{"id":3092,"date":"2026-10-27T08:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:27:39","slug":"navigating-choppy-waters-why-kenyas-maritime-sector-must-seize-the-moment-lessons-from-the-ksaa-october-2026-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Choppy Waters: Why Kenya&#8217;s Maritime Sector Must Seize the Moment\u2014Lessons from the KSAA October 2026 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Kenya Ships Agents Association&#8217;s October 2026 newsletter arrives at a pivotal time for East Africa&#8217;s premier gateway. Released amid mounting pressure on the Port of Mombasa\u2014where more than 20,000 empty containers have piled up, vessels idle at outer anchorage, and productivity has suffered\u2014the publication serves as both a snapshot of industry resilience and a quiet call to action. It highlights maritime updates, community activities, and key milestones across Kenya&#8217;s shipping ecosystem. Read against the backdrop of court interventions on new regulations, post-election spillover effects from a neighbouring country, and the perennial peak-season strain, it underscores a sector that remains the lifeblood of Kenya&#8217;s and the region&#8217;s trade yet faces structural headwinds that demand more than incremental fixes.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kenya&#8217;s blue economy potential is not abstract. Ship agents, seafarers, port workers, and related professionals keep containers moving, support the wider East African hinterland, and generate significant formal and informal employment. The KSAA, a non-profit membership body dating to the early 1970s, exists precisely to promote ethical practice, facilitate seaborne trade, and advocate for conditions that enable growth. Its newsletters typically blend operational intelligence with community and capacity-building stories\u2014women in leadership, regulatory dialogues, ESG engagements, and recognition of the human capital that keeps vessels turning. The October issue continues this tradition, reminding stakeholders that the maritime family extends beyond berths and bills of lading to the people and partnerships that sustain it.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Yet the operational picture remains strained. Congestion has carried over from previous peak periods. Empty-container evacuation lags, depot space tightens, and vessels wait days. Industry voices, including KSAA leadership, have noted that while some recent movements\u2014such as a single vessel clearing 3,000 containers\u2014offer temporary relief, deeper structural responses are required. Calls for greater use of Container Freight Stations, clearer long-term decongestion strategies by the Kenya Ports Authority, and better coordination with the Kenya Revenue Authority are not new; they recur because the underlying capacity, process, and incentive misalignments persist. Peak season\u2014late July through October\u2014amplifies every inefficiency. When global demand surges and regional logistics falter, costs rise, schedules slip, and Kenya risks losing cargo to competing gateways.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Regulatory uncertainty compounds the challenge. The Court of Appeal&#8217;s recent suspension of certain Merchant Shipping (Maritime Transport Operators) Regulations 2024 provisions\u2014pending full determination of a KSAA-backed challenge\u2014highlights the tension between localisation ambitions and the realities of a globally integrated industry. Concerns over local ownership thresholds, expatriate employment restrictions, and licensing frameworks are legitimate points of debate. Sudden or poorly sequenced rules can deter investment, raise compliance costs, and push operators toward alternative ports. At the same time, genuine capacity-building, skills transfer, and stronger Kenyan participation in the value chain remain valid policy goals. The path forward requires evidence-based design, adequate transition periods, and genuine consultation rather than abrupt mandates that courts later pause.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Positive signals exist and deserve amplification. KSAA&#8217;s recent engagements\u2014such as discussions with agricultural partners and the Kenya Navy on ESG and sustainability pathways\u2014point to a sector beginning to integrate environmental, social, and governance considerations more systematically. Recognition of seafarers&#8217; resilience, efforts to professionalise recruitment and placement (with only licensed agents authorised), and ongoing dialogues with global shipping leaders on regulatory frameworks all illustrate constructive agency. Community and industry activities featured in association communications reinforce the social fabric: professional development, inclusion\u2014including women at the helm\u2014and collective advocacy. These elements matter. A purely transactional view of shipping misses the human and institutional capital that turns physical infrastructure into reliable trade corridors.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>The Broader Strategic Context<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">East Africa&#8217;s trade volumes continue to grow; landlocked neighbours depend on Mombasa and, increasingly, on efficient multimodal links. Climate risks, geopolitical volatility, and the global shift toward decarbonisation will test ports and agents further. Kenya&#8217;s Vision 2030 and blue-economy aspirations will remain aspirational unless port productivity, regulatory predictability, and skills pipelines improve in tandem. Empty-container imbalances, dwell times, and anchorage queues are symptoms of deeper coordination failures across KPA, KRA, shipping lines, agents, and inland logistics providers.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>What a Serious Response Looks Like<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">First, treat decongestion as a sustained operational programme rather than a seasonal fire drill\u2014invest in real-time visibility, expand CFS utilisation strategically, and align incentives so that empty evacuation and import clearance reinforce rather than compete with each other.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Second, pursue regulatory reform that is phased, data-driven, and co-designed with the industry that must implement it. Localisation without competitiveness is a hollow victory.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Third, double down on the human and partnership dimensions the KSAA newsletter highlights: continuous professional development, genuine ESG integration that delivers measurable outcomes, and stronger public-private platforms that move from dialogue to executable plans.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Fourth, measure what matters\u2014vessel turnaround, container dwell, cost per TEU, and reliability metrics\u2014and publish them transparently so accountability is possible.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The October 2026 KSAA newsletter is more than internal housekeeping. It is a mirror held up to an industry that remains indispensable yet constrained by bottlenecks of its own and others&#8217; making. Fair winds and following seas are welcome sentiments; durable competitiveness requires deliberate choices about capacity, rules, skills, and coordination. Kenya&#8217;s maritime stakeholders have demonstrated resilience under pressure. The question the newsletter implicitly poses\u2014and that policymakers, port authorities, and commercial players must answer\u2014is whether that resilience will be matched by the structural reforms needed to turn recurring crises into sustained advantage. The region&#8217;s trade future depends on getting the answer right.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kenya Ships Agents Association&#8217;s October 2026 newsletter arrives at a pivotal time for East Africa&#8217;s premier gateway. Released amid mounting pressure on the Port of Mombasa\u2014where more than 20,000 empty containers have piled up, vessels idle at outer anchorage, and productivity has suffered\u2014the publication serves as both a snapshot of industry resilience and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-analysis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Navigating Choppy Waters: Why Kenya&#039;s Maritime Sector Must Seize the Moment\u2014Lessons from the KSAA October 2026 Newsletter | Maritime Business Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Navigating Choppy Waters: Why Kenya&#039;s Maritime Sector Must Seize the Moment\u2014Lessons from the KSAA October 2026 Newsletter | Maritime Business Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Kenya Ships Agents Association&#8217;s October 2026 newsletter arrives at a pivotal time for East Africa&#8217;s premier gateway. Released amid mounting pressure on the Port of Mombasa\u2014where more than 20,000 empty containers have piled up, vessels idle at outer anchorage, and productivity has suffered\u2014the publication serves as both a snapshot of industry resilience and a [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Maritime Business Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-27T08:27:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roger-Dainty.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"270\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Andrew Mwangura\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Andrew Mwangura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Andrew Mwangura\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/781b7dfa8057e582f58f7fe1301c0a4e\"},\"headline\":\"Navigating Choppy Waters: Why Kenya&#8217;s Maritime Sector Must Seize the Moment\u2014Lessons from the KSAA October 2026 Newsletter\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-27T08:27:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092\"},\"wordCount\":916,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Roger-Dainty.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News Analysis\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092\",\"name\":\"Navigating Choppy Waters: Why Kenya's Maritime Sector Must Seize the Moment\u2014Lessons from the KSAA October 2026 Newsletter | Maritime Business Review\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Roger-Dainty.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-27T08:27:39+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Roger-Dainty.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Roger-Dainty.jpg\",\"width\":480,\"height\":270,\"caption\":\"KSAA Chairman Mr. Roger Dainty addressing a stakeholders\u2019 consultative meeting at Lamu Port. The meeting, held yesterday, brought together representatives from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), Kenya Ships Agents Association (KSAA), and international shipping lines to discuss key issues affecting port operations and maritime trade. Photo Credit: KSAA\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?p=3092#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Navigating Choppy Waters: Why Kenya&#8217;s Maritime Sector Must Seize the Moment\u2014Lessons from the KSAA October 2026 Newsletter\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Maritime Business Review\",\"description\":\"A Professional Maritime Blog for Advancing Africa\u2019s Maritime Industry\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Maritime Business Review\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/cropped-Gemini_Generated_Image_pmvqj6pmvqj6pmvq-removebg-preview-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/cropped-Gemini_Generated_Image_pmvqj6pmvqj6pmvq-removebg-preview-1.png\",\"width\":391,\"height\":121,\"caption\":\"Maritime Business Review\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/781b7dfa8057e582f58f7fe1301c0a4e\",\"name\":\"Andrew Mwangura\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/27e344b81dad8a144aa02cf563c5dba9d6e20f37384170b4cbfa6b371f4c6a48?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/27e344b81dad8a144aa02cf563c5dba9d6e20f37384170b4cbfa6b371f4c6a48?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/27e344b81dad8a144aa02cf563c5dba9d6e20f37384170b4cbfa6b371f4c6a48?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Andrew Mwangura\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimebizreview.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Navigating Choppy Waters: Why Kenya's Maritime Sector Must Seize the Moment\u2014Lessons from the KSAA October 2026 Newsletter | Maritime Business Review","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Navigating Choppy Waters: Why Kenya's Maritime Sector Must Seize the Moment\u2014Lessons from the KSAA October 2026 Newsletter | Maritime Business Review","og_description":"The Kenya Ships Agents Association&#8217;s October 2026 newsletter arrives at a pivotal time for East Africa&#8217;s premier gateway. Released amid mounting pressure on the Port of Mombasa\u2014where more than 20,000 empty containers have piled up, vessels idle at outer anchorage, and productivity has suffered\u2014the publication serves as both a snapshot of industry resilience and a [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092","og_site_name":"Maritime Business Review","article_published_time":"2026-10-27T08:27:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":480,"height":270,"url":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roger-Dainty.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Andrew Mwangura","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Andrew Mwangura","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092"},"author":{"name":"Andrew Mwangura","@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/781b7dfa8057e582f58f7fe1301c0a4e"},"headline":"Navigating Choppy Waters: Why Kenya&#8217;s Maritime Sector Must Seize the Moment\u2014Lessons from the KSAA October 2026 Newsletter","datePublished":"2026-10-27T08:27:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092"},"wordCount":916,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roger-Dainty.jpg","articleSection":["News Analysis"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092","url":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092","name":"Navigating Choppy Waters: Why Kenya's Maritime Sector Must Seize the Moment\u2014Lessons from the KSAA October 2026 Newsletter | Maritime Business Review","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roger-Dainty.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-27T08:27:39+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roger-Dainty.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roger-Dainty.jpg","width":480,"height":270,"caption":"KSAA Chairman Mr. Roger Dainty addressing a stakeholders\u2019 consultative meeting at Lamu Port. The meeting, held yesterday, brought together representatives from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), Kenya Ships Agents Association (KSAA), and international shipping lines to discuss key issues affecting port operations and maritime trade. Photo Credit: KSAA"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?p=3092#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Navigating Choppy Waters: Why Kenya&#8217;s Maritime Sector Must Seize the Moment\u2014Lessons from the KSAA October 2026 Newsletter"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/","name":"Maritime Business Review","description":"A Professional Maritime Blog for Advancing Africa\u2019s Maritime Industry","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/#organization","name":"Maritime Business Review","url":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Gemini_Generated_Image_pmvqj6pmvqj6pmvq-removebg-preview-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Gemini_Generated_Image_pmvqj6pmvqj6pmvq-removebg-preview-1.png","width":391,"height":121,"caption":"Maritime Business Review"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/781b7dfa8057e582f58f7fe1301c0a4e","name":"Andrew Mwangura","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/27e344b81dad8a144aa02cf563c5dba9d6e20f37384170b4cbfa6b371f4c6a48?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/27e344b81dad8a144aa02cf563c5dba9d6e20f37384170b4cbfa6b371f4c6a48?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/27e344b81dad8a144aa02cf563c5dba9d6e20f37384170b4cbfa6b371f4c6a48?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Andrew Mwangura"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com"],"url":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3092"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3093,"href":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3092\/revisions\/3093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimebizreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}