For the best liner in coffee 
The Italian liner Ignazio Messina & C. has received fresh laurels of a special kind. The shipping company has won the prestigious title of international ECF Best shipping line of the coffee year 2021/2022. The prize was awarded by the European Coffee Federation, which is the... more
Milk run flights from Europe to West Africa
Intradco Global has transported 330 cattle from Europe to West Africa. The company specialises in animal transports and is part of the Chapman Freeborn and Avia Solutions Group. Intradco Global moved the genetic breeding cattle, each cow of which estimated to produce 40 l of... more
All-time high for truck deliveries
2022 was a record year for Volvo Trucks. The Swedish manufacturer delivered 145,195 trucks in 2022, an all-time high and an uptick of 19% from the 122,525 in 2021. Volvo Trucks also increased its market share in the heavy truck segment (≥ 16 t) in 41 markets globally. The... more
14th Emerging Markets Index: stability and upheaval
The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index for 2023 has just been published. Now in its 14th edition, the Index ranks countries for their logistics competitiveness based on their logistics strengths, business climates and digital readiness. In this year's rankings, China... more
Twilight of the alliances 
The end of 2M is looming, ringing in a new era. Maersk hasn’t revealed more than the fact that the decision was “thoroughly evaluated and was mutually agreed.” The end of 2M, due in 2025, is potentially highly explosive for the market. more
Iata: yields and revenue should stay stable
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand in 2022 took a significant step back from 2021 levels but was close to its performance in 2019. Willie Walsh, Iata's director general, mentioned... more
Wagon acquired for heavy loads transport
Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) has purchased a 200 t well-wagon for USD 1 million. It will be used for transporting out of gauge or abnormal loads such as turbines and other components for the Julius Nyerere hydro power plant from Dar es Salaam to Fuga Station.... more
Intermodal service launched in Egypt
CMA CGM Group is offering a new green and sustainable transport solution in Egypt. The group has introduced a rail service connecting the ports of Alexandria and Ain Sokhna to October Dry Port (ODP) near Cairo, one of the country’s largest industrial and logistics hubs. ODP... more
Dachser Turkey: an urgent shipment to Abidjan
At the end of last year, Dachser Turkey’s air & sea logistics team operated a charter flight from Turkey to West Africa. The task was to transport an urgent, high-volume shipment from Turkey to the Ivory Coast. Dachser’s team in Hamburg, which knew the customer and its... more
Sudden ebb in used container ship market
What was good in the past can be bad today. The once vibrating market of second-hand container vessels slowed down in the course of 2022. Over the year, sales and purchase levels were only half as high as in 2021, according to Alphaliner's latest global survey. In 2022,... more