China's Golden Week impact weaker than last year 
Air freight fgures for week 40 (2-8 October 2023) show a 5% drop in tonnages, compared with week 39, while rates decreased by 3%, based on the +400,000 weekly transactions covered by World ACD’s data. But the week-on-week (WoW) drop was less pronounced than during last year's... mehr
A joint expansion to Africa/Indian Ocean
Van den Bosch has joined forces with Celero Group to expand its network in East Africa and the Indian Ocean. Celero Group was founded in 2009. Its presence in the African and East Indian transport sector includes employees and offices in Madagascar, Reunion Island, as well as... mehr
A new member in Togo
The Universal Freight Organisation (UFO) has welcomed Togo-based United Wonder Marine as a new member. With headquarters in Lomé, the company specialises in maritime logistics, shipping agency and freight forwarding. Simon-Pierre Azomedon (commercial & operations... mehr
ICS on how to measure emissions
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the global association of shipowners that represents more than 80% of the world's merchant fleet, presented the data collection system of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London... mehr
Partners for 25 years
The relationship between Allied Air Cargo and the Network Aviation Group reaches 25 years this year, with both carriers continuing to work together, providing air freight services to Nigeria and throughout Africa. Allied Air Cargo has become the longest serving African... mehr
Bulk logistician banking on special tanks
Germany-headquartered Hoyer is planning renew its fleet of tank containers with 3,000 tanks by the end of 2023. With this update, the company is responding to a rise in demand for specialist equipment for European road and intermodal services as well as overseas logistics in... mehr
Was wertvoll ist, fliegt 
BDL-Analyse zur Warenstruktur. Das Flugzeug ist mehr denn je erste Wahl für wertvolle Güter im Austausch zwischen Deutschland und Märkten ausserhalb der EU – bei steigenden Gesamtvolumina. mehr
More belly capacity for Angolan airline
Taag Angola Airlines is adding the 787 Dreamliner to its fleet with an order for four widebody jets. The Southwest African carrier currently flies eight B777s 737-700s and six Dash 8-400 to twelve destinations in Africa, Europe, South America, and China. Founded in 1938 and... mehr
CMA CGM Air Cargo to Cairo every Tuesday
CMA CGM Air Cargo opened a scheduled route between Paris (CDG) and Cairo (CAI) recently. The company has served CAI with a weekly flight since 3 October, deploying an A330F aircraft. Cairo airport is a major airfreight and passenger hub, offering adapted infrastructures for... mehr
Gerber and Erkeskin: the latest winners in Brussels
TT Club, the renowned international freight transport insurer, and Fiata, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, have unveiled the global winner of this year's Young Logistics Professionals Award (YLP) at the 2023 Fiata World Congress which took place... mehr