Brian Gicheru Kinyua
Brian Gicheru Kinyua is a freelance writer based in Mombasa City, Kenya where he researches and writes on logistics and the African Blue Economy. His primary focus is on shipping and ports development in Sub-Saharan Africa and how it fits into the global maritime order. He also provides consulting services in communications and public relations. For feedback, he may be reached at [email protected]
The Steady Emergence of Sea and Air Freight Integration
A week ago on LinkedIn, an industry observer rekindled a decades-old debate on the economics of using airships for shipping freigh...
Exodus of Seafarers Could Add to Supply Chain Disruption in 2022
It has been a year of new records for the shipping industry. Carriers’ profitability during this year was so phenomena...
2021: Shipping’s Year of Fame
In his new book, Outside the Box, Marc Levinson aptly defines our modern era as the “age of stuff.” We literally popul...
The Undiscovered World of Subsea Volcanoes
Volcanic activity is the posterchild of nature’s destructive power. When they happen on land, volcanic eruptions leave a tra...
China Wants to Own Shipping's Digital Operating System
How the Digital Silk Road is Digitizing Shipping with China as the Sole Network Administrator. At the heart of US dominance as...
How Retailers are Redesigning Supply Chains to Avoid Disruption
A century ago, at the tail end of World War One, a devastating pandemic swept across the world. However, it had relatively little...
The Human Rights Cost of IUU Fishing in Ghana
Over the last two decades, the West African seaboard has been a stomping ground for industrial trawlers. Although most of them are...
Mozambican and Rwandan Forces Recapture Strategic African Port
The Rwandan Defense Force on August 8 reported that it has successively regained control of the port city of Mocimboa da Praia. A...
Are Marine Protected Areas Helping Fisheries in the W. Indian Ocean?
Last Thursday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) gathered trade ministers from around the world to deliberate on new rules aimed...
Extreme Freight Rates Begin to Change Shippers' Calculations
The containerized shipping industry has been essential to global commerce for its low shipping costs. However, high freight rates...