Maersk opens warehouse in Cape Town 
A.P. Moller – Maersk has inaugurated its first warehousing and distribution facility in Cape Town in South Africa. The hub will offer easy connectivity to rail, road, air and port infrastructure and serve as an important link in integrated logistics solutions. The new... more
CBP and FDA seize Apetamin worth USD 688,000
US Customs and Border Protection officers and US Food and Drug Administration consumer safety officers seized over 25,000 bottles of Apetamin, an appetite-stimulating and potentially harmful weight-gain supplement popularised on social media, on 28 April 2023, after it arrived... more
Agility's acquisitions pay off in Q1/2023
Kuwait-based Agility ended Q1/2023 with earnings of KWD 15.3 million (EUR 45.7 million), an increase of 20% over the same period in 2022. Agility’s ebitda increased 78.1% to KWD 60.4 million (EUR 180.5 million) and revenue grew 142.7% to KWD 320.5 million (EUR 958 million).... more
Attention – data theft! 
A joint charter by Fiata and GSF. Digitalisation is the order of the day in logistics too. Without data security its development is at risk, however. Fiata and GSF show how it should be done. more
Name change at the age of 45
Europe-based global logistics company Boltas is moving forward: With 45 years of experience, it continues to grow with its offices, warehouses and employees in Germany, Turkey, Italy, Romania and France. After having operated under the name of Çobantur Boltas for nearly half a... more
Logistics with added value
Dachser has signed a joint venture agreement with the Japanese logistics company Nishi-Nippon Railroad. Dachser Japan K.K.’s first office will open in Tokyo at the end of 2023. As part of Dachser's global network, the Japanese location will offer air and sea transport with... more
MSC linking Africa, the Middle East and India
MSC is continuing to enhance its services between Africa, the Middle East and India and launching two direct connections between India and Africa: the India Africa Service (IAS), and the India to South Africa Service. Both of them have a weekly frequency. The first one, IAS,... more
Increased capacity for Mangan trains by 2027/28
South African carrier Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is providing additional capacity for the export of manganese with the extension of the current Mamathwane crossing loop in the Northern Cape. The works are scheduled for completion in July 2023. The construction of the loop... more
The many facets of air cargo in Q1
The chargeable weight flown as air cargo worldwide in the first quarter of 2023 ended up 11% below that of the equivalent period last year (Q1/2022), according to market data released by World ACD. But there is tremendous variation globally, depending on factors such as... more
First "Tiaca event - Africa" in six weeks’ time
The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) has announced that Kenya Airports will host the “Tiaca Event – Africa” on 19-21 June 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. “We are excited to organise the Tiaca Event – Africa in Nairobi. The support we will receive from Kenya Airports... more