Digitalising railways in Africa 
From 25 to 27 February 2019 South Africa will host the first summit meeting on the digitalisation of railway networks on the African continent. The event will be organised in Cape Town by the International Union of Railways (UIC), the NEPAD planning and coordination agency... more
UK fund manager acquires ASL Aviation
Star Capital Partnership has reached agreement with ASL Holding's shareholders, Compagnie Maritime Belge (51%) and 3P Air Freighters (49%), to acquire a 100% stake in ASL Aviation Holdings. The latter acquired the airline operations of TNT Express in 2016. The financial terms of... more
Cosco and Bolloré ink MoU
Cosco Shipping Lines and Bolloré Transport & Logistics have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Shanghai. The two companies, partners for over 20 years, want to strengthen their commercial relations while exploring new opportunities for cooperation in... more
Airlines fly to the aid of lovers
Today (Valentine’s Day), lovers can express their feelings with fresh flowers – thanks to the airlines that have flown tons of the perishable blooms over the last few days. Emirates Skycargo and Lufthansa Cargo each transported 900 t of roses. The German carrier flew around... more
Changes in North America, continuity in South China
Starting today (13 February 2019), with its last Addis Ababa - Lomé - Los Angeles service, Ethiopian Airlines is to restructure its US network as of summer 2019. Washington DC flights will be increased from daily to ten weekly flights, the new flights will pass through... more
German experts produce licence plates in Dakar
Senegal is introducing a new system to register the country's vehicle owners and identify vehicles. This should improve the West African nation's control over vehicle tax and provide a sound footing for the insurance sector. The German company Tönnjes is participating in... more
Aero Africa opens airfreight market to forwarders
Recently launched Aero Africa is a neutral air cargo and aviation solution provider dedicated to the freight forwarding community. It provides wholesale African logistic solutions and value added services to the global industry including freighter operators, wide bodied... more
Saudia Cargo touches down in Cairo and Jo'burg
After an eight week renovation period, Saudia Cargo has inaugurated its newest sales office at Cairo Cargo City inside Cairo International Airport. The facility, one of the carrier's most important outlets due to the number of flights between the two countries, enables the... more
Egyptair receives second A330-200P2F
Egyptair Cargo has taken delivery of its second EFW Airbus A330-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion (P2F), as part of its upgradation and modernisation drive. The 13 year old aircraft was flown from Dresden (Germany) to Cairo, and ground tests and acceptance procedures were... more
Global freight capacity grows by 3.5% in 2018
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released full-year 2018 data for global airfreight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) grew by 3.5% compared to 2017. This was significantly lower than the extraordinary 9.7% growth recorded... more