ESL bid to Professionalize Shipping with the Future Leadership Programme
Express Shipping & Logistics (E.A.) Ltd (ESL) recently launched the 11th Cohort of its bi-annual Future Leadership Program (FLP) at...
Astral Aviation Inks Deal with Airlink on Disaster Relief Shipments
Astral Aviation has signed its first formal partnership agreement (MOU) with disaster response nonprofit Airlink. In the agreement, Astral Aviation...
EAC budget estimates tabled as the bloc resolves 23 NTBs.
The East African Community (EAC) has tabled 2023/2024 budget estimates to the regional legislative Assembly for approval disclosing that during...
New Strategic Plan to Guide KenTrade’s Trade Facilitation Drive.
KENTRADE has formulated its fourth Strategic Plan to accommodate emerging technology and business models. The Strategic Plan builds on the...
Somalia takes baby steps to join EAC.
The 21st Extra-Ordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of State Summit held in Bujumbura, Burundi adopted the Report...
SME set to join AEO as an independent category.
The East African Community (EAC) Directorate of Customs is reviewing ways of categorizing the Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMME)...
New Shipping line call at Mombasa as port in record performance
Magellan Logistics: a subsidiary of Volta Container Liner based in the UAE introduces a new service line at the Port...
CPD score points to factor in licensing clearing agents.
Kenya and Uganda have committed to considering Continuous Professional Development (CPD) point scores when licensing customs and clearing agents in...
Crucial Uganda, DRC OSBP nearing completion
The construction of the Mahagi One Stop Border (OSBP) is 85 percent complete. The OSBP will cut the export time...
FEAFFA makes foray into regional agencies for support of clearing agents self-regulation bill.
The Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) recently sent a delegation to seek the support of the East...
Kenya set goals for the export of 50 per cent of horticulture produce by sea.
Kenya has started plans to shift 50 per cent of its horticultural exports from the air to sea in the...
Criticos work well cut out at KenTrade.
President William Ruto has appointed Mr. Basil Criticos, a former Taveta MP, to chair the board of the Kenya Trade...
FEAFFA seeks collaboration with a global NGO to curb the illegal trade of wildlife
The Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) has reached TRAFFIC in Arusha, a leading non-governmental organization working globally...
Full Automation key to unlocking EAC ports potential: EABC
East Africa Business Council (EABC) has called for the East African ports to fully utilize the information technology to be...
Uganda’s new oil Jetty to accelerate volumes through Mombasa Port
Kenya is set to increase its oil products transport to Uganda once the trials are completed on the corresponding oil...
Karigithu launches her IMO bid in Europe.
Kenyan government through Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs CS Salim Mvurya led launched Ambassador Nancy Karigithu’s bid for the...
Lake Victoria set for dredging to sail new MV Uhuru II.
Preparation for dredging in front of Kisumu drydock is underway ahead of MV Uhuru II wagon ferry trials, a cargo...
Is Karigithu ahead of the pack in her quest for the top IMO job and who are the other contestants?
Seven candidates will be battling it out to occupy the position of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General, which is...
91 trainees acquire clearing and forwarding professional qualifications in Burundi.
Burundi successfully graduated 91 trainees who completed the mandatory East Africa Customs and Freight Forwarding Practicing Certificate (EACFFPC) curriculum for...
