Turkish Cargo selects single GSSA in Nigeria 
Turkish Airlines Cargo has made Peacock Aviation and Allied Services Ltd (PAAS) its sole cargo agent in Nigeria. PAAS is an aviation logistics company which provides a full range of round-the-clock business services with dedicated staff. Both partners promise that the deal... more
Another epic journey for six historic pianos
In 1788, a square piano made by Frederick Beck, a piano maker in London (UK), became the first keyboard instrument to arrive in Australia. The "First Fleet Piano" was transported on board a ship that took eight months to travel from Portsmouth (UK) to Sydney via Rio de... more
Bolloré boosts Abidjan's air cargo capacity
At the Africa CEO forum, which took place in Kigali (Ruanda) yesterday and today, 26 March 2019, Bolloré Transport & Logistics announced that the Aerohub platform in the Ivory Coast will be inaugurated in April. The 15,000 sqm facility is located in close proximity to... more
Kimmo installs Marais as CEO
Jacques Marais has been recruited as CEO of the South African packaging manufacturer Kimmo. He has a strong financial and technical background and extensive manufacturing and management experience that he gained in India, Turkey, the UK, Netherlands and South Africa.Marias has a... more
Multi-faceted Africa 
The Air Cargo Africa trade fair took place for the fifth time late in February – and it was one of the best meetings the pan-continental conference has had so far. This may also have been owed to impulses from the German event organiser Messe München, which took over management... more
Rhenus acquires WNL to establish network in South Africa
The Rhenus Group has taken over the freight forwarding and logistics specialist, World Net Logistics (WNL), headquartered in Johannesburg (South Africa). The acquisition includes WNL in South Africa, and the national companies known as WNL Germany and WNL Asia with companies... more
Turkish Cargo refutes accusations from World Animal...
World Animal Protection recently claimed that "Turkish Airlines transported African grey parrots between Kinshasa and Kuwait via Istanbul, with more than 60 birds found dead on arrival". A month ago in Johannesburg, the ITJ spoke with A. Bahadir Büyükkaymaz, manager... more
World's cargo hubs see volume growth weaken in 2018
According to the preliminary world airport traffic rankings published by Airports Council International last week, the air cargo market did not fare as well as passenger traffic (+6%) with a year-end growth figure of 3.2%. This is a much lower growth rate than in 2017 (7.7%),... more
Fairway clear for larger vessels in Kinshasa
The maritime port of Matadi, on the river Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reported a major success recently. The door to a new opportunity was opened by the dredging of the river Congo by the Matadi Gateway Terminal (MGT), which is operated by ICTSI. This... more
Royal Air Maroc joins Cargo iQ community
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has become the latest airline to join Cargo iQ, signing up at Iata's World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Singapore last week. RAM, which is headquartered at Casablanca airport, joins more than 80 other members of this Iata interest group that includes... more