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Port workers across Nigeria are once again warning of a possible nationwide shutdown. The immediate trigger is both familiar and consequential: terminal operators have failed to begin negotiations on a…
In late October 2026, at the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers’ (ICS) Controlling Council meeting in Cape Town, history was made in a quiet but consequential way. Natalia Margioli FICS assumed…
In an era when public institutions in Kenya are often judged more by controversy than competence, the recent Kenya Ports Authority pension trustee elections stand out for what did not…
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.…
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…
The Global Maritime Forum’s Annual Summit 2026 has just concluded in Shanghai—the first time the gathering has been held on the Chinese mainland. Under the theme “Shared Seas, Shifting Horizons,”…
The Kenya Ships Agents Association’s October 2026 newsletter arrives at a pivotal time for East Africa’s premier gateway. Released amid mounting pressure on the Port of Mombasa—where more than 20,000…
In late October 2026, Congo Terminal completed structural works on a major new refrigerated container yard at the East Mole platform in Pointe-Noire. The facility adds 24 reefer gantries and…