Another epic journey for six historic pianos 
In 1788, a square piano made by Frederick Beck, a piano maker in London (UK), became the first keyboard instrument to arrive in Australia. The "First Fleet Piano" was transported on board a ship that took eight months to travel from Portsmouth (UK) to Sydney via Rio de... plus
Bolloré boosts Abidjan's air cargo capacity
At the Africa CEO forum, which took place in Kigali (Ruanda) yesterday and today, 26 March 2019, Bolloré Transport & Logistics announced that the Aerohub platform in the Ivory Coast will be inaugurated in April. The 15,000 sqm facility is located in close proximity to... plus
Kimmo installs Marais as CEO
Jacques Marais has been recruited as CEO of the South African packaging manufacturer Kimmo. He has a strong financial and technical background and extensive manufacturing and management experience that he gained in India, Turkey, the UK, Netherlands and South Africa.Marias has a... plus
Multiples facettes de l’Afrique 
Il s’agit déjà de la 5e édition d’Air Cargo Africa qui s’est tenue fin février. Un événement de la meilleure qualité, sans doute également sous l’impulsion de Messe München qui organise la manifestation depuis l’an passé. Un avis que partagent les participants interrogés par... plus
Rhenus acquires WNL to establish network in South Africa
The Rhenus Group has taken over the freight forwarding and logistics specialist, World Net Logistics (WNL), headquartered in Johannesburg (South Africa). The acquisition includes WNL in South Africa, and the national companies known as WNL Germany and WNL Asia with companies... plus
Turkish Cargo refutes accusations from World Animal...
World Animal Protection recently claimed that "Turkish Airlines transported African grey parrots between Kinshasa and Kuwait via Istanbul, with more than 60 birds found dead on arrival". A month ago in Johannesburg, the ITJ spoke with A. Bahadir Büyükkaymaz, manager... plus
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