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German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd informed that, starting from April, it will launch a new weekly service between the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah and the east coast of Africa, called East Africa Service. With this service, the company will be calling at the ports of Mombasa in Kenya and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania for the first time.

IMO announced that Kenya has become the 13th country to sign the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct. The Code is an instrument developed and adopted by countries in the Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden, in repressing piracy and armed robbery against ships operating in that region.

Thirteen port and customs officials were charged with stealing cargo containers and aiding tax evasion on freight at Kenya's Mombasa port, part of a drive to clamp down on corruption and boost efficiency at the hub.

NYK has signed a joint-venture agreement with Bolloré Transport & Logistics Kenya Limited (Bolloré) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation to establish Bolloré NYK Auto Logistics Limited,a logistics company for finished cars.

Kenya has marked this year’s World Maritime Day with celebrations held in Mombasa on 20 September. IMO’s Juvenal Shiundu delivered a goodwill message on behalf of IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim, reiterating this year’s World Maritime Day theme “Shipping: indispensable to the world”,

IMO’s efforts to build maritime capacity in Africa have been given impetus by the adoption of the Nairobi Declaration by the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), which met in Nairobi, Kenya.

Shallow water berths at Mombasa, Kenya, Groundings and inaccurate draft surveys recorded

Training of personnel working in Piracy Information Sharing Centres will enhance maritime security and safety in Kenyan and international waters, Kenya Maritime Authority director Nancy Karigithu has said. Karigithu said this will augment management, technical and operational capabilities and provide the maritime community with up-to date assessment on high risk areas at sea.

Mombasa port traffic has increased since Kenya Navy patrols Piracy off the coast of Somalia has reduced by 40 per cent since the deployment of Kenya forces in the country, spurring tourism growth in the region.Kenya security officials said exclusive economic zones off the coast were now secure from attacks by Al-Shabaab, a wing of Al-Qaeda, which is suspected to have been behind the grenade attacks at the Machakos Bus Station in Nairobi on Saturday.The attacks left six dead and 41 injured. At a joint meeting with the Defence and Foreign Relations committee of parliament, ministers George Saitoti (Internal Security), Yusuf Haji (Defence), Moses Wetang'ula (Foreign Affairs), and Chief of Defence Forces General Julius Karangi said Al-Shabab had disrupted the economy through abduction of maritime vessels and tourists."By the time we decided to go into Somalia, it was clear that Al-Shabaab was undermining both our security and the economy.We today can report that the KDF has managed to deal a severe blow to Al-Shabaab.There has not been any single case of piracy since then," said Prof SaitotiHe said tourism arrivals at Mombasa port had increased following Kenya Navy patrols along the coastline and deep into the Indian Ocean."In fact, last ...

EU will continue to support AMISOM with an additional EUR 100 million until 2013 The European Union (EU) has urged Kenya to strengthen its cooperation with the EU in combating piracy off the coast of Somalia.Speaking to the press in Brussels shortly after meeting with the Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Amollo Odinga, European Union (EU) Council Chief, Herman Van Rompuy, said the east African country is an important partner for the EU in fostering peace, stability and development in the Horn of Africa.Van Rompuy expressed his satisfaction with the Kenyan agreed to integrate its forces in Somalia into the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to save the peace and security in Somalia.He announced that the EU will continue to support AMISOM with an additional EUR 100 million until 2013.Last week, the EU decided to extend the EU Naval Force Operation ATALANTA off Somalia for two years until December 2014.Van Rompuy said the EU will continue to seek transfer agreements with countries in the region to ensure that suspected pirates are brought to justice.The EU also announced that it will to deploy a civilian crisis management mission to strengthen maritime capacities in the Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean ...