Bidvest in new clothes 
Bidvest Panalpina Logistics unveils a fresh new look, as it announces a name change and a change in its global partner to bolster its current position as a large provider in supply chain logistics in South Africa. Bidvest Panalpina Logistics (BPL) will split from DSV/Panalpina... more
Eight maindeck destinations with RAM Cargo
RAM Cargo, the freight division of Royal Air Maroc, has unveiled its new full freighter winter programme with eight destinations in Africa in Europe served weekly via its hub in Casablanca (Morocco). This schedule has been effective since 27 October 2019 and will remain in... more
First batch of Chinese locomotives arrives in Africa
The Chinese manufacturer CRRC Qishuyan recently delivered the first batch of ten locomotives to Nigeria. The diesel locomotives will run along the Abuja-Kaduna railway and the Lagos-Ibadan route. The Abuja-Kaduna line was opened in 2016 and the Lagos-Ibadan railway is... more
GDP certifications for WFS in South Africa
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has become the first air cargo handling company in South Africa to be awarded good distribution practice (GDP) certifications for its temperature-controlled pharma facilities, aligned to ISO9001:2015, in Johannesburg and Cape Town. This latest... more
Transnet plans intermodal terminal in Limpopo
In South Africa, Transnet Freight Rail will cooperate with Eco-Industrial Solutions to develop an Intermodal Terminal Facility located within the Eco-Industrial Park in Limpopo in the north of the country. One of the critical links between Zimbabwe, Zambia and freight ports... more
New logistics platform offers potential for Rwanda
DP World has inaugurated its Kigali Logistics Platform in the presence of the president of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame and DP World chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem. The facility, which has been operational since September 2018 in test mode, has an annual... more
Innovative prospects 
South African Airways is seeking its place in the industry. In this critical phase of its history the ITJ met up with Justice Luthuli at the Fiata World Congress in Cape Town to ask him about cargo activities, which he has been in charge of since spring. He was previously SAA... more
Militzer & Münch opens VMI in Morocco
Militzer & Münch France has launched their first vendor-managed inventory (VMI) in the Tangier Free zone in Morocco. With this move, the logistics specialist intends to further enhance its position in the automotive and aviation industry. On an area of 1100 sqm, Militzer... more
Good news from Volga-Dnepr Group
Volga-Dnepr Group, which is believed to be struggling with heavy debts, assisted in the Mérieux Foundation's efforts to control the Ebola virus disease epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by undertaking a special cargo flight last week carrying mobile bio-medical... more
Fewer piracy incidents, new hot spot
Blackbeard has not died out, yet, although the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report demonstrates fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships for Q3/2019 than in the first nine months of 2018. Altogether, 119 incidents... more