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The high-level meeting on July 13 between the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA) and the Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC) Africa was far more than a…
The recent announcement by Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir that the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has secured a “Very Good” rating in the 2023/2024 Performance Contracting cycle is…
DP World’s transformation of Tanzania’s premier port proves that regional competition is a catalyst for progress, not a cause for alarm. For decades, the Port of Mombasa has reigned as…
On its surface, the daily vessel position report from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) appears to be little more than routine administration—a mundane list of ships expected over the coming…
For years, Lake Victoria’s vast economic potential remained largely untapped—overshadowed by road transport and constrained by chronic underinvestment in lake infrastructure. Today, however, a remarkable transformation is underway at Kisumu…
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 Shallow berths, outdated equipment, chronic congestion, and vessel turnaround times exceeding ten days…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…