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Senegal Unveils New Maritime and Logistics Development Priorities in Bid to Become West Africa’s Leading Trade Hub

DAKAR, Senegal — July 16, 2026 — Senegal has set out an ambitious new vision for its maritime and logistics sector, unveiling a broad package of priorities designed to...

Lamu Port Set to Become East Africa’s Next Maritime Hub as Global Investors Show Interest

For much of the past decade, Lamu Port was Kenya's most conspicuous infrastructure gamble — a $480 million...

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...

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...

Arise launches Shipping and Logistics to support Pan-African commodity growth

As many African countries transition to develop indigenous industrial and agricultural production sectors, demand is growing for a dedicated...

Astral Aviation selects ACL Airshop as a Strategic Partner for Air Cargo Equipment &...

Astral Aviation, headquartered in Nairobi with air cargo operations throughout Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Europe, has confirmed a multi-year ULD (Unit Load...

GAC extends European footprint with new office in Algeciras, Spain

Global shipping and logistics provider GAC Group has opened the first of several planned offices in Spain, at the...

Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Sign MoU for New 777-8 Freighter

Boeing and its longstanding customer Ethiopian Airlines today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the...

Astral boosts cargo operation with lease of two aircraft

ST Engineering today announced that its Commercial Aerospace business has signed an agreement to lease up to five Airbus...

Ethiopia’s Krimson Aviation Expands Presence in Africa

Krimson Aviation—an Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-based flight support, aircraft charter, and consultancy provider—is anticipating further growth following a record year...

Australia’s Swoop Aero extends drone logistics operations in Africa

Melbourne based drone logistics company Swoop Aero is continuing to rapidly scale its drone logistics operations in Africa and...

Rangel invests R37M in South Africa expansion and Zambia opening

Rangel Logistics Solutions, a global logistics partner with a presence in South Africa since February 2020, is investing €2.1M...

Chevron Marine Lubricants expands reach in Africa with Akwa Group

Chevron Marine Lubricants will boost its presence in African ports after extending its joint venture with Akwa Group. Chevron...

Aero Africa launched digital B2B airfreight consolidation portal

Aero Africa – the Hong Kong based neutral air cargo solutions group, has recently launched its digital airfreight rate...

d’Amico Group tests biofuel decarbonisation potential

In the pursuit of decarbonization in maritime transportation, d’Amico Group has brought together a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to...

KLM expands intercontinental network with six new destinations

After the previously announced expansions in Europe for the summer of 2021, KLM will also add new destinations to...

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