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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 the elegant setting of Oslo’s Grand Hotel, Kenya’s maritime leadership took its place at the table of global trade. Representing Cabinet Secretary Hassan Ali Joho, Kenya Maritime Authority Director…
The launch of four new bulk carrier vessels at Kigoma Port by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, is far more than…
The rehabilitation of the 129-kilometre Voi–Taveta Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) represents far more than a routine infrastructure project. It signifies the revival of one of East Africa’s historic transport corridors…
When senior officials from the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) recently visited the Port of Mombasa, the gathering was described as a routine courtesy call. Yet its significance transcends diplomatic protocol.…
The announcement from Japan that the Sh85 billion Mombasa Gate Bridge will proceed under its Official Development Assistance program is more than an infrastructure update—it is a strategic vote of…
The recent remarks by Uganda’s Consul General to Mombasa, Amb. Herbert Kiguli, alongside Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) leadership, confirm a pivotal shift in East Africa’s economic landscape: the Standard Gauge…
Last Saturday’s high-level maritime summit in Nairobi was more than just another diplomatic engagement. When the Kenya Ships Agents Association (KSAA), global shipping giants like Maersk, and international bodies such…
Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) Board recently visited to the Port of Mombasa which goes a long way toward enhancing regional trade integration and efficiency of the Kenya-Uganda transport and logistics.…
In a continent where grand infrastructure announcements too often collapse into feasibility studies, debt anxieties, political turnover, or abandoned construction sites, the latest financing secured by Standard Chartered for Tanzania’s…