Fixing driver shortages 
Worldwide, the chronic shortage of professional drivers is accelerating, impacting millions of road haulage workers, employers, and services. Around 11% of driver positions were left unfilled in 2022. With up to one third of drivers retiring within the next three years in many... more
Air Algérie orders eight Boeing 737 MAX jets
Boeing and Air Algérie confirmed an order for eight fuel-efficient 737-9 jets at the Paris Air Show. The Algerian flag carrier also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for two 737-800 Boeing converted freighters (BCF) to meet increasing cargo demand in the region.... more
E – as in St Elmo’s fire 
Number of ship accidents declining – causes have multiplied. Shipping losses are decreasing, even in ‘hot spots’ such as the South China Sea, Indochina and Indonesian waters. However, the changing nature of cargo poses new risks. Ever more e-vehicles transported represents a... more
Concession for Congo's Pointe-Noire Port
It is a major investment for the Abu Dhabi maritime group: AD Ports Group has signed a 30-year concession agreement to manage and operate a multipurpose terminal in Congo’s Pointe-Noire Port. The concession contract for the new East Mole Terminal may be extended to cover a... more
From Asia to multiple destinations worldwide
Kerry Logistics Network (KLN), based in Hong-Kong, China, has launched a global less-than-container load (LCL) service with weekly direct connections from key Asian gateways to multiple country destinations, catering to more than 2,800 corridors worldwide. For the new service,... more
STS cranes for Misurata Free Zone
At last week's TOC Europe event in Rotterdam, Misurata Free Zone, one of Libya’s major ports, and HPC Hamburg Port Consulting signed a contract covering procurement assistance and construction supervision of three ship-to-shore container gantry cranes (STS). The partners... more
Fedex operates its first EVs in South Africa
The ten newly launched electric vehicles (EV) will support the express deliveries provider to achieve its goal to transform its entire global pickup and delivery fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles by 2040. Fedex Express plans to purchase 50% of its new vehicles as electric... more
Heppner: rapid growth and record turnover
Two years before the company's 100th anniversary, the French family business hit the billion target in turnover for the first time. The billion is an important milestone, Heppner says. Between 2018 and 2022, the specialist in international goods transports to and from France... more
AMI invests in facility in Johannesburg
Air Menzies International (AMI), a global wholesale freight forwarder and part of Menzies Aviation, has invested in a new, purpose-built facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. Located less 1 km from O.R. Tambo International Airport, the new facility will replace AMI’s... more
Sailors’ Society supports crew of "Heroic Idun"
Members of the Sailors’ Society’s global crisis response network travelled to Cape Town on 6 June 2023 to welcome back the 26 crew of the “MT Heroic Idu” after supporting them and their families through a ten-month detention by Nigerian authorities. The CRN team was then... more