On World Fisheries Day global maritime network Stella Maris is pleased to announce that more than 32,000 fishers in Thailand and Kenya are to benefit from targeted safety training thanks…
Within nine months of launching, the International Fund for Fishing Safety, (IFFS) has committed funding totalling £220,000 to support six fishing safety projects in South Africa, Ghana, Fiji, Kenya, Thailand and Vietnam.…
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), a leading international classification society, is proud to announce the successful delivery of the Double Hull Oil Tanker ‘MT ELGON’ on 16th August 2024. The vessel,…
Cases of seafarers abandoned by shipowners without money, support, or the means to get home have reached alarming levels around the world, and global maritime charity Stella Maris is providing…
● British International Investment and Shell Foundation approve $2.6m carbon credit pilot investment to scale supply of solar irrigation in Kenya. ● Investment will allow SunCulture to provide a 25-40 per cent…
Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Project Maji host inauguration ceremony to celebrate successful provision of clean water in rural Kenya Ocean Network Express (ONE), a global container shipping company, joined forces…
Kenya has shown its support for the safety of fishing vessels and their crews by depositing its instrument of ratification to the 2012 Cape Town Agreement and the International Convention on Standards of…
Launched: Kenya Helmet Wearing Coalition Did you know that wearing a motorcycle helmet can reduce risk of head injury by 69 per cent in a crash? Despite the fact that…
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The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) ended up at 1,138 points – plus 46 since yesterday and over one hundred since last Friday the 4th of August – to be precise…
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Shell/BG Kenya for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons. The seeps survey complements a seismic exploration programme…
International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya, has been selected to host the regional Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC) for the…
Training and equipment deployment transforms remote local elections Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 19 December 2016: Thuraya Telecommunications Company today confirmed 100% transmission results for recent local elections in Kenya held…
Kenyan painter Camille Wekesa hails the role of art in wildlife conservation By James Brewer Camille Wekesa, a leading muralist and painter who conveys the glory of Kenyan flora and…
Nairobi, 14 November 2015 – UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner released the following statement regarding the attacks in Paris on 13 November: “As part of the UN…
Solo charity expedition from Mozambique to Kenya completed in 24 days Pacific Basin shipping executive Jacob Bliksted Sørensen has successfully completed his 1, 000km solo charity kitesurf expedition between Mozambique…
Designing a referral scheme for maternal health services in rural Kenya Transaid provided technical support to the MANI project (Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement project in Bungoma County, Kenya) to assess…
07 May 2015 – Trade union leader Nicholas Mbugua stirred up an outpouring of public support for Agility workers when he addressed a crowd of over 1, 000 and national…
07 May 2015 – The ITF is helping two informal sector union officials who were wrongfully arrested and detained in Nairobi, Kenya. Joseph Ndiritu, chair, and Mwangi Wanjoya, organiser, of…
14/04/2015 Kenya has ratified the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. Ms Nancy Karigithu, Director General, Kenya Maritime Authority, handed over the instrument of ratification to IMO Secretary-General Koji…
“We are working 24/7. When it comes to accidents we just take care of ourselves. When it comes to payment, it’s very little. We have families and we can’t make…