Logistics Update Africa

The flag carrier of UAE, Etihad Cargo has successfully shipped a very special consignment of show jumping horses from Belgium to Hong Kong for the annual Hong Kong Longines Masters

Excitement among the air cargo industry stakeholders reached a new level as the 7th edition of Air Cargo India, kicked off on Tuesday.

Rock band U2 frontman and philanthropist Bono has joined Zipline, the largest drone delivery service in the world as its director.

Swissport International has won a licence for ground services from October 1, 2019, for 15 airports in Morocco.

Airports Council International (ACI) World has released the latest World Airport Traffic Report showcasing the top airports for passengers, cargo and aircraft movements and highlighted the world’s fastest-growing airports in 2018.

UPS has added three new countries served by UPS Worldwide Express, and broadened its reach across 76 cities in the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and Africa (ISMEA).

After 18 years, Ethiopian Airlines will resume thrice weekly service to the city of Athens in Greece. It will be the Ethiopian’s 17th destination in Europe. Effective December 13, Ethiopian will start flying from Addis Ababa on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to Athens.

Home-based carrier of Ghana, likely to be called as Akwaaba Airlines will soon begin operations, declared Ghana’s aviation minister Joseph Kofi Adda at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) 40th Triennial Assembly in Montreal, Canada.

Effective today, Uganda Airlines will launch flights to Bujumbura / Burundi three times a week.

Effective today, Uganda Airlines will launch flights to Bujumbura / Burundi three times a week.

Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has recently released its going-green initiative with a goal of becoming the greenest airport operator in Africa by 2022.

RiseUp, a Cairo-based platform that connects startups to resources worldwide, has acquired StarterHub, a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focused online startup community. The deal amount was not disclosed by RiseUp.

Turkish Cargo has included the sixth B777F, which is capable of flying at a range of 9,200 kilometres.

STAT Trade Times, the organiser of the 3rd Aerospace and Defence MRO South Asia Summit and the parent company of Logistics Update Africa

fter 46 years of a commercial partnership, Bidvest Panalpina Logistics (BPL) will split from DSV/Panalpina and trade in the future as Bidvest International Logistics, effective early 2020.

A steady flow of big-ticket investments is ensuring the wave of digitisation in Africa is more than a passing one. Logistics startups riding high on the back of technological support are building solutions to identify and bridge gaps in the supply chain.

Amidst challenging times with air cargo volumes being down all over the world, Liege Airport, the cargo airport in Belgium, is going against the trend.

Founded in 2018, Briter Bridges is a data-driven research organisation focused on collecting and visualising information on markets across underserved markets.

Another airline in news from the African continent at the brink of liquidation due to mounting debt after Kenya Airways, South African Airways, and Air Zimbabwe is Air Madagascar.

African logistics platform Lori Systems that connects cargo owners with truck fleets, has secured nearly $30 million in a Series A round financing led by Chinese investors Hillhouse Capital Group and Crystal Stream Capital.

Emirates SkyCargo, which has opened a 1,000 square metres pharma facility at Chicago airport this year, has been certified as compliant to European Union good distribution practice (EU GDP) guidelines by SGS

The African Development Bank (AfDB), Credit Suisse, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) signed a $600 million syndicated receivables-backed term loan, to boost cocoa productivity in Ghana - the world’s second-largest cocoa producer.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Union (EU) have confirmed support for refurbishing the principal road across landlocked Malawi after signing the EIB’s largest-ever loan for investment in Malawi. Once carried out, road works are expected to reduce transport costs

November 15, 2019: The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) concluded its 51st annual general assembly hosted by Air Mauritius on Wednesday with a call for enhanced intra-African connectivity through collaboration among African airlines in order to better tackle key challenges they face and grow their market share thro

Airports Company South Africa’s (ACSA) board has noted concern from various stakeholders on the status of matters relating to the company’s former CEO Bongani Maseko, whose term ended on November 30, 2018.