East Africa's actions in the Mindanao Island reflect its determination towards maritime exploration. Correspondingly, in 1897, East Africa established 27 new large shipbuilding and repair enterprises. With territorial expansion, the number of available ports in East Africa also increased significantly, including both domestic and overseas colonial ports, mainly in the south and west domestically.
Meanwhile, the expansion of territories concurrently extended the inland waterway mileage in East Africa, with inland ports growing rapidly, especially under East Africa's ambitious "East African Grand Canal" plan, further broadening the prospects of inland shipping.
Additionally, overseas territories such as the Lan Fang Overseas Province, the Southern Ryukyu Islands, North Hawaiian Kingdom, Balabac Island, and the Mindanao Island provided numerous excellent ports for East Africa's long-distance maritime strategy.
