West African carrier introduces widebody capacity 
Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has signed a firm order for two A330neo aircraft. The agreement was announced at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse (France), in the presence of Amadou Koné, minister of transport of Côte d’Ivoire,... more
Taking a different way to the Cape
Maersk has adjusted the route of its SAECS service by shuffling the ports of call. The new rotation of the service will cover the ports of Port Elizabeth, Durban, Cape Town, Rotterdam, London Gateway, Bremerhaven, Algeciras and back to Port Elizabeth. However, the deployment... more
Lagos is the new location
For the first time, the German shipping and logistics expert Harren Group is extending its presence to Africa. The group's first office on the continent just opened its gates in Lagos. Harren Nigeria is led by managing director Paul Okpurughre. “The new office represents the... more
"Greener" ULD management for the Indian Ocean
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced ULD management, repair and digital services, and Air Austral, a Reunion Island-based French airline, have extended their partnership concluded in 2016. Under the terms of the renewed agreement until 2026, Unilode will supply... more
Vessels Value's outlook on newbuilds
Rebecca Galanopoulos Jones, senior content analyst at Vessels Value, has underpinned current developments on the maritime container market with the latest data. While volumes on the main trade lanes are slowing despite congestion, container traffic continues to decline gradually... more
Menzies Aviation renews licences in South Africa
Global aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has been given a five-year licence by Airports Company South Africa SOC (ACSA) to provide ground handling services at nine airports in South Africa. Founded 28 years ago, ACSA is partially owned by the South African... more
Euromar in winter clothing
CMA CGM’s short sea lines division has published the new winter timetable for the Euromar service between Morocco and countries in Northern Europe. This new schedule (starting in Agadir on 5 November 2022) will deploy four vessels that will enable to maintain a weekly... more
Iumi council announces changes at the helm
The International Union of Marine Insurance (Iumi) council has appointed a new president, a vice president, a new executive committee and nominating committee members for 2022/23. Frédéric Denèfle, managing director of French marine war risks specialist Garex, has been... more
Bolloré launches phase 2 in Abidjan
On 21 October 2022, Bolloré Transport & Logistics Côte d'Ivoire officially opened the largest logistics base in West Africa. Situated in the Abidjan airport area, it is designed to develop inbound and outbound air traffic. This 9,000 sqm new logistics platform took 18... more
Capacity outstrips demand
The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence recently analysed the rising gap between global capacities on the seas and global demand. The latest demand data from Container Trade Statistics (CTS) shows that in August 2022, the annualised growth over 2019 was... more