Thursday, July 9, 2026

Logistics

South Africa’s Private Rail Operators Go Live: What the First Open-Access Corridors Mean for African Freight

After more than three decades of running freight rail as a state monopoly, South Africa is about to watch private trains move on its national network for the first...

Why Truckload Rates Are Rising Across North America

For most of 2023 and 2024, shippers moving freight across the United States and Canada held the upper...

AI Boom Keeps Air Cargo Capacity Tight — What It Means for Africa

Artificial intelligence has quietly become the most powerful force in global air freight. What began as a niche flow...

Why CMA CGM’s $1.4 Billion FedEx Supply Chain Deal Could Reshape Global Logistics

Oslo,July 3, 2026: Container shipping giant CMA CGM Group has confirmed a deal to acquire FedEx Supply Chain,...

Mozambique’s First Port Community System: A Turning Point for African Trade

Mozambique has taken a significant step toward modernizing its maritime sector with the introduction of its first Port...

AI Boom Keeps Air Cargo Capacity Tight — What It Means for Africa

Artificial intelligence has quietly become the most powerful force in global air freight. What began as a niche flow of...

Why CMA CGM’s $1.4 Billion FedEx Supply Chain Deal Could Reshape Global Logistics

Oslo,July 3, 2026: Container shipping giant CMA CGM Group has confirmed a deal to acquire FedEx Supply Chain, the...

Mozambique’s First Port Community System: A Turning Point for African Trade

Mozambique has taken a significant step toward modernizing its maritime sector with the introduction of its first Port Community...

How Port Community Systems Are Transforming African Ports

A container ship idling outside a breakwater burns time and money in equal measure, but the more common bottleneck...

Inside Cameroon’s Rail Upgrade Strategy: Modernising the Douala–Ngaoundéré Line

  When the Trans-Cameroon Railway reached Ngaoundéré in 1987, completing a 667-kilometre mainline from Yaoundé, it did more than connect...

Traxtion Secures $86 Million Equity Investment to Accelerate Rail Expansion in Southern Africa

Rail-focused logistics operator Traxtion has secured an $86 million equity investment in a major capital raise that brings together...

AIRN vs the Road: Can Rail Finally Steal Africa’s Freight Market?

Africa moves on trucks. It has for more than half a century. From the copper belt of Zambia to the...

Top Rail Infrastructure Projects Transforming Africa in 2026

Africa's rail sector is experiencing one of its most significant investment surges in decades. Driven by geopolitical competition for critical...

Mozambique Pushes Ahead With US$160M Rail Upgrade to Strengthen Maputo Corridor

Mozambique’s rail and ports authority is preparing to enter a major new phase of infrastructure expansion along one of...

The Mega Logistics Behind FIFA World Cup 2026: How Three Countries Coordinate a...

On 11 June 2026, at the 83,000-seat Estadio Azteca — the only stadium to host World Cup matches across...

The Ports That Adapt Fast Have One Thing in Common

In November 2023, Houthi forces began attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Within weeks, one of the world's most...

Storms Ground Dallas Airports: Over 400 Flights Canceled as FAA Issues Ground Stops at...

Severe thunderstorms tore through North Texas on Tuesday, May 19, triggering Federal Aviation Administration ground stops at both Dallas-Fort...

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