halls of Kuala Lumpur this week, under the banner of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Kenya’s Annual Jurists Conference 2026, Hon. Justice (Dr.) Smokin Wanjala…
When a delegation of Ugandan engineers toured the Port of Mombasa this week, the headlines focused on concrete and capacity: Berth 19B, 240 metres of new quay length, a 15-metre…
In a quiet but consequential ceremony in Mombasa, Bandari Maritime Academy (BMA) and CMA CGM, the French shipping and logistics giant, formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that does more…