Swissport adds Mombasa to its African network 
Swissport is adding Mombasa, Kenya, to its growing African network. With this new presence at Mombasa’s Moi International Airport (MBA), Swissport now provides aviation ground services at 31 airports in Africa. In Kenya, Swissport has been supporting airlines in Nairobi since... more
Tonnages make a big jump again - yields not yet
The latest preliminary figures from World ACD Market Data reveal a strong post-holiday season recovery of global air cargo tonnages in the second week of 2023. The 19% upswing is delayed compared with last year, when tonnages had already begun to recover by the end of the first... more
Good tidings for Nairobi's horticulture sector
Kenya's logistic company Mitchell Cotts Group, Perishable Movements Kenya Limited (PMKL) and Fresh Handling Kenya Limited have together inaugurated the first vacuum cooling service at the land-side of the air cargo terminal facility in JKIA, Nairobi. The already commissioned... more
Tanger Med in 2022
The Tanger Med port ecosystem, located on the Mediterranean, handled an overall tonnage of almost 108 million t in 2022, up 6% compared to 2021. This throughput represents approximately 54% of all port tonnage carried out in Morocco. The almost 7.6 million teu moved in 2022 were... more
Recent developments in global piracy
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB)'s report on global piracy in 2022 sums up 115 recorded incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships – compared to 132 in 2021. In total, 107 vessels were boarded, two vessels hijacked, five attack attempts failed and one vessel... more
Who would like to buy Pembroke?
Standard Chartered is exploring alternatives for the future ownership of its aviation finance business, which includes Pembroke. Standard Chartered’s global aircraft leasing and financing operation manages a modern fleet of aircraft - but without maindeck cargo capacity -... more
David Azra to head Kribi Conteneurs Terminal
Following a 15-year career in Bolloré Transport & Logistics subsidiaries in Africa, David Azra took over as managing director of Kribi Conteneurs Terminal, operator of the container terminal at the Autonomous Port of Kribi, on 12 December 2022. He succeeds Eric Lavenu who... more
Astral Aviation switches from NAS to ALG
Astral Aviation has appointed Air Logistics Group (ALG) as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) for Europe, UK and USA, effective 1 January 2023. With the new commercial partnership the Kenyan cargo carrier aims to increase its service portfolio for its clients at home... more
Nicole – an uninvited guest 
Optimism prevailed at Tiaca ACF 2022, despite dark clouds in the air cargo skies. Tiaca once again held its Air Cargo Forum recently – four years after the last edition of the world air cargo association’s ACF in Toronto (see pages 18-19 of ITJ 45-46 / 2018). The fact that more... more
Banking on East Africa
New service linking India, UAE, Kenya, Tanzania. Three shipping lines have one eye clearly focused on expected growth of 8% for East African economies. They are set to cooperate on a joint service that will connect India and the United Arab Emirates to Kenya and Tanzania. more