A Professional Maritime Blog for Advancing Africa’s Maritime Industry
The global maritime sector is moving toward decarbonization—reluctantly at times, and almost always unevenly. Yet within this broader transition, one segment is emerging as both a test case and a…
At first glance, the recent engagement between Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) leadership and employees at the Port of Mombasa might seem like routine internal management. But for Kenya’s maritime future,…
For five years, one of the most strategically located industrial assets in Kenya has remained largely dormant—even as regional competitors surge ahead to capture global trade and logistics investments. The…
French shipping and logistics titan CMA CGM Group signed a multi-billion strategic agreement with the Kenyan government, which is billed to impact greatly on global shipping in the African region.…
As of early 2026, Lamu Port has stepped decisively out of the shadow of promise and into reality. Cargo throughput exploded from 74,380 metric tonnes in 2024 to 799,161 metric…
Kenya cannot genuinely aspire to become a leading blue economy and maritime nation while hundreds of its maritime cadets remain stranded ashore after completing their academic training. Across the country,…
A proposal by the Africa’s wealthiest man Aliko Dangote to build an oil refinery in Tanga offers East Africa a rare sovereign opportunity. Whether the region seizes or squanders it…
The decline of the U.S. shipbuilding industry is, besides being an industrial failure, a strategic warning for emerging maritime nations, particularly in Africa. What we are witnessing is a stark…
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…
Few public servants have seen their careers so perfectly mirror the evolution of a nation’s strategic consciousness as Nancy Karigithu has. Her departure few day ago as Presidential Adviser on…