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The Kenya Ports Authority’s engagement with the Kenya Ships Agents Association (KSAA) signals a pivotal shift at the Port of Lamu—a move beyond concrete and cranes toward the commercial partnerships…
For years, the Port of Lamu was spoken of in the future tense—a glittering US$2.5 billion bet on Kenya’s northern coastline that seemed perpetually trapped in master plans, policy papers,…
China’s Nanjing Port delegation sees what Kenya has long believed: Lamu is a gateway to East Africa’s maritime future. When a delegation from one of China’s busiest and most technologically…
For decades, the cartography of African prosperity has been drawn along colonial trade routes—coastal ports feeding inward, with the vast, arid expanses of Northern Kenya relegated to the margins of…
At first glance, last week’s high-level consultations between Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Development Authority Director General Mr. Stephen Ikua, MBS, and Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Captain William…
At first glance, last week’s high-level consultations between Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Development Authority Director General Mr. Stephen Ikua, MBS, and Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Captain William…
IN the evolving geography of global trade, ports are no longer passive gateways awaiting cargo. They are active commercial competitors, fiercely vying for hinterland markets that determine their long-term survival.…