Allied Air receives its first B737-800SF 
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has redelivered the first B737-800SF freighter conversion to Allied Air. In March of this year, the Nigeria-based airline entered into an agreement with the p2f conversion company from Florida for two B737-800SF conversions (+ two options). MSN... more
East Africa is the new destination
Dutch Universal Africa Lines plans to introduce a new direct service between Northwest Europe and East Africa. West Africa is UAL's classic territory for over 35 years. Now, the company is expanding its network to reach East Africa and offer services to Mozambique, Tanzania... more
Race horses as first guests on Southern African service
The Hong-Kong-based neutral air cargo broker and virtual airline Aero Africa launched its inaugural cargo flight on its new weekly scheduled freighter service Johannesburg - Mauritius - Johannesburg last weekend, on 10 October 2020. The B737-300F flew from JNB to MRU with 18... more
Fast lane between Casablanca and La Spezia
North Africa and Europe are getting closer now that the ports of Casablance and La Spezia have adopted a new approach in cargo handling. Thanks to the European project Fenix, a new international fast & secure trade lane will be established. In addition to the Port... more
Fresh risk assessment for South Africa
British international freight transport insurer TT Club and BSI, a business improvement company, have jointly published a report entitled ‘Freight Crime in South African Supply Chains’. South Africa ranks among the top countries in the world, and first on the African continent,... more
Togo on the way to a modern transport hub
With the support of the World Bank, the International Road Union (IRU) has delivered the third phase of a five-part road transport reform project in Togo. This stage focused on providing new laws to regulate the road transport industry, including access to the profession. A... more
London P&I Club joins seafarers’ welfare association
The London P&I Club has become a member of the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (Iswan), a network of international organisations committed to improving the welfare of seafarers.The London Club can now become more active in helping to improve the lives... more
BDI flying high
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), the main index of the international dry cargo freight market, has maintained its upward trend for five consecutive sessions and recently surpassed the 2,000 point barrier, reaching 2,097 on 7 October. This is the highest mark since September last... more
A service provider contract for naval forces
The German EMS-Fehn-Group company EMS Shipping & Trading has won the contract to be the global husbandry service provider for US Naval Forces Europe/Africa, in this case the US 6th Fleet. The total services contract of the Naval Supply Systems Command (Navsup) Fleet... more
KMT starts operations in Cameroon
The Kribi Multipurpose Terminal (KMT), a Cameroonian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services (Ictsi), has started commercial operations at the multi-purpose terminal at the Port of Kribi in Cameroon, Central Africa. Located within the port of Kribi, KMT is... more