Stability through diversification 
The Tunisian company Société Maritime Genmar was founded in 1995 and established itself as an independent ship agency in Tunisian ports with offices in Tunis, La Goulette and Radès. At first the company had just four employees in a small office, but it soon grew, both in terms... more
D’Alessandro banking on heavylift
The company D’Alessandro, founded in 1924 by Vito d’Alessandro as a shipping agency, later expanded its activities into other areas of business. One of the company’s goals is to orient itself more toward international markets. Luc d’Alessandro, the group’s managing director,... more
Optimising handling procedures
The Société Tunisienne de Transit d’Agences et de Transports (STTAT) is convinced that the country will experience a return to an earlier trend towards more dynamic economic behaviour once the new national constitution has been accepted and a government made up of technocrats... more
Air Seychelles launches new all-cargo domestic service 
Air Seychelles, the Republic of Seychelles' flag carrier, has launched a once per week all-cargo service between the country's two largest islands. This service, which deploys the Shorts 360 aircraft, targets perishable commodities destined for hotels and other tourism... more
Cairo–Jakarta now nonstop
Egyptair added the Indonesian capital Jakarta to its network with a flight via Bangkok (Thailand) at the end of last year. Now the carrier has launched a nonstop Cairo–Jakarta link with effect from today (17 April). Both services are operated four times a week and... more
First B737-400(F) for Rio Linhas Aéreas
The all-cargo carrier Rio Linhas Aéreas, based in Curitiba (Brazil), has taken delivery of its first B737-400(F). The converted Air Nigeria passenger jet is the first B737 freighter ordered as part of the cargo carrier's fleet renewal programme. Rio also operates five... more
Kenya Airways takes delivery of first "Dreamliner"
Boeing and Kenya Airways celebrated the delivery and flyaway of the Kenyan flag carrier's first B787 Dreamliner on 4 April. The airplane departed Paine Field in Everett WA (USA) for a 7,800 nautical mile (14,456 km) nonstop flight to Kenya Airways' home base at Jomo Kenyatta... more
Independent forwarders endorse e-AWB agreement
The Elite Association of Logistic Networks (Elite) has become the latest influential global association to endorse Iata's multilateral e-AWB agreement. Representing over 6,200 independent freight forwarder members in 191 countries around the globe, Elite comprises ten leading... more
Chartersphere carries humanitarian aid to Central Africa
Urgent humanitarian aid consignments have been delivered to the strife-torn Central African Republic by Chartersphere, a cargo air charter specialist based in southwest London (UK), on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross. A series of B747 flights, carrying... more
Two new cargo destinations for Turkish Airlines
Starting today (4 April 2014), Turkish Airlines is adding Belgrade to its freight network. Turkish Cargo will serve the Serbian capital once per week on the return leg of its Istanbul - Madrid (Spain) service. Tomorrow, Turkish Cargo is going to add Tunis as another full... more