Tunisair: engineer comes to the rescue 
Olfa Hamdi is the new president and chair of the board at Tunisair. This was announced by Tunisia’s ministry for transport and logistics on 4 January 2021, after the previous candidate to lead the North African country’s national carrier, Wassef Ayadi, who was appointed last... more
KMT launches new TOS
The Cameroonian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), recently implemented the Logstar Terminal Operating System (TOS) at the Port of Kribi. KMT is a purpose built deep water general cargo facility catering to ro-ro project and heavy lift cargo,... more
RAM Cargo pushes pharma offerings
Royal Air Maroc has signed a global master lease agreement (MLA) with Envirotainer. Through this partnership, Royal Air Maroc is now able to provide its customers with on-demand leasing options for temperature-controlled containers, including the RAP t2 and the RAP e2 containers... more
Egypt joins TIR system
The North African country is the 77th state to accede to the United Nations TIR convention which governs the transport of goods under TIR coverage, as part of the only global transit system. Adding Egypt to the TIR system creates a secure transit bridge between the Middle East... more
Container flows back on track
According to the current flash estimate, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) showed a slight, seasonally adjusted decrease in November from 121.6 (corrected) to 121. The... more
First Covid-19 vaccine shipment at Cairo airport
Egyptian cargo services provider CACC Cargolinx has handled the first Covid-19 vaccine shipment to arrive at Cairo airport (CAI) onboard Emirates Skycargo’s aircraft on 10 December 2020. In order to safeguard the integrity of such sensitive a product, the team of the first... more
Air France to connect CDG with Caribbean
During the holiday season, Air France will be tripling capacity on its domestic network compared to the current capacity during lockdown, reaching up to 55% of the flight schedule operated during the same period in 2019. This increase in frequencies will concern services on... more
Roger to lead Gefco in Morocco
The Moroccan subsidiary of the Gefco Group, a global player in the industrial supply chain and a major provider of automotive logistics in Europe, has appointed Sébastien Roger to oversee its growth strategy, which is currently in full swing. After beginning his career at... more
Two more joint ventures in Africa
In Africa, new joint ventures in Egypt and Ethiopia have been concluded involving a major European player. In Egypt, IBA Freight Services, headquartered in Cairo close to the city’s international airport, has sold a majority stake to Ceva Logistics, its partner company for the... more
Abidjan and Agility win out
Shipping and logistics giant Maersk has chosen the new Agility warehouse project in Abidjan to house its new storage, deconsolidation and distribution facility in the economic capital of Cote D’Ivoire. The newly opened 5,000 sqm facility is designed to handle 3,900 pallet... more