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Inside Isuzu’s Plan to Make South Africa the Truck Manufacturing Hub for Africa

Africa’s commercial vehicle market is entering a new phase. Fleet operators are facing rising fuel and operating costs, ageing vehicles, tougher demands for reliability and growing pressure to improve safety...

Beyond the Truck: How UD Trucks Is Redefining Fleet Performance in Southern Africa

For Africa's transport operators, the value of a truck extends well beyond its purchase price. Fuel consumption, maintenance requirements,...

UPF Group Expands African Logistics Network with New Rwanda Office

The logistics company has opened a new office in Kigali as it strengthens its presence between East and...

Africa’s Container Shipping Outlook: Why Freight Capacity Could Stay Tight Through 2026

Africa’s container shipping market is heading into the second half of 2026 under continued pressure. Global fleet capacity is...

DP World Executives to Headline GCCA African Cold Chain Conference 2026 as Africa’s Cold Chain Sector Accelerates

Johannesburg, South Africa — Two senior executives from global logistics company DP World will deliver keynote addresses at...

Gas production boom in Sub-Saharan Africa weighs on volatile grounds-Report

Due to their vastly under-utilised gas resources, the countries of Sub-Sharan Africa represent huge opportunity for gas developments. New...

Shipping line Wallenius Wilhelmsen ramps up in Port of Gothenburg

Wallenius Wilhelmsen, one of the world’s largest ro-ro carriers, is investing heavily in the Port of Gothenburg, with increased...

World Logistics Passport announces inaugural Global Summit 2021

The World Logistics Passport (WLP), a global, private sector-led initiative designed to smooth the flow of global trade, is...

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...

South African ports rank poorly in World Bank report

At a position of 347 out of 351, the World Bank has placed the Port of Cape Town at...

Logistics firm FedEx opens state-of-the-art facility in Johannesburg

FedEx Express a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed FedEx Corp has announced that its new state-of-the-art facility in Johannesburg is now ready open...

Kenya’s Lamu port opens for business

 The Lamu port project has officially been opened by president Uhuru Kenyatta with the target to link Kenya to...

Automotive industry urged to adopt AI to combat squeezed margins

Artificial intelligence (AI) will be a crucial tool in combating the squeezed margins and potential decline of volume in...

Some refineries in Africa remain offline

In South Africa, both the Engen and Cape Town refineries remain offline, whereas Zambia's Indeni is not expected to...

Tapping the future of shipping – Hapag-Lloyd published new sustainability report

Hapag-Lloyd published its Sustainability Report 2020recently and has once again made significant progress in environmental, social, qualitative and economic...

Egypt plans expansion of Suez Canal

The southern section of the Suez canal where  Ever Given wedged sideways, blocking a key waterway and causing billions...

MOL mulls e-commerce platform to deliver used agriculture machinery to Africa

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the launch of a cross-border e-commerce website (Note 1), a business to export used...

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