Nigeria calls upon aviation specialists 
Interested companies and consortia wishing to participate in a bidding process for the development of airports with a focus on cargo business, especially agricultural products, in Nigeria still have exactly three weeks to submit their candidature. The West African country's... more
Enhancing connections on the Iberian Peninsula
Forwarder Arcese has strengthened its road freight services. Following a recent agreement with a big local player, Arcese's road freight services in Spain have been enhanced with new consolidated daily connections linking the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal. Thanks to this... more
MSC adds service to West Africa
Swiss carrier MSC launched a new service to Guinea Bissau in West Africa. Every two weeks, the service will carry imports and exports to and from the destination via MSC's transhipment hub Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. This hub offers connections to trade partners... more
EFL Global celebrates 40th anniversary
Hanif Yusoof founded Expolanka Freight as a five-man team in a 27.9 sqm office in 1982. Commonly referred to as “Expo,” the Sri Lanka-based company aligned itself with global providers by offering flexible solutions with a personal touch. 40 years later, the supply chain and... more
Throughput and awareness in Abidjan
In the Ivory Coast, Terminal Roulier d’Abidjan (Terra), which provides handling services and operations related to ro-ro ships at the Port of Abidjan, has received the “Green Terminal” label issued by Bureau Veritas. This award, which was bestowed in June 2022, attests to... more
Trane Technologies welcomes Dwayne Cowan
Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, has appointed Dwayne Cowan as president of Thermo King Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and global marine, air and rail, effective 1 August 2022. Cowan most recently served as vice president of sales and service for Thermo... more
Nairobi first African cargo airport
Further to the African division of Airports Council International (ACI), which is composed of 69 regular members from 52 countries, managing more than 260 airports, and of 46 business partners, 2.15 million t of cargo transited through African airports in 2021, representing... more
Egyptair stops monkey flights
Thanks to the efforts of Peta, other animal protection organisations, and activists from around the globe, nearly every major airline in the world has stopped transporting monkeys to laboratories. A senior official from Egyptair has sent an e-mail to Peta US announcing that... more
Chinese ports coming back
In June 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) grew to 126.1 points from 124.9 points (seasonally adjusted) the month before, according to the latest flash... more
A new tool for checking up on global ports
The International Association of Ports and Harbours (Iaph) has developed a new source of information. The first edition of its quarterly dashboard and detailed report on the global port industry for its members is now available. For this publication, Iaph sources data from... more