Long-range cargo dream lives on 
Kenya Airways has received the go-ahead from its lessors to convert two of its B787 Dreamliners into makeshift cargo aircraft. As CEO Allan Kilavuka told Kenya's Business Daily Africa, Kenya's national carrier plans to convert the aircraft before the end of the year to operate... more
New standards for containers
BIC (Bureau International des Containers) and DCSA (Digital Container Shipping Association) have accomplished a standardisation of codes used to identify facilities such as depots, container yards, M&R vendors and other supply chain container facilities. The... more
Heppner strengthens Dakar office
Heppner has drawn a positive balance after one year of operations in three West African countries (Senegal, Mali, Gambia). The group reports that it achieved sustainable organic growth of 20% per month in Dakar. It has therefore expanded its offer of import and export air... more
More scanners at MPS Ghana
Merdidian Port Services (MPS) in Tema Port in Ghana, a joint venture between Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and Meridian Port Holdings Limited, which is, in turn, a joint venture with Bolloré Transport and Logistics and APM Terminals, has procured and installed an additional... more
XPO promotes Patricia Sánchez
Global logistics solutions provider XPO Logistics has promoted Patricia Sánchez to the newly created position of customer service leader for the company’s business in Iberia and Morocco. Sánchez, who joined XPO in 2015 in the role of operational excellence manager and has... more
Inaction risks wave of bankruptcies
New research of the International Road Union (IRU) reveals the continuing catastrophic impact of Covid-19 on the commercial road transport industry, with a very high default and insolvency risk across the sector worldwide. Ranked on a risk scale from one to ten, all regions... more
Upward trend in hinterland traffic confirmed
Good news from the international association of ports and harbours WPSP Covid-19 task which has released its fourteenth report since April and the initial global outbreak of Covid-19, based on the data of 73 world ports. The most significant result of the survey is the... more
ICC decides for DIT
The ICC Arbitral Tribunal ruled on 13 November 2020 that a new call for tenders must be launched for concessions for the port of Douala in Cameroun - including the port and terminal operator Douala International Terminal (DIT), a subsidiary of APMT and Bolloré Groups. The... more
Sea Intelligence on demand in Q4/2020
The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy "Sea Intelligence" recently analysed the latest demand data for September 2020 published by Container Trade Statistics (CTS). Global demand grew by 6.9% in comparison to September 2019, with positive growth in all... more
Eurogate in transformation
The management of the Eurogate has initiated a comprehensive transformation programme with the aim of achieving sustainable improvements in productivity and cost reductions of EUR 84 million p.a. across the group. This programme is to be implemented in full by 2024. From... more