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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 ongoing geopolitical tensions and softer global export orders, according to the...
Shipping

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...
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...
Logistics

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...
Logistics

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...

World’s Top 10 Cold Chain Logistics Companies: Leaders in Temperature-Controlled Shipping

As global trade continues to expand, the need for efficient cold chain logistics—transportation of temperature-sensitive products such as food,...

Top 10 Global Freight Forwarders in 2024: Driving International Logistics

The modern global economy relies heavily on efficient, reliable freight forwarders to move goods across borders, oceans, and continents. Freight...

Break bulk shipping explained: Everything you need to know

Break bulk shipping is essential in transporting large, irregularly shaped, or oversized cargo that cannot be easily containerized. This...

Biggest RoRo shipping firms in the world

Rapid growth of electric vehicles, coupled with a rebound in the shipment of heavy equipment, will keep utilization of...

Grimaldi introduces the greenest ro-ro ships in the world

Another important step is being taken for the sustainability and quality of freight transport between Italy and Greece: starting...

Supporting opportunities for green shipping in South Africa

Biofuels from farmed algae, hydrogen-based fuel production and making harbour vessels greener through low carbon fuels are among proposals...

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...

AD Ports Group Acquires 80% Stake in Global Feeder Shipping

AD Ports Group today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire an 80% equity stake in Dubai-based Global...

German shipping and logistics expert Harren Group enters Africa

German shipping and logistics expert Harren Group extends its presence in Africa by opening its first office on the...

Spanish shipping firm Marguisa unveils direct service to Cameroon

Leading international container and project cargo line Marguisa,has launched its new Cameroon service, the MARGUISA CAMEROON SERVICE (MCS). It...

Nigerian Chamber of Shipping becomes full ICS member

The Nigerian Chamber of Shipping has today become a full member of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). Guy Platten,...

Levelling the playing field in maritime shipping

European shippers at home and abroad face increasingly unfair competition from China’s state-owned shipper, COSCO. But there are several...
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