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The transportation and storage sector, which comprise a critical backbone of Kenya’s economy, delivered a mixed performance in 2025, according to the newly released 2026 Economic Survey. The Survey released…
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have launched a new partnership to accelerate the transition toward more sustainable, resilient and inclusive global…
Many ports in Africa have had challenges, but not many observers out here would have expected the Port of Durban in South Africa to rank at the very bottom of…
Landlocked countries can lower transit costs of transport by up to 30 per cent, if they replace paper-based customs forms with digital tools, a UNCTAD official has said. Pedro Manuel…
When you think of maritime nations, what comes to mind? Perhaps, Singapore’s gleaming hub? Rotterdam’s automation? However, here is a surprise for you: Indonesia operates more ports than any other…
For decades, a “good port” was simply a fast port. Performance was measured by how quickly cranes moved boxes and how many vessels cleared the berth. But as UNCTAD’s annual…
How should ports ideally relate with their host cities? Are communities in the cities that host ports sometimes given a raw deal, in terms of share of benefits and social…