Marsa Maroc enhances Casablanca terminal 
Marsa Maroc is enhancing its TC3 container terminal, located in Casablanca, Morocco, with a total of three rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes. Marsa Maroc is the main operator of ports in Morocco and the concession holder of the Terminal Container 3 Port Casablanca (TC3).... more
TPT partners with TCS in South Africa
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, has partnered with Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) in South Africa, part of Transnet SOC, a state-owned freight transport and handling company, to help the latter develop an... more
Remote maritime surveys extended
The classification society DNV GL has finished the world's first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The in-water bottom surveys using ROVs were carried out on three separate Wilson ASA-managed vessels, the first having been completed on the... more
All cargo services in Southern Africa
Proflight Zambia has expanded its cargo capacity by designating some of its fleet to operate dedicated cargo flights between Lusaka and Johannesburg. Initially operated by Jetstream 41 and upgraded to CRJ100 where demand is high, the service commenced last week and is operating... more
CMA CGM on track in Q2/2020
The Marseille (France)-headquartered CMA CGM reported a noticeable decline in volumes in Q2/2020. Boxes carried during the second quarter of 2020 were down to 4.8 million teu (Q2/2019: 5.5 million teu) or 13.3% compared to the second quarter of 2019. Yet the carrier said in... more
IMO: much is done, but more to achieve
In its fourth greenhouse study, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) states that in the period between 2008 and 2018, maritime trade grew by 40% and the absolute emissions of greenhouse gases decreased by around 5%. This decoupling was due to the significant... more
Tiaca: global air cargo keeps on improving
Heavily hit at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, the global air cargo industry is continuing its gradual route to recovery to pre-Covid market conditions for a fourth-consecutive month. This is the outcome of two "Economics4Cargo" webinars Tiaca held last... more
UN: support express, air mail and cargo operators!
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) are encouraging national governments to support their designated postal operators, air cargo carriers, and express mail operators through financial aid and operational flexibility. A... more
MOL's permanent Mauritius team
The shipping group MOL has released its latest update of the capsized bulker "Wakashio" aground off the island of Mauritius. At the beginning of September, the "Mauritius environmental and social contribution team" was established. It is part of the... more
African air spaces (not) re-opened
After a break of exactly five months, international flights to Malawi were permitted to resume operations on 1 September, whereby initially only the airport of Lilongwe (photo), the capital of the landlocked country in southeast Africa will be handling the traffic. The airport... more