All articles by Shem Oirere – Page 2

  • A cargo ship attempting to dock at the water hyacinth-filled Kisumu Port.
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    Mitigating water hyacinth in East Africa

    2019-07-19T16:39:00Z

    Industrial pollution and siltation on Lake Victoria in East Africa are fuelling the spread of the water hyacinth weed.

  • Terma Port
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    Sustainable port development in Ghana

    2019-02-08T16:49:00Z

    Port development in Africa has continued to gain momentum as countries on the continent launch new constructions or expand and rehabilitate existing ones amid concerns about the true impact of these projects, both on land and on the quality of the marine environment.

  • Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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    Spearheading tackling marine waste

    2018-04-18T08:52:00Z

    Five years ago, South Africa’s Port Elizabeth Harbour was named the third safest of country’s eight commercial ports in terms of security, an achievement it now appears determined to replicate in its environmental protection programme.