Gulf of Guinea remains pirate hot spot 
The latest figures from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in London, an organisational unit of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), show an increase in piracy attacks and armed robbery in 2020. Compared to 2019 with 162 pirate attacks, the number rose to 195 in... more
Doubling warehouse capacities in South Africa
DHL Global Forwarding is building a new warehouse costing ZAR 126.5 million (USD 8.3 million) in Johannesburg. The provider's new 13,000 sqm facility will be located within the bonded zone at Skyparks Business Estate close to O.R. Tambo International Airport. Twice the size... more
Perfect storm pushes DHL's results
With its preliminary group results for 2020, logistics group Deutsche Post DHL Group has confirmed that Covid-19 was an important driver for business last year. At EUR 4.84 billion, consolidated ebit surpassed the result originally forecast by more than 9%. The growth of... more
Kuuchi returns
The African Airlines Association (Afraa) has appointed Raphael Kuuchi as director government, legal and industry affairs in consulting capacity effective 1 January 2021. He joins Afraa from Iata where he served as the association’s special envoy to Africa on aero-political... more
Takeover in Morocco completed
Ceva Logistics, an affiliate of CMA CGM, has acquired the Asti Group in Morocco as part of its ongoing strategy to expand its portfolio in Northern Africa. The companies have been long-standing partners for more than two decades and have delivered a range of multi-modal services... more
ITJ Video News – 7 January 2021
In the ITJ Video News of the 7th of January 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen shines the spotlight on Olfa Hamdi, the 36-year-old new president and chairwoman of state-owned Tunisair; the shipping line ZIM’s plans to go public; an ‘air bridge’ between Belgium and England;... more
Tunisair: engineer comes to the rescue
Olfa Hamdi is the new president and chair of the board at Tunisair. This was announced by Tunisia’s ministry for transport and logistics on 4 January 2021, after the previous candidate to lead the North African country’s national carrier, Wassef Ayadi, who was appointed last... more
KMT launches new TOS
The Cameroonian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), recently implemented the Logstar Terminal Operating System (TOS) at the Port of Kribi. KMT is a purpose built deep water general cargo facility catering to ro-ro project and heavy lift cargo,... more
RAM Cargo pushes pharma offerings
Royal Air Maroc has signed a global master lease agreement (MLA) with Envirotainer. Through this partnership, Royal Air Maroc is now able to provide its customers with on-demand leasing options for temperature-controlled containers, including the RAP t2 and the RAP e2 containers... more
Egypt joins TIR system
The North African country is the 77th state to accede to the United Nations TIR convention which governs the transport of goods under TIR coverage, as part of the only global transit system. Adding Egypt to the TIR system creates a secure transit bridge between the Middle East... more