Camair in trouble 
Camair-Co is going through financial difficulties. The Cameroon aviation company recorded a loss of income of more than EUR 9.2 million in the last six months and a -55% decrease of its turnover. The reasons for this situation seem to be both the closing of Cameroon's... more
Pilot project in Algeciras
The Spanish Port of Algeciras has been running a pilot project in cooperation with Maersk Line, APMT, Marmedsa, and the digital platform portxchange to optimise port calls and thereby reduce emissions. The aim of the pilot is to improve the end-to-end port call process,... more
Astral leases first B767F with ATSG
Through its Cargo Aircraft Management subsidiary, Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a major USA-based provider of aircraft leasing, air cargo transportation and related services, has delivered a B767-200 converted freighter to Astral Aviation (Kenya) under a five-year lease.... more
Maritime goes smart
The maritime industry in general is changing fundamentally as vessels transform into sophisticated sensor hubs, generating data and connecting through satellites in an expanding interconnected web. To enable the uptake of these systems and unlock the associated efficiencies,... more
World trade on the rise
The container throughput index of the German RWI – Leibniz institute for economic research and the institute of shipping economics and logistics (ISL) showed a robust improvement in September, rising from (corrected) 116.5 to 119.7 points. The uptick was felt in Chinese... more
Hamburg and Tanger to cooperate
Digitally, Hamburg Port Authority and Tanger Med Port Authority just signed a letter of intent to form a maritime partnership. Through this agreement, both port authorities jointly aim to work on exchanging experiences and good practices in several fields including:... more
Flying from Cameroon to Senegal
Dismissed one and a half year ago from his position as general manager of Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co), Ernest Dikoum has been nominated to become Air Senegal's new marketing director. Effective from 1 November 2020, he will be in charge of the company's product... more
Ports of Igoumenitsa and Tanger renew green certification
The European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) congratulates the Tanger Med Port Authority (Morocco) and the Igoumenitsa Port Authority (Greece) for successfully renewing the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). For Tanger (photo), this is the third time it has... more
Tunisair: New CEO, better future?
Wassef Ayadi is the new CEO of the aviation company Tunisair, succeeding Elyes Mnakbi (2017-2020), who was relieved from his functions in July 2020. Ayadi comes with 17 years of experience in the aviation industry, having worked for four years at Airbus Helicopters and... more
Margins to stay, says Fitch Ratings
According to the rating agency Fitch, container shipping spot rates have continuously risen in recent months, despite a significant reduction in demand for maritime transport due to the effects of the corona pandemic, but driven by shipping companies' supply discipline and... more