Inside Kenya Shipyards: How Kenya Navy engineers build modern boats and ships

Kenya joins the rest of the world in celebrating as Kenya joins the rest of the world in celebrating World Maritime Day on 24th September 2026. This is good news for the country’s blue economy ambitions even as Kenya Shipyards Ltd, the state corporation under the Ministry of Defence, is now building the Glass-Reinforced Plastic (GRP) boat, a modern, life-saving vessel designed and built by Kenyan marine engineers. From saving lives to improving the quality of fishing and protecting marine ecosystems, Kenya Shipyards Limited’s timber-to-technology innovation is steering East Africa towards a safer and more sustainable blue economy.