WAF Shipping Focus: Week 10
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The 2026 State of the Nation Address, delivered on 28 February 2026, provided a constitutionally grounded platform for President John Dramani Mahama to outline national priorities under Article 69 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, which empowers the President to present proposals, reports, and directives to Parliament on matters of national governance and strategic development. In his address to the good people of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, the president of the Republic, announced that the Cabinet had reviewed the feasibility study and designs for the proposed Port of Keta, and directed the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to submit an action plan and roadmap for its expeditious realisation. This positions the Keta Port project to transition from concept validation into execution planning and implementation, signalling high-level strategic commitment.
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The Nigerian Navy has foiled a suspected sea robbery attempt and rescued 16 passengers during a swift maritime security operation along the Ibaka–Calabar Channel March 8, 2026. The operation, according to the Director of Naval Information, A. A. Folorunsho, was launched following credible intelligence indicating suspicious maritime criminal activity around Buoy 12 along the strategic Ibaka–Calabar maritime corridor. In a statement issued on Monday, Folorunsho explained that gunboats from the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base Ibaka were immediately deployed to the area to intercept the suspected criminals and prevent them from carrying out their operation. He said the naval patrol team encountered suspected sea robbers who had intercepted and taken control of a fibre passenger boat transporting civilians from Ibaka in Akwa Ibom State to Bakassi Peninsula in Cameroon. According to him, the criminals were holding the passenger’s hostage with the intention of abducting them into the creeks.
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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have reaffirmed its commitment to transforming the nation’s maritime domain and the entire West African sub-region into a global benchmark for gender-inclusive digital excellence. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, made the pledge during the opening of a three-day symposium titled “Digitalization and the Empowerment of Women in the Maritime Sector of West Africa: Opportunities, Challenges and Pathways.” The event, hosted by NIMASA in Lagos, was organized by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Ghana, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the Inter-Regional Coordination Centre (ICC).Represented by the Director of Finance and Administration, Chudi Offordile, Mobereola emphasized that the maritime industry is undergoing a profound transformation driven by automation, smart logistics, and data systems.
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Cameroonian shipping company Gulfcam plans to acquire six vessels to expand coastal shipping operations between the ports of Kribi and Douala, as it seeks to strengthen container transport along Cameroon’s main maritime corridor. The announcement was made on March 6, 2026, in Douala by Jean Perrial Nyodog, president of Gulfcam. The company aims to transport around 50% of the freight moving between the two cities, which currently travels more than 60% by road, often along deteriorated routes that increase security risks and lengthen transit times. Coastal shipping is expected to help bypass these road constraints while also serving large vessels that cannot access the river port of Douala, where limited draft prevents their entry. Under this model, large ships would unload their cargo at Kribi’s deep-water port, with goods then transported to Douala using smaller vessels. Service restart after pandemic disruption, to relaunch the service—previously operated between 2020 and 2022 before being suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic—Gulfcam has chartered the Atlantic Runner II, a cargo vessel with a capacity of 1,100 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
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Nigeria’s maritime sector, the gateway through which over 80 per cent of foreign trade flows, is undergoing a sweeping transformation, anchored on port modernization, digital trade facilitation and institutional reform. The new maritime policy direction may be the springboard for building competitive hubs, Adaku Onyenucheya reports. Nigeria’s ports are central to the country’s economic architecture. Yet, for many years, they have been constrained by infrastructural decay, operational inefficiencies, excessive human interface and poor technological support. Industry estimates suggest that Nigeria loses over N1 trillion yearly to a lack of port automation and modern infrastructure, as congestion, delays and administrative rigidities as well as duplication increase logistics costs for businesses and discourage shipping lines.
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