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Few places on the global map illustrate the power of geography as decisively as Djibouti. Perched at the southern gateway to the Red Sea and astride the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint,…
For many years, inland water transport across the Lake Victoria basin has been the sleeping giant of East Africa’s logistics network with huge potential, but it has remained underutilized. However,…
For decades, the Port of Dar es Salaam was defined more by its limitations than its potential. Shallow berths, outdated equipment, chronic congestion, and vessel turnaround times exceeding ten days…
The quiet arrival of the livestock carrier MV Murray Express at the Port of Mombasa appears, on the surface, as a routine entry in a crowded port schedule. Yet beneath…
The quiet arrival of the livestock carrier MV Murray Express at the Port of Mombasa appears, on the surface, as a routine entry in a crowded port schedule. Yet beneath…
Mombasa Port recently received the maiden call of the pure car carrier MV Global Fuji. The vessel which was carrying 579 motor vehicles is powered primarily by liquefied natural gas…
Does concentration on the Port of Mombasa cause Kenya to ignore potential of its smaller coastal ports? The answer to this question is regrettably in the affirmative, and evidence is…
I have spent my career studying port operations across the globe, from Rotterdam to Singapore, and I have always held a particular interest in the development of East Africa’s maritime…
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…
The announcement of a 45-year terminal concession agreement between Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Nigerian authorities represents one of the most significant developments in West African port governance in recent…