Run on newbuilds continues 
The next tsunami of new vessels is on the horizon. Industry service Alphaliner reports a run on newbuilds in H1/2021 by shipping lines, non-operating owners, investment banks and lessors alike. In fact, orders for about 300 vessel to be built at wharfs in China, South Korea and... more
Uniform consistency all over the globe
The cargo and ground handling employees of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) are getting a new outfit. The new uniform applies to all employees in its North America and Europe, the Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) operations. The roll-out of some 125,000 pieces of... more
Another flight to Namibia
It is rare to see such large visitors at Paderborn Airport (PAD) in northern Germany: at the end of July, six wide-bodied A340 aircraft of the Portuguese airline Hifly flew to Windhoek with only cargo on board. They carried over 200 t of medical protective equipment, which... more
10 million Covid-19 vaccines 
IAG Cargo, the airfreight division of the International Airlines Group (IAG), has transported no less than 10 million Covid-19 vaccines. This figure includes 4 million doses hauled to Abuja (Nigeria) in collaboration with Unicef and its Covax initiative, and 300,000 doses... more
In the bellies of holiday jets
Lufthansa Cargo now markets the freight capacities of the new long-haul flights operated by Eurowings Discover, a new Lufthansa Group tourist airline. The German cargo carrier has thus added further frequencies directly from its Frankfurt (FRA) hub to the range of services it... more
Road freight service links Middle East and Africa
The digital road freight platform Saloodo is expanding its services between the Middle East and North and Northeast Africa; it now offers overland connections, called BeduConnect, between the nations in the CCASG and Egypt, Libya and Sudan. The member states of the CCASG, the... more
More medical supplies to Namibia
A series of Volga-Dnepr charter flights to Namibia took off from Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) recently, with two humanitarian flights to Windhoek this week. The cargo included medical supplies weighing more than 95 t, including masks and respirators needed by the Southern African... more
Supporting the constitutional referendum in Haiti
In May and June Chapman Freeborn transported material, needed for a constitutional referendum, from Miami and Johannesburg airports to Port-au-Prince (PAP), the capital of Haiti.The referendum was initially set to take place in a month, on 19 September, but has now been... more
Two appointments at Aero Africa
Aero Africa, a Hong Kong based air cargo management group, has welcomed two new specialists to its management team.Aero Africa Southern Africa has appointed Kati Mackay (pictured) as its regional financial manager. She will support the executive management team with her insights... more
Fiata names world’s best youngsters
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata), based in Geneva, and the TT Club, an international freight transport insurer based in the UK, have selected the regional winners of this year’s Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award... more