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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 growing, but congestion, geopolitical disruption, rerouting and strong Asian export demand...
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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...
Logistics

Five Logistics Challenges Still Limiting Kenyan Exports Under AfCFTA

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is widely regarded as one of the continent's most ambitious economic...
News

How Lekki Deep Sea Port Has Changed Nigeria’s Maritime Industry Since Opening

When the first vessels berthed at Lekki Deep Sea Port in early 2023, few in Nigeria's maritime industry...
Logistics

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...

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...

Djibouti Port gets World Bank recognition

Djibouti Port has been recognised as the top container port in Africa and 61st globally by the World Bank...

Africa’s richest people 2021 according to Forbes

For the tenth year in a row, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria is Africa’s richest person, worth $12.1 billion, up...

FLSmidth wins order for full digitalisation of three cement lines in West Africa

In a new contract signed earlier this year, Chinese construction giant CBMI Construction Co., Ltd., part of the Sinoma...
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