Nigeria-based Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) and United Kingdom's The East of England P&I Association have entered a partnership to guarantee protection and indemnity insurance that will safeguard owners and people who charter commercial ships in Nigeria against liabilities

The Nigerian Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank has disclosed plans to execute a US$60mn Regional Sealink Project to connect West and Central Africa

Larger modern ships can now offload cargo at Mombasa Port following a US$59mn expansion project this year, according to Gichiri Ndua, managing director of Kenya Ports Authority

The European Union (EU) has said that shipping costs at the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam were among the highest in the world and needed to be reduced in order to fuel further business at the terminal

Work to expand facilities and construct a new berth at Mombasa's seaport in Kenya has been scheduled for completion by early 2013