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Company overview

Maritime Africa

A strategic maritime investment and development platform connecting governments, investors, operators, shipowners and strategic partners to mobilise capital and develop commercially viable maritime opportunities across Africa.

Large cargo vessel under way at sea — maritime trade and corridor infrastructure

Maritime Africa is not simply a shipping company or a consultancy. It is a strategic platform that connects Governments → Projects → Operators → Investors → Capital, with the governance and commercial coordination required to turn maritime opportunities into investable projects.

Current Funding Position

Maritime Africa is actively progressing funding with soft commitments of US$23 million. We are seeking a second investor to provide US$1 million for insurance and start-up costs associated with a Nigerian oil and gas shipping company, alongside additional funders for later transactions and growth opportunities.

Capital Mobilisation & Maritime Investment

Maritime Africa mobilises capital for maritime opportunity across Africa — bringing investors, development finance and strategic partners alongside governments and operators to fund bankable programmes.

  • Capital mobilisation across public and private sources
  • Maritime investment structuring and funding strategy
  • Investment readiness and funding strategy for projects
  • Commercial structuring for investable maritime assets

Shipping, Vessels & Ports

Maritime Africa covers the operational backbone of maritime trade:

  • Shipping and vessel investment
  • Vessel investment and fleet planning
  • Ports and maritime infrastructure
  • Port modernisation, capacity and digital operating layers

Trade, Logistics & the Blue Economy

Maritime Africa connects trade and logistics across African corridors, linking ports, inland hubs and regional economic development.

  • Trade and logistics orchestration
  • Multi-modal logistics linking ports, inland hubs and customs
  • Maritime corridors and coastal trade
  • Sustainable maritime development and the Blue Economy

Strategic & Institutional Engagement

Maritime Africa engages at the level that makes projects real:

  • Government engagement and programme sponsorship
  • Institutional engagement with development banks and funders
  • Strategic partnerships across operators, shipowners and capital
  • Programme governance and project coordination

From Opportunity to Investable Project

Maritime Africa provides the governance and commercial coordination that turns a maritime opportunity into an investable project — combining capital mobilisation, commercial structuring, programme governance and deployment planning so that Governments, Projects, Operators, Investors and Capital are aligned.