Let's steer Maritime industry into green future

Nancy Karigithu, Kenya's Special Envoy for Maritime and Blue Economy. [File, Standard]

Maritime transport is crucial to Africa's economic development and international trade, as it provides the most efficient and cost-effective means of transporting goods to and from the continent.

Ships move about 90 percent of global commerce, making the shipping industry a key link in international markets and vital for the economic development of any nation. Without ships, the global economy as we know it, comprising roughly USD80 trillion gross product, would collapse.