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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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Africa’s Shipping Map Is Changing: Asia–West Africa Capacity Jumps 34% in 2026

Africa is becoming a more important battleground for global container shipping — and the latest capacity data shows...
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Top 10 Largest Container Ships in the World in 2026

Container ships have become some of the largest and most sophisticated commercial vessels ever built. At almost 400 metres...
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Global Air Cargo Demand Rises 8.5% in June as North America Leads Growth, Africa Faces Capacity Constraints

Global air cargo demand continued its strong upward trajectory in June 2026, with demand outpacing capacity growth despite...
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Why Packaging Automation Matters More Than Ever for African Exporters

Packaging used to be treated as the last step on the production line — the point where a...

Top 10 Largest Container Ships in the World in 2026

Container ships have become some of the largest and most sophisticated commercial vessels ever built. At almost 400 metres long...

Global Air Cargo Demand Rises 8.5% in June as North America Leads Growth, Africa...

Global air cargo demand continued its strong upward trajectory in June 2026, with demand outpacing capacity growth despite ongoing...

Why Packaging Automation Matters More Than Ever for African Exporters

Packaging used to be treated as the last step on the production line — the point where a finished...

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

DAKAR, Senegal — July 16, 2026 — Senegal has set out an ambitious new vision for its maritime and...

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

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

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 hand. Trucking...

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...

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...

10 Most Efficient Ports in Sub-Saharan Africa

Every extra hour a container ship idles at anchor is an hour that ripples through supply chains, from a...

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...

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 factor...
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