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Global Air Travel Demand Rises 2.1% in March, Masking Stark Regional Disparities

Global air passenger demand posted modest growth in March 2026, rising 2.1% year-on-year, according to the latest data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). However, the headline figure...

Transporting Mining Commodities in an Era of Market Volatility

As global uncertainty and local challenges reshape commodity markets, maintaining consistent and reliable logistics has become a defining...

Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority hikes fuel prices

NAIROBI, Kenya — Motorists in Kenya will pay sharply higher prices for fuel after the Energy and Petroleum...

Kaleido Advances Mining Logistics in Southern Africa with Walvis Bay Operation

April 2026:Kaleido Ideas & Logistics has strengthened its role in Africa’s mining supply chain following the successful handling...

The Strait of Hormuz Crisis: What It Means for Shipping Routes and Lead Times

It did not take a naval blockade. It did not require underwater mines or a fleet of warships. All...

South Africa improves economic competitiveness ranking

South Africa rose seven places in terms of economic competitiveness on a ranking released Wednesday by World Economic Forum...

New container terminal boosts capacity at Mombasa Port

Completion of phase one of the Second Container Terminal helped increase Mombasa Port's annual capacity by 550,000 TEUs, Kenya...

South Africa toughens its stowaway policy

According to information received from  P&I Associates (Pty) Ltd, South Africa has once again toughened its stowaway policy and...

Tigers South Africa unveils renewable energy vertical

Tigers South Africa has launched a renewable energy vertical to handle the import of solar panels from China. The company...

Equatorial Guinea mulls landmark LNG storage and regasification plant

Equatorial Guinea is set to construct the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification plant in West Africa,...

Tigers South Africa unveils e-commerce center in Johannesburg

Tigers South Africa, subsidiary of Hong Kong-based logistics company Tigers Logistics has announced the opening of an e-commerce center at...

EAIF boosts Gabon’s Owendo Port with major funding

Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) part of PIDG company, the has announced that it has arranged the long-term debt finance...

Shanghai is world’s best connected port-UNCTAD

The Shanghai port has topped UNCTAD’s 2019 ranking of the world’s best-connected ports, released on 7 August. The Chinese port garnered...

Namibia opens new port terminal at Walvis Bay

Namibian president, Hage Geingob has inaugurated a new $200 million port terminal at Walvis Bay, an extension that will...

South Africa mulls first LNG import terminal

State-owned freight logistics firm Transnet plans to launch a tender next year for South Africa’s first terminal to import...

Nippon Express sets foot in Morocco

Logistics provider Nippon Express France has opened a second operation in Morocco, a logistics centre in the port of...

Ocean freight boosts logistics firm Kuehne + Nagel

Latest financial report from global logistics firm Kuehne + Nagel shows that Ocean freight is keeping on target as...

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