Container flows on a positive note? 
In December 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) surged to 124.3 points from the 121.9 points (seasonally adjusted) registered the month before, according to... mehr
Airlink resumes South Africa–Madagascar air link
After having been suspended for almost three years, the South African carrier Airlink is restarting scheduled services between Johannesburg and Antananarivo (photo) from today, 30 January 2023. CEO and managing director Rodger Foster: "As the designated South African... mehr
Traversing the Horn of Africa again
After a 30-year disruption, air traffic control services over Somalia and the surrounding region were operationally restored on 26 January 2023. Some of the region’s busiest airways - linking the African subcontinent south of Ethiopia with the Middle East and Indian... mehr
Ashanti Airlines wins tender for new Ghanaian airline
The UK based investment fund Zotus Group and the Ghanaian carrier Ashanti Airlines are working together to create a pan-African aviation hub in Accra. The government of Ghana has confirmed that it has awarded Ashanti Airlines and its operational and financial partner t he... mehr
First 1,200 HP loco for Congo-Ocean Railways
The Belgium mechanical engineering group John Cockerill has delivered the first of four shunting locomotives to Congo-Ocean Railways (CFCO) in Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo). The vehicles were designed and manufactured in John Cockerill’s factory in Seraing (Belgium). This... mehr
2M ends - in predisposed obedience? 
Maersk has published a press release saying that the alliance 2M is set to end in January 2025, speaking of "a thorough evaluation process" and a mutual agreement with its partner MSC. Besides wishing to minimise possible disruptions caused by the termination of the... mehr
Bridging the African gap
Ethiopian Airlines Group (ET) has partnered with Mailamericas (MA), a private postal operator and gold member of the consultive committee for the Universal Postal Union, to develop competitive cross border ecommerce services within Africa and the Middle East using Addis Ababa as... mehr
Branche braucht einen langen Atem
GSSA erwartet Aufschwung für die Luftfracht im zweiten Jahresviertel oder im zweiten Halbjahr. Nach einer Hochsaison, die keine war, blickt die Luftfracht ungewiss in die Zukunft. Andrius Antanaitis, der bei Strike Aviation für die Geschäftsentwicklung in Europa verantwortlich... mehr
Swissport adds Mombasa to its African network
Swissport is adding Mombasa, Kenya, to its growing African network. With this new presence at Mombasa’s Moi International Airport (MBA), Swissport now provides aviation ground services at 31 airports in Africa. In Kenya, Swissport has been supporting airlines in Nairobi since... mehr
Tonnages make a big jump again - yields not yet
The latest preliminary figures from World ACD Market Data reveal a strong post-holiday season recovery of global air cargo tonnages in the second week of 2023. The 19% upswing is delayed compared with last year, when tonnages had already begun to recover by the end of the first... mehr