A Professional Maritime Blog for Advancing Africa’s Maritime Industry
In 2019, the maritime world held its breath. A critical meeting of the IMO Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping revealed a startling vulnerability: nearly 58 percent of flag…
The graduation of marine pilots at the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) should not be allowed to fade into the routine procession of university ceremonies and congratulatory speeches. It deserves…
Imagine spending years at the Bandari Maritime Academy mastering celestial navigation, marine engineering, cargo operations, and international maritime law—only to graduate with globally recognized qualifications that remain frustratingly underutilized. Imagine…
For generations, the maritime industry has defined professionalism almost exclusively through technical competence. A good seafarer was measured by their ability to navigate rogue seas, maintain complex engines, and keep…
Every year, hundreds of young Kenyans complete their maritime education with dreams of sailing the world’s oceans, earning good wages, and building prosperous careers. They have mastered navigation, engineering, and…
The recent accreditation of Kenya Coast National Polytechnic (KCNP) by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) East Africa Branch is the kind of quiet revolution that rarely makes headlines but…
The maritime industry is the lifeblood of global trade, carrying over 80 percent of the world’s commerce. For Kenya, strategically positioned along the Western Indian Ocean as East Africa’s maritime…
Many people in the policy making and even management levels have often narrowed the Africa’s maritime future to the number of ports it builds, the size of its shipping fleets,…
Africa’s push to establish a Regional Maritime University (RMU) for Eastern, Southern, and Northern Africa could become the most consequential maritime education reform the continent has seen in decades. The…
Hapag-Lloyd’s has launched a special program dubbed “Shefarer Program” that is aimed at attracting and retaining more women in the seafaring professions. For centuries, shipping has remained one of the…