Kapazitäten am Kap 
Kapstadt, die Gastgeberin des diesjährigen Fiata-Weltkongresses, wird ab 15. Dezember wieder nonstop mit den USA verbunden. Aber auch im Himmel über den Nachbarländern Südafrikas tut sich was. Ein kurzer Überblick ohne Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit. mehr
Magma Aviation launches new Kigali service 
Starting today, 2 October 2019, UK-based Magma Aviation, which provides worldwide air freight transportation on a regular and charter basis, continues to focus on its Africa services, launching a weekly B747F flight from Liège (Belgium) to Kigali (Ruanda). Flying on behalf... mehr
Traxens joins forces with ITP/ITPL
Traxens, experts in providing high-value data and services for the supply chain industry, has formed a partnership with logistics and transport services specialists ITP (Inter Transit Pharma) and ITPL (Inter Transit et Prestations Logistiques) for precision tracking of... mehr
Kale lends Kenyan freight forwarder a helping hand
The Indian IT logistics solutions provider Kale has been chosen by Mitchell Cotts, a trusted name in the shipping, freight forwarding, warehousing and transport business in Kenya, to digitise its entire air cargo handling operations at Nairobi airport with the web-based airport... mehr
One more flower logistics certification
Just before attending the Proflora exhibition in Bogotá, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo announced the FlowerWatch approval for its flower exports out of Colombia, as an extension of the programme after the launch of the FlowerWatch certification in Kenya in June. AFKLMP... mehr
Südafrika holt auf
Die Internationalisierung erfordert verbesserte Infrastrukturen in Häfen und ihre Überlandverkehre. Das erzeugt in Südafrika, dem diesjährigen Austragungsort des Fiata-Weltkongresses, ein veritables Shakeup des Hafen-/Logistiksektors. mehr
Ruandas beschwerlicher Weg
An der ostafrikanischen Logistik-Konferenz sprach Claver Gatete, der Infrastrukturminister von Ruanda, über die Bedingungen für den Güterverkehr in seinem Land. Fazit: Es hat sich viel getan, doch es bleibt noch viel zu tun. mehr
New CPO appointed
Imperial Logistics has appointed Steve Woodward as the new chief people officer (CPO) for the group and as a member of the Imperial Logistics executive committee. An experienced global business leader, Woodward has held numerous senior executive positions including CEO and CPO... mehr
Company from Abidjan joins UFO network
2A Logistics & Trading has joined the freight forwarder network universal freight organisation (UFO) representing the Ivory Coast. Joseph Ahossi, managing director & owner, says: "2A Logistics & Trading provides an end-to-end service including air & ocean... mehr
Railways discuss digitalisation agenda
The worldwide railway organisation UIC recently held its annual plenary meeting in Paris (France) with a global panel of speakers presenting a wide range of topics under the headline of “Railway 4.0: standardisation for a fully-integrated digital railway system”. The... mehr