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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 finished good was boxed, sealed and handed off to logistics. That view...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Shipping during COVID-19: Why container freight rates have surged

When the Ever Given megaship blocked traffic in the Suez Canal for almost a week in March, it triggered...

Sea Cargo Charter: Total joins the fray to bolster responsible shipping

The Sea Cargo Charter sets a new benchmark for responsible shipping, transparent climate reporting, and improved decision making in...

MSC sees hydrogen and biofuels as key components of shipping’s future fuel mix

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, a global leader in transportation and logistics, said it is further exploring the viability of...

Container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd opens office in Lagos

Container shipping firm  Hapag-Lloyd has opened its new office in Lagos, Nigeria. As the largest economy and one of...

6 best shipping agents in south Africa

The Shipping agents in south Africa play an important role by enhancing the entire logistics industry in the country....

Top ten world’s largest shipping companies by TEU

Counting down from number ten, view the world's largest shipping companies by TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit), and their vast...

The 17TH ASEAN Ports and Shipping

ASEAN Ports and Shipping continues to be the biggest and longest standing annual Ports, Shipping and Transport Logistics Exhibition and Conference in the...

The complete guide on export shipping process

The process of moving a cargo from one point to another can be a confusing and involving especially when...

New sulfur regulations to affect global shipping industry-report

The Global shipping industry is set to be affected significantly following plans by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to...

German firm Hapag-Lloyd enters Kenyan shipping industry

German firm Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth largest container shipping company, has made its way into the Kenyan shipping industry....

Kenya National Shipping Line receives breath of life

The Kenya National Shipping Line which formed in 1987 but stagnated after years of mismanagement has received a new...

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