RSA is catching up 
Internationalisation requires improved infrastructure in ports and in their overland transport links to the hinterlands. In South Africa, the venue of this year’s Fiata World Congress, these needs are creating a veritable shake-up of the port and logistics sector. more
Rwanda’s arduous journey
Rwandan infrastructure minister Claver Gatete took a look at transport conditions in his country in a keynote address to the East African Logistics Conference recently. He concluded that although a lot has already been achieved a great deal remains to be done. more
New CPO appointed 
Imperial Logistics has appointed Steve Woodward as the new chief people officer (CPO) for the group and as a member of the Imperial Logistics executive committee. An experienced global business leader, Woodward has held numerous senior executive positions including CEO and CPO... more
Company from Abidjan joins UFO network
2A Logistics & Trading has joined the freight forwarder network universal freight organisation (UFO) representing the Ivory Coast. Joseph Ahossi, managing director & owner, says: "2A Logistics & Trading provides an end-to-end service including air & ocean... more
Railways discuss digitalisation agenda
The worldwide railway organisation UIC recently held its annual plenary meeting in Paris (France) with a global panel of speakers presenting a wide range of topics under the headline of “Railway 4.0: standardisation for a fully-integrated digital railway system”. The... more
Maghreb trade on the rise
Militzer & Münch, which is headquartered in Switzerland, is substantially expanding its transport services between Germany and the Maghreb countries. Compared to H1/2019, the logistics company was able to increase its consignment volumes by almost 30% in H1/2019. Turnover... more
Qatar Airways to serve Luanda
Qatar Airways will launch a new service to Luanda, the capital and largest city of Angola, starting March 2020. The service, which will operate up to five times per week, will deploy a B787 aircraft with a bellyhold capacity of 8.5 t of cargo. Qatar Airways group chief... more
CMA CGM's new short sea service
The CMA CGM Group has now started its new short sea shipping service Black Sea - Marmara - Morocco (BSMAR). The four 2,500-teu vessels that will be used for this service have a technical emphasis on reefer containers, which allow the transport of sensitive products. The port... more
Airbus predicts 50% more freighters by 2038
In its global market forecast 2019-2038, Airbus sees the world’s freighter aircraft fleet set to more than double from today’s nearly 1,800 to just over 2,800 aircraft. A combination of 2,500 newly built and converted freighters will be needed with 60% for replacement and 40%... more
IRU demands to safeguard the role of road transport
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has launched a new manifesto and is calling on international organisations, governments and industry stakeholders to safeguard the role of road transport in driving economic prosperity. The IRU manifesto lays out clear... more