Japanese drones to work in Kenya 
Astral Aerial Solutions, an affiliate of the Kenyan air cargo carrier Astral Aviation, has sealed a deal with the Japanese drone manufacturer Yamaha Motor Company to provide last mile air cargo delivery and crop spraying solutions in Kenya. Under these terms, Astral is providing... more
Reducing freight traffic's impact on the environment
Smart Freight Centre and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development have issued the smart freight procurement (SFP) guidelines, and BSR has introduced the sustainable freight procurement (SFP) framework. These tools will enable organisations to reduce greenhouse... more
More maindeck capacity for Middle Eastern carrier
Saudia Cargo added a second additional weekly freighter flight to operate on Tuesday and Thursday to New York JFK (USA) via Liege, Belgium, by a B747-400F aircraft. Moreover, Saudia Cargo has become the largest player in the Kenya-Europe market by adding four weekly... more
Bolloré inaugurates Aerohub in Abidjan
Bolloré Transport & Logistics has inaugurated its new multimodal logistics hub, Aerohub, in Abidjan (Ivory Coast). Thierry Ehrenbogen, CEO of Bolloré Logistics attended the event. Featuring latest-generation equipment, Aerohub will receive, store and distribute via a... more
Trade tensions weigh heavily on air freight business
Iata's data for global air freight markets are showing that demand, measured in ftk, contracted by 3.2% in July 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes. Global trade volumes are 1.4% lower... more
LNG-to-powership project launched in Mozambique
Tokyo (Japan) -headquartered MOL and Karpowership will launch a joint LNG-to-powership project. The Dutch company Karpower International, a subsidiary of Karadeniz, will cooperate with MOL under the co-brand “Karmol” in Mozambique. Both parties will jointly own and operate a... more
Egyptair Cargo selects ECS Group member as exclusive GSA
ECS Group’s subsidiary GAC TR (Globe Air Cargo Turkey) has signed an exclusivity contract with Egyptair Cargo to begin optimising the marketing of its cargo offering. Since 2016, GAC TR had already been one of the airline’s preferred sales agents. GAC TR managing director... more
Disappointing financial year for Imperial Logistics
Imperial Logistics, which is headquartered in South Africa, has taken a critical look at its own operative performance at the end of its latest financial year (July 2018 - June 2019). In spite of a 6% rise in revenue to ZAR 49.7 billion (USD 3.25 billion), the operating profit... more
Rail transport of bulk liquids increases in Africa
In conjunction with Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL), the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) has signed a contract with Delta Energy to transport 5 to 6 million litres (5,000 – 6,000 t) of petroleum from Tanzania to Zambia every month. The new contract comes in the wake... more
Sven Vangermain to manage sales in Middle East and Africa
Sven Vangermain has taken over the position of sales representative for the Middle East and Africa at Clark Europe, a manufacturer of forklift trucks. Vangermain has worked for the company for many years and gained a great deal of experience and know-how in the intralogistics... more