Coast Region’s Performance, Root Causes, and a Shared Vision for the Future.
By Prof Shaukat Abdulrazak Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The 2025 KCSE results show improvement nationwide with 27.18% of candidates qualifying for university—up...
Opinion/Commentary
When the Tide Goes Out: Maersk’s Struggle Reveals Shipping’s Structural Crisis
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The announcement by A.P. Moller-Maersk that it will eliminate roughly 1,000 corporate positions might seem...
Legislative Betrayal at Sea: Kenya’s Hollow Law Leaves Abandoned Seafarers Adrift
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya’s Merchant Shipping Act of 2009 is a deeply compromised statute, failing spectacularly in its...
Steering Through the Storm: MSC’s $2.2bn Bet on the Future of Shipping
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mediterranean Shipping Company’s recent decision to double an existing newbuilding order represents a powerful statement...
A Railway Line That Could Redefine East African Integration
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The recent public notice issued by the Kenya Railways Corporation on the Voi–Taveta Railway Line...
Charting a Course: Why Africa’s Maritime Future Must Be Green and Its Own
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com This week, Kenya reaffirms its leadership on the continental maritime stage as it hosts the...
After Carney, Now Starmer: Western Leaders Adjust in a Fragmented World
By Tianlu Zhu Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com In recent months, Washington’s foreign policy posture has grown increasingly assertive, from its handling of...
Need of a Rescue: The Crew of the Kivu Spear II
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com At the Mnarani Anchorage in Kilifi, a silent crisis unfolds aboard the Kenyan-flagged fishing vessel...
A Port of Progress: How Kenya’s Maritime Gateway is Cementing Regional Dominance
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The announcement that cargo throughput at the Port of Mombasa reached a record 45.45 million...
Mombasa Port: Kenya’s Pivotal Crossroads of Ambition and Execution
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya’s economic trajectory is inextricably tied to the performance of the Port of Mombasa. The...
