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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...

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...

Shipping line Wallenius Wilhelmsen ramps up in Port of Gothenburg

Wallenius Wilhelmsen, one of the world’s largest ro-ro carriers, is investing heavily in the Port of Gothenburg, with increased...

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...
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