Waco System joins WiseTech Global's partner programme 
WiseTech Global, the provider of Cargowise One, one of the industry's leading logistics software solutions, has announced that The Waco System, an independent global freight management and logistics organisation with 99 members in 96 countries, has joined its Wise Industry... plus
Imperial to transport loads of chips and peanuts
A five year contract for national transport services has been awarded to South Africa's Imperial Managed Logistics by the snack producer Simba, and will see the supply chain and logistics specialist moving 14,700 loads of chips and peanuts annually. An operations command centre... plus
Fiata takes strategic decisions in Istanbul
At its 52nd World Congress in Istanbul, Fiata emphasised the facilitation of trade and further enhancement of international logistics connectivity. Its 17 goals for sustainable development, which have been formulated in a multilateral working group, will be revised in the UN... plus
EIB backs Monrovia airport runway upgrade
Urgently needed work to upgrade the runway and address safety at Liberia's main airport in the capital of Monrovia will be backed by Europe's long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB), following an agreement signed in Washington DC (USA). The... plus
100 t depuis les États-Unis 
Air Charter Service (ACS), un des prestataires leaders de vols charter passagers et fret, a organisé, pour le compte de Direct Relief, le plus grand transport de fret humanitaire des États-Unis vers le Liberia et le Sierra Leone, deux pays touchés par le virus Ebola. plus
ERTMS for new railway line in Ethiopia
The rail technology manufacturer Bombardier Transportation has been contracted to provide a signalling solution for the new, 400 km long Awash-Weldia railway line in Ethiopia. The around USD 45 million contract was received from the Turkish construction company Yapi Merkezi that... plus
Ethiopian receives tenth B787
Ethiopian Airlines, one of the largest airlines in Africa, received its tenth B787 Dreamliner named "Niagara Falls" on 2 October 2014. The carrier, an aviation technology leader in Africa, was the first airline in the world outside Japan to take delivery of the B787... plus
Airfreight making an even sturdier recovery
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has published August 2014 data for global airfreight markets showing continued robust growth in air cargo volumes. Measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), August 2014 volumes rose by 5.1% t, compared to the same month in... plus
WADB increases stakes in two airlines
The West African Development Bank's board of directors of recently held its 94th ordinary meeting in Lomé (Togo). It approved seven operations worth a total of XOF 30.340 billion (EUR46.2 million), bringing the aggregate amount of medium-term and long-term financing to XOF... plus
Rift Valley Railways gets first new locomotives
Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the national rail operator of Kenya and Uganda, has celebrated the arrival of three new B23-7 diesel locomotives manufactured in the USA by GE. The deliveries, the latest in USD 287 million, five-year RVR turnaround plan, are part of a programme... plus