Capacity outstrips demand 

The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence recently analysed the rising gap between global capacities on the seas and global demand. The latest demand data from Container Trade Statistics (CTS) shows that in August 2022, the annualised growth over 2019 was... plus
First aircraft lands at Nigeria's Ekiti airport 

Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Airport, Ado-Ekiti, was inaugurated for public use shortly after the first aircraft landed at the facility ten days ago. Its construction began in early 2021. With the commissioning and landing of the first flight on its soil,... plus
Own entities in Morocco 

Morocco is popular. Nippon Express Europe, a group company of Nippon Express Holdings (NXHD), has spun off two of its existing business locations in the Kingdom of Morocco – the Morocco branch and the Tanger Med logistics centre – into subsidiary companies. The move follows... plus
Second airport for Lagos 

The state of Lagos recently celebrated the official presentation of the approval granted by the government of Nigeria to embark on the development of a passenger and cargo airport on the state’s Lekki-Epe axis. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu received the federal government’s... plus
Consolidation centre in Ethiopia goes live 

The Ethiopian freight forwarder Freighters International (Pabomi) and its partner Maersk have put their consolidation centre in Modjo Dry Port, Ethiopia into operation. This multi-purpose facility was built as a hub for export or import cargo in Ethiopia. With direct links... plus
A message from Accra to Africa 

Daniel McKoley (right), EO of Ghana’s McDan Group, has signed an mou with Wamkele Mene, secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat, to mark the beginning of a partnership to facilitate trade among African countries.Following the agreement,... plus
Biocair extends network to Cape Town and Durban 

In South Africa, pharmaceutical, biotech and life science logistics specialist Biocair has opened new offices in South Cape Town and Durban, in addition to its already existing facilities in Johannesburg. Four new team members and 110 sqm of office and storage space in Cape... plus
Ethiopian Airlines converts first B767 freighter 

Ethiopian Airlines Group has completed the first passenger to freighter conversion of one of its three B767 aircraft. Ethiopian partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and launched a B767-300ER freighter conversion line at Ethiopian MRO facilities in Addis Ababa.... plus
Beware of piracy - in retreat 

90 piracy and armed robbery attacks on merchant ships were recorded worldwide from January to September this year. According to the most recent quarterly report on piracy published by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), this... plus
Clients et candidats 

Le réseau Experts4Experts fournit depuis 20 ans des conseils en logistique. La chasse aux candidats capables de conseiller des entreprises fait partie du quotidien des membres du réseau Experts4Experts. Des représentants du réseau venant de dix pays se sont réunis fin septembre... plus