A Professional Maritime Blog for Advancing Africa’s Maritime Industry
This week, more than a thousand delegates from nearly 180 countries, industry groups, and civil society organisations have gathered at the International Maritime Organization’s headquarters in London for the 22nd…
In global maritime commerce, profitability is not a function of asset ownership but of asset utilization. Idle time—whether in port, at anchor, or sailing in ballast—represents the primary destroyer of…
In the vast expanse of the world’s oceans, where ships often appear as mere specks on the horizon, a flash of color can reveal everything. The distinctive funnel markings, hull…
Russian container carrier FESCO has decided to expand its Africa operations into Tanzania’s Port of Dar es Salaam, which implies continuation of a geopolitical and commercial realignment unfolding quietly and…
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has crossed 1,000-ship threshold marking major milestone and defining stage in the evolution of global liner shipping. In an industry historically shaped by cycles, alliances, and…
For decades, the story of African national shipping lines has been one of unfulfilled promise characterized by huge debts, political interferences, and strategic drift. Kenya shares in this fate simply…
Officials of the Seafarers’ Wages Council and the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) engaged each other recently marking a significant step towards amicable and progressive resolutions of matters that affect welfare…
There are moments in the life of a nation that barely register in the eyes of the world, yet carry the weight of profound transformation. Somalia’s registration of its first…