World's cargo hubs see volume growth weaken in 2018 
According to the preliminary world airport traffic rankings published by Airports Council International last week, the air cargo market did not fare as well as passenger traffic (+6%) with a year-end growth figure of 3.2%. This is a much lower growth rate than in 2017 (7.7%),... plus
Kinshasa: voie libre pour des navires plus grands 
Le port de Matadi sur le fleuve Congo fait part d’un grand succès. Des travaux de dragage, entre autres, ont en effet permis une très nette avancée dans l’application de nouveaux systèmes de navigation en République Démocratique du Congo. Fin janvier a eu lieu la desserte du... plus
Royal Air Maroc joins Cargo iQ community
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has become the latest airline to join Cargo iQ, signing up at Iata's World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Singapore last week. RAM, which is headquartered at Casablanca airport, joins more than 80 other members of this Iata interest group that includes... plus
Endangered birds fly onboard Air Seychelles
With the support of the Denis Private Island hotel (Seychelles), Air Seychelles recently flew endemic Seychelles paradise flycatchers from Denis, where they were introduced in 2008 as part of a national conservation programme, to Praslin, another island in the archipelago, to... plus
Lufthansa Cargo reports positive trends in 2018
In 2018 revenue in the logistics segment of the Lufthansa group rose by 7% to EUR 2.713 million, particularly due to a strong rise in yields. Total revenue increased by 7% to EUR 2.770 million. Capacity at Lufthansa Cargo (13.555 million ftk) increased by 5% in 2018. Belly... plus
Bolloré and CLS Logistics sign MOU in Ethiopia
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering the creation of a joint venture has been signed by Bolloré Transport & Logistics and CLS Logistics, its partner for over eleven years. The pact was inked in Addis Ababa in the presence of Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French minister... plus
Iain Barton appointed executive vice president
Imperial Logistics has appointed Iain Barton to the newly-created position of executive vice president healthcare. Barton, who is currently Imperial Logistics’ healthcare strategy executive based in Cape Town (South Africa), is the latest addition to the recently introduced... plus
Candy bombers will return to Berlin in June 2019
In June 2019, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the 1948/1949 Berlin airlift, the world’s largest humanitarian aid & relief operation to date, 40 of about 160 "candy bombers" still flying today will come back to Germany and Berlin - for what will no... plus
Weak start for airfreight
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released data for global airfreight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), was 1.8% lower in January 2019, compared to the same month in 2018. It was the worst performance in the last three... plus
Cargolux opposed to new wildlife trafficking trend
As one of the first major carriers, Cargolux has placed a ban on the transport of lion bones in an effort to curb and deter this new trend in wildlife trafficking which has been growing over the past decade. Michele Pickover, director of the EMS Foundation, underlined the... plus