Etihad Airways commencing cargo services to Uganda 
Etihad Cargo, the freight business of the UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways, inaugurated a new weekly freighter flight between Abu Dhabi and the Ugandan city of Entebbe on 26 May 2014. Situated on the shores of Lake Victoria and close to the capital Kampala, Entebbe is a major... more
Significant changes looming for logistics industry
DHL, one of the world's leading logistics providers, has published the second edition of its "Logistics trend radar" with extended contents and a refreshed design. The current report builds on the first issue, portraying the recent development of trends already... more
S.T.C. offers new Libyan groupage service
The Italian company S.T.C. Servizio Trasporti Combinati has launched a new groupage transport service to and from Libya. The Genoa-based company, which has been operating in North Africa since 1981 and which has a direct presence in Tripoli, is managing the new service in... more
USA and Europe continue to show positive momentum
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released data showing airfreight markets in March were up by 5.9% compared to a year ago and capacity grew by 3.4%. While this marks a significant improvement in volumes compared to March 2013, much of the growth took place in... more
FedEx acquires Supaswift businesses in Southern Africa
FedEx Corp announced that its FedEx Express subsidiary has acquired Supaswift businesses in South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia. These acquisitions represent the latest step in the company's strategy to grow its African network and... more
Financial support for Tanzania's rail infrastructure
The World Bank has approved USD 300 million to support the Tanzanian government's effort to create a reliable open access railway infrastructure on the Dar es Saalam-Isaka section of the East African central corridor and to strengthen the countries rail agencies' ability to... more
Turkish Cargo stepping up service to Tripoli and Benghazi
Starting today (30 April 2014), Turkish Airlines is increasing its Istanbul - Benghazi (Libya) - Istanbul frequency. Already operated as ten flights per week, the number of flights will be increased to 14 per week. In addition, the 14-flight per week service between Istanbul... more
ANA to move freighter fleet to Liege
ANA Airline Management will move its freighter managed fleet of cargo aircraft from Ostend (EBOS) to Liege (EBLG) on 29 May 2014. The current fleet consists of two MD11Fs and one Boeing 747‐400F operating a network of scheduled routes between Belgium and Africa, as well as long... more
Syphax inaugurates first long-haul service
Syphax Airlines, a private hybrid airline based at Sfax Thyna international airport in Sfax (Tunisia), is set to launch its first long haul service from Tunis to Montreal (Canada) today (25 April). The once-per-week connection will be operated with Airbus A330-200... more
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