Samsung Heavy Industries won a contract on 31 August 2026 to build two container ships for an African shipowner. The deal is worth about 444.5 billion KRW, or about $320 million, with delivery due by December 2028.
Kenya closed the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa after President William Ruto said the country had made commitments worth $1.1bn for the blue economy. The three-day meeting was the first Our Ocean Conference held in Africa, and Kenya handed hosting duties for 2027 to Canada.
