Djibouti makes hub policy a priority 
On 13 February 2022, Djibouti launched the final implementation of “Djibouti ICI”, the national development plan (NDP) for the period 2020-2024. While the previous first five-year plan (2015-2019) saw the completion of new port areas, free zones and the Djibouti-Addis Ababa... more
Asia-Est Africa: two for the price of one
Singapore-headquartered Japanese container liner Ocean Network Express (ONE) is transforming its Asia – East Africa (EAF) service into two new weekly services EA3 (East Africa 3 - Mombasa) and EA4 (East Africa 4 - Dar Es Salaam). These two newly created services, the EA3... more
Coface predicts slow pace in 2022
The insurance group Compagnie Française d'Assurance Coface recently published its business barometer, analysing the risks and opportunities lying ahead in 2022. Although economic recovery will continue, "Omicron has highlighted the unpredictability of the pandemic and... more
Digitally embracing air cargo from Dakar
Africa-based carrier Air Senegal will deploy the Smartkargo solution across all functional areas of its cargo business serving 19 destinations, including New York, Washington and Paris. The US technology aims to digitally transform the West African carrier's operations and... more
Not only flowers from Kenya
Since early January, Kenya Airways Cargo has been shipping fresh produce exports, such as avocadoes, fish, chilies, mangoes, pineapple, peanuts, bananas and green vegetables, directly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to the rest of the world. Kisumu's county... more
Fit for future trade
A number of associations have joined forces to create new data standards. Bimco, Fiata, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Swift and the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), in conjunction with its nine member carriers, have inked a memorandum of... more
The Alliance: changes in spring 2022
The Alliance will introduce several adjustments to its network in spring 2022. A key change is the split of the hitherto FP2 pendulum loop into the two services FE5, linking Southeast Asia to Europe, and PS7, linking Southeast Asia and South China to the Transpacific West Coast.... more
Still rough times at sea
Women and minority groups are still particularly exposed to bullying and harassment at sea. This fact is confirmed in a survey conducted out by Cecilia Österman and Magnus Boström of the Kalmar Maritime Academy of Linnaeus University. More than half of all women seafarers state... more
Kenya Airways cuts the net
After years of flying monkeys to USA for animal testing, Kenya Airways has decided to end the lucrative business at the end of February, following an appeal by animal rights group Peta. The decision was triggered by a truck accident on 21 January in Pennsylvania, in which... more
Maritime trade back to pre-pandemic levels
In 2021, international maritime trade recovered to pre-pandemic levels and reached 12 billion t transported, corresponding to approximately 1,5 t per inhabitant of the earth. According to the latest weekly report by analyst Clarksons, international trade by sea in 2021 grew by... more