Maersk reshuffles its brands 
Having posted stronger-than-expected results for Q2/2020, tripling its net income to USD 443 million in comparison to USD 153 million in Q2/2019, Maersk is redesigning its portfolio. The Safmarine and Damco brands will be fully integrated and no longer marketed by the end of... more
Calling Cork
Containerships, an affiliate of CMA CGM, is adding a call to the Irish Port of Cork. This enhancement to the Beni service starts on 1 September. This direct short sea connection links Cork further to Rotterdam. The intermodal network connections via Rotterdam include not... more
Dutch Flower Group finds partner in Dubai
Q7 Air Cargo, a perishable logistics company based in Dubai, is to acquire an interest in Dutch Flower Group (DFG), holding company of Airflo, a specialised perishable logistics group of companies with operations in Kenya and the Netherlands. DFG, who themselves recently... more
Swiss continues to expand cargo network
From today, 28 August 2020, Swiss Worldcargo is back in Moscow DME, performing thrice-weekly A320/A220 flights from Zurich and a weekly A220 flight from Geneva. The Swiss national carrier also announced the addition of two long-haul destinations to its cargo-only network -... more
Developments in Nigeria
As from tomorrow, 29 August 2020, Nigeria will again be open to air traffic. Based on the principle of reciprocity, only those airlines from countries that permit flights from Nigeria will be allowed to serve the airports of Lagos and Abuja. Africa's most densely populated... more
Enhancing BMT in Algeria
Bejaia Mediterranean Terminal (BMT SPA), operated by Portek International in a joint venture with the Algerian port authority, Enterprise Portuaire de Bejaia, is expanding its equipment. Since its first foray into port operations in 1999, Portek breached the one million teu... more
From Unesco to the ministry of transport
Unesco's assistant director-general for communication and information Moez Chakchouk has been officially nominated for the position as minister of transport and logistics by the prime minister-designate of the Republic of Tunisia. Ms Audrey Azoulay, Unesco's... more
Biggest blueberry season threatened by Covid-19
According to the South African berry producers association a crop of 17,000 t is expected this year, mostly set for export. Faced with airfreight rates much higher than before Covid-19 and a lack of international flights from Cape Town, Western Cape, where about 60% of the... more
Cool chain for Ethiopia
After several years of preparation, the first intermodal transport of perishables from Ethiopia to Europe is underway. The first reefer container with 24 t of avocados was loaded onto a train in Ethipia and will be shipped via the port of Djibouti to Europe. Preparations for... more
Container flows 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) shows a significant upturn from June to July, rising from (corrected) 110.2 to 116.2 points. The index is therefore now... more