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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.
Kenya Shipyards Limited has delivered a Glass Reinforced Polymer boat to the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar’s Eliye Parish at Eliye Springs on Lake Turkana. The vessel is intended for transport, search and rescue work and safer lake crossings for the community of about 7,500 residents.
Kenya Shipyards Limited marked five years in business with regional events in Kisumu, Mombasa and Nairobi from 26 to 29 September. The yard said it has delivered the locally built MV Uhuru II wagon ferry, completed naval refits and built patrol boats, tugboats and ferries over that period.
MV Kilimanjaro IV, an Azam Marine Limited passenger ferry from Dar es Salaam, has docked at Kenya Shipyards Limited’s Mombasa facility for repairs and maintenance. The yard says the shipyard, built in 2020, can handle vessels of up to 4,000 tonnes and has workshops for electrical, engineering, fitting, carpentry and hull work.