Railways discuss digitalisation agenda 
The worldwide railway organisation UIC recently held its annual plenary meeting in Paris (France) with a global panel of speakers presenting a wide range of topics under the headline of “Railway 4.0: standardisation for a fully-integrated digital railway system”. The... more
Maghreb trade on the rise
Militzer & Münch, which is headquartered in Switzerland, is substantially expanding its transport services between Germany and the Maghreb countries. Compared to H1/2019, the logistics company was able to increase its consignment volumes by almost 30% in H1/2019. Turnover... more
Qatar Airways to serve Luanda
Qatar Airways will launch a new service to Luanda, the capital and largest city of Angola, starting March 2020. The service, which will operate up to five times per week, will deploy a B787 aircraft with a bellyhold capacity of 8.5 t of cargo. Qatar Airways group chief... more
CMA CGM's new short sea service
The CMA CGM Group has now started its new short sea shipping service Black Sea - Marmara - Morocco (BSMAR). The four 2,500-teu vessels that will be used for this service have a technical emphasis on reefer containers, which allow the transport of sensitive products. The port... more
Airbus predicts 50% more freighters by 2038
In its global market forecast 2019-2038, Airbus sees the world’s freighter aircraft fleet set to more than double from today’s nearly 1,800 to just over 2,800 aircraft. A combination of 2,500 newly built and converted freighters will be needed with 60% for replacement and 40%... more
IRU demands to safeguard the role of road transport
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has launched a new manifesto and is calling on international organisations, governments and industry stakeholders to safeguard the role of road transport in driving economic prosperity. The IRU manifesto lays out clear... more
ACI calls for an end to trade disputes
According to the latest World Airport Traffic Report published by Airports Council International (ACI) World, the world’s airports accommodated 122.7 million t of cargo last year. Global year-over-year volume fell by -1.7% in December 2018 against the previous year, bringing... more
Skyrace international delivers project cargo in Nigeria
Skyrace international freight forwarders in Nigeria will handle the custom clearance and delivery of around 500 containers of project cargo for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemical in Lekki Free Zone, Lagos. Skyrace managing director & CEO Kunle Omisore... more
Japanese drones to work in Kenya
Astral Aerial Solutions, an affiliate of the Kenyan air cargo carrier Astral Aviation, has sealed a deal with the Japanese drone manufacturer Yamaha Motor Company to provide last mile air cargo delivery and crop spraying solutions in Kenya. Under these terms, Astral is providing... more
Reducing freight traffic's impact on the environment
Smart Freight Centre and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development have issued the smart freight procurement (SFP) guidelines, and BSR has introduced the sustainable freight procurement (SFP) framework. These tools will enable organisations to reduce greenhouse... more