WCA World elects best agents and partners 
WCA World’s Worldwide Conference 2024 saw a remarkable 4,500+ members gather in Dubai, UAE, for a week of networking and collaboration. With thousands of votes cast by members for the agents that provided them with the best service, each regional winner was brought on stage... plus
AGL names new director of Katanga in DRC
Africa Global Logistics has named Eldon Khuty as the new managing director to head its subsidiary in Katanga (DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo). He replaces Rodolphe Kembukuswa, who has been appointed country director of AGL DRC in Kinshasa. Relying on AGL’s international... plus
Moving to Mombasa
Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has opened a new office in Mombasa, East Africa’s largest seaport. It is the company’s second location in Kenya, following the branch in the country’s capital Nairobi. SGL now operates twelve offices in Africa. With a growing middle class and... plus
Le prix des artères obstruées 
Les effets des goulets d’étranglement maritimes croissants: analyses et chiffres. L’année 2024 a effectivement été marquée par un début turbulent attendu dans la navigation hauturière. La vision de Lesseps est soumise au test de résistance car un assouplissement des goulets... plus
Trois orientations numériques
À bâtons rompus avec Ross Marino, CEO, Unilode. Unilode est certes présente physiquement avec son propre stand au Iata World Cargo Symposium (WCS) du 12 au 14 mars à Hongkong mais pendant cette manifestation attendue longtemps, le principal prestataire d’ULD (unit load device)... plus
Train service replaces Red Sea route
In cooperation with the terminal operator CSP Zeebrugge, the private Belgium railway operator Lineas has set up a new train connection between Zeebrugge (Belgium) and Graz (Austria) on behalf of Cosco Shipping Lines. This solution helps shippers to deal with the logistics... plus
Icao: forecasts for 2024
In its latest press release, Icao forecasts that global demand expressed in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) will be around 2% below 2019 levels for the full year 2024. It bases this projected decline mainly on anticipated reductions in demand due to a weak economic climate... plus
Up to 120,000 kg cargo capacity every Friday
Network Airline Management and Taag Angola Airlines have renewed their long-term freighter aircraft contract, sealing their current partnership for the foreseeable future. Resuming its regular weekly scheduled service from Liege, Belgium, to the capital of Angola, Luanda, NAM... plus
Encouraging results for sustainability efforts
The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) has conducted its fourth industry survey involving supply chain partners from across the globe and from each industry sector and business size. The results have been analysed, compared to previous reports and published as the... plus
Two new gateways for groupage deliveries
Dachser has opened two gateways for groupage transports, full truckload (FTL) and less than truckload (LTL) services to Tunisia and Turkey. Through the gateways in Strasbourg (France) and Ungerhausen near Memmingen (Germany) for Tunisia and the Ungerhausen gateway for... plus