Seychelles: a hub for sea-air transhipments 
Mahe Shipping Company, a freight forwarder headquartered in the Seychelles, in cooperation with Mauritius-based Freight and Transit Company Limited (FTL) and Air Seychelles Cargo, has for the first time ever handled an exceedingly large cargo transhipment from sea to air... more
Securing air cargo from Africa to Europe
National Aviation Services (NAS) Ivoire, a West African division of the aviation services provider founded in Kuwait in 2003, has successfully completed its regulated agent third country validation process (RA3) for air cargo operations at Abidjan airport (ABJ). This is the... more
Kuljit Ghata-Aura elected president of Boeing META
Kuljit Ghata-Aura was appointed president of Boeing Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META), excluding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, effective 30 September. He joined the airline in 2010, and his most recent positions were regional counsel for Boeing META and director of market... more
New equipment for Mombasa Terminal
Kenya Port Authority (KPA) has chosen new equipment for its Mombasa Container Terminal. Three forklift trucks were ordered in Q2/2021, eight reachstackers in Q3/2021. All the machines are scheduled for delivery at the beginning of 2022. KPA manages and operates the Port of... more
Global container flows better than expected
The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) increased by 3.2 points (seasonally adjusted) to 126.6 points in August, according to the current flash estimate. The value of the... more
Reverse logistics becomes a fashion
Global logistics company Geodis is adding returns management to its range of e-commerce services. Retailers and e-merchants can now make use of the group's end-to-end technological and logistical solution covering the entire value chain, from order orchestration to product... more
Private green initiative in Southern Africa
Imperial, one of Southern Africa’s major fleet operators, will cooperate with Sasol to reduce its carbon footprint. The companies intend to explore solutions for improving freight sustainability and efficiency in Southern Africa and will also be evaluating potential cross-border... more
Covid-19 vaccines from Belgium to Africa
On Wednesday 22 September, 153,000 Covid-19 vaccines arrived safely in Entebbe (Uganda) on Brussels Airlines flight, following a similar shipment to Togo a month ago (pictured). The aircraft carrying the donation of AstraZeneca vaccines from the Belgian government was met at... more
Major logistics park in South Africa
Danish logistics corporation DSV has opened its Gauteng HQ in South Africa, a major logistics centre in Africa. The group has consolidated its operations from different locations in South Africa into this centralised facility, which is situated near O.R. Tambo International... more
(Too) much time spent in ports
Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence used recent data published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and development (Unctad) on port stays of vessels to gain more information about current bottlenecks in the container shipping industry.... more