Road freight service links Middle East and Africa 
The digital road freight platform Saloodo is expanding its services between the Middle East and North and Northeast Africa; it now offers overland connections, called BeduConnect, between the nations in the CCASG and Egypt, Libya and Sudan. The member states of the CCASG, the... more
More medical supplies to Namibia
A series of Volga-Dnepr charter flights to Namibia took off from Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) recently, with two humanitarian flights to Windhoek this week. The cargo included medical supplies weighing more than 95 t, including masks and respirators needed by the Southern African... more
Supporting the constitutional referendum in Haiti
In May and June Chapman Freeborn transported material, needed for a constitutional referendum, from Miami and Johannesburg airports to Port-au-Prince (PAP), the capital of Haiti.The referendum was initially set to take place in a month, on 19 September, but has now been... more
Two appointments at Aero Africa
Aero Africa, a Hong Kong based air cargo management group, has welcomed two new specialists to its management team.Aero Africa Southern Africa has appointed Kati Mackay (pictured) as its regional financial manager. She will support the executive management team with her insights... more
Fiata names world’s best youngsters
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata), based in Geneva, and the TT Club, an international freight transport insurer based in the UK, have selected the regional winners of this year’s Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award... more
The run of carriers in the Transpacific
The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has taken an in-depth look at the current hot spot in Asia–North American west coast (NAWC) trades. After a dip in the number of distinct Asia–NAWC services, due to the pandemic – nothing new there –, there was a... more
Modern equipment to move semi-trailers
DP World has acquired a fleet of 30 new high-performance tractors, as part of its investment to modernise the Multipurpose Terminal (MPT) at the Port of Luanda, Angola. These latest generation Terberg YT223 tractors are deployed in terminals across the world and will be used... more
Touching down on a new continent
Celebi Tanzania Aviation Services, a subsidiary company of Çelebi Aviation, has been awarded a concession for the "provision of ground handling and cargo services" at Dar Es Salaam airport in Tanzania. The company states that its "dedicated headquarters and... more
Sixth Swiss Humanitarian Aid flight to Asia
Switzerland is helping several Asian and African countries to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. On 28 July 2021, Swiss Humanitarian Aid dispatched 100 respirators and more than a million antigen tests (26 t) to Bangkok. The provision of this aid, which took off from Zurich airport in... more
More towage power for Suez Canal
Global towage provider Svitzer has extended its running contract with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to include two additional tugs. Svitzer has been offering towage services in the Suez Canal since late 2019 with the two units Svitzer Port Said 1 and Svitzer Port Said 2... more