NAS and Air Arabia Maroc ink CGSA agreement 
Air Arabia Group’s Morocco based airline, Air Arabia Maroc (3O) has appointed Network Airline Services (NAS), effective 1 September 2022, as its cargo general sales agent (CGSA) in Europe for all cargo other than human remains. The agreement involves representation across... mehr
Air Tanzania extends hub contract with Swissport
Swissport and Air Tanzania have extended their partnership at the airline’s Dar es Salaam home base for two more years until 2024. Air Tanzania has been relying on Swissport for airport ground services at its Dar es Salaam (DAR) home base since 2020. The renewed agreement... mehr
Drewry on the flow of new containers
In its latest report, "Container Census & Leasing Annual Review & Forecast 2022/23", London-based maritime research consultancy Drewry estimates that congestion across global supply chains means that containers were 15 to 20% less productive than in pre-Covid... mehr
Taag extends cooperation with Spanish GSA
Taag Angola Airlines, which is already working with GSA Summerwind in Spain, is also outsourcing its sales in Portugal to this partner that has more than 30 years of experience, including in the cargo business. Apart from Madrid, which the Southwest African airline resumed... mehr
Time to create a privatisation strategy
Only 15 days left! All interested applicants to develop a strategy for the privatisation of the JSC Uzbekistan Airways, which in 2021 generated net profit of UZS 53.7 billion (EUR 4,4 million) by providing air transport services including for cargo, are invited to submit their... mehr
The gods hold their breath
In July 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) remained stable at 126.2 points, unchanged (seasonally adjusted) from the month before. According to the... mehr
Gefco at the Strait
The Gefco Group has opened a new logistics centre in Algeciras (Spain) to provide its customers with easier access to Europe and Morocco. The company is aiming to build a bridgehead in one of the key locations for the transit of goods between Europe and Africa close to the... mehr
Shaka 2 becomes more French
CMA CGM Group will operate two out of nine vessels on the Shaka 2 service, jointly with its partner Maersk. The current rotation will remain the same: Shanghai - Ningbo - Tanjung Pelepas - Port Louis - Durban - Tanjung Pelepas - Hong Kong - Shanghai. Besides "CMA CGM... mehr
Ethiopian Airlines extends partnership with Champ
Ethiopian Airlines, a Champ customer for 30 years, has extended its partnership agreement with the cargo IT solutions provider for an additional five years. Under the agreement, Ethiopian will continue to benefit from its use of the Cargospot suite of applications to manage... mehr
Oasen für den Luft-Transit 
Fleisch, Fisch und Obst über Dubai und Doha. Die Arabische Halbinsel gilt nicht als grösster Exporteur verderblicher Güter. Doch die zentrale Lage zwischen Farmern, Züchtern oder Fischern auf der einen und Verbrauchermärkten auf der anderen Seite macht die Flughäfen der... mehr